Stockholm Forum on Security & Development 2016 : 'Leave No One Behind : Building Resilience by 2030', Stockholm, Sweden, 5-6 April 2016 : conference report [electronic resource]

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On 5–6 April 2016, 330 policymakers, academics and thought leaders gathered in Stockholm for the annual Stockholm Forum on Security and Development. The participants hailed from 47 countries and 140 institutions, including 38 universities, think tanks and research institutes; 35 governmental bodies; 21 international and multilateral institutions; 42 civil
society organizations and 4 private-sector corporations and membership organizations. The 2016 Forum, co-hosted by the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) and the Swedish Ministry for Foreign Affairs, challenged high-level experts to critically examine the implementation framework of the United Nations 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development to ensure that no one is left behind. The forum was held in conjunction with a global meeting of the International Dialogue on Peacebuilding and Statebuilding. This report provides a
brief summary of the main observations, takeaways and recommendations that emerged from each session of the 2016 Forum.

The main observations and recommendations from the 2016 Stockholm Forum on Security and Development are outlined in the Conference Report. Individual summaries from each of the 17 sessions at the Forum can also be read in the Policy Briefs, stored in the folder with the conference report.