Task Force on Halving Global Violence
The Halving Global Violence Task Force leads the international movement to reduce global violence by 2030. It is comprised of a diverse group working to help policymakers worldwide deliver on this ambitious agenda.
The co-chairs, members and expert advisors of the Halving Global Violence (HGV) Task Force are increasing ambition, amplifying attention, and sharing successful tools to cut global violence in half by:
- Providing political, strategic, and thought leadership to shape the global debate on violence reduction
- Stimulating action-oriented research to identify evidence-based solutions
- Generating political capital and increasing investments to implement solutions
Co-Chairs
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Government of SwitzerlandH.E Patricia Danzi, Director General, Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation -
Government of the Democratic Republic of CongoH.E. Irène Esambo Diata, Minister in Charge of People with Disabilities and other Vulnerable People -
African UnionH.E. Mohammed Chambas, High Representative for the Silencing the Guns Initiative -
Government of LiberiaH.E. Amb. Dee-Maxwell Saah Kemayah Sr, Minister of Foreign Affairs -
Government of South AfricaH.E. Lindiwe Daphney Zulu, Minister of Social Development -
Government of Costa RicaH.E. Alejandro Solano Ortiz, Vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs and Worship -
Dr. Vasu GoundenACCORD
Members
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Asif SalehBRAC -
Daniel de TorresSmall Arms Survey (former) -
Dr. Helder da Costag7+ -
Dr. Etienne KrugDepartment for Social Determinants of Health, World Health Organization -
Ghida AnaniABAAD–Resource Center for Gender Equality -
Hajer ShareifTogether We Built It -
Dr. Howard TaylorGlobal Partnership to End Violence Against Children (former) -
Ilona Szabó de CarvalhoIgarapé Institute -
Ilwad ElmanElman Peace Center -
Dr. Mark DownesSmall Arms Survey -
Dr. Najat Maalla M’jidSpecial Representative of the Secretary-General on Violence against Children, United Nations -
Óscar EscobarMayor of Palmira, Colombia (former) -
Dr. Peter BatchelorPrinciples for Peace Foundation -
Tuesday ReitanoGlobal Initiative Against Transnational Organized Crime -
Dr. Robert MuggahIgarapé Institute -
Verlaine-Diane SoobroydooUnited Nations
Expert Advisors
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Dr. Angela MeUNODC -
Bernard HarborneWorld Bank -
Dean PeacockWomen’s International League for Peace and Freedom’s Mobilising Men for Feminist Peace initiative -
Flávia CarbonariIndependent Consultant -
Jordan StreetSaferworld -
Kessy Ekomo-SoignetURU Peace Direct -
Laurie MincieliUnited Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs -
Milton NyamadzawoInstitute of Economics and Peace -
Dr. Rachel KleinfeldCarnegie Endowment for International Peace -
Rachel Locke Violence, Inequality and PowerLab, Kroc Institute for Peace and Justice -
Dr. Roberto DondischStimson Center
Halving Global Violence by 2030
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The Halving Global Violence Task Force: First Meeting Leading the international mobilization to halve global violence by 2030 is a high-level political Task Force made up of an exceptional and diverse group of ‘architects’. Learn more.
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The Halving Global Violence Task Force: Second Meeting In September of 2022, the Halving Global Violence Task Force met for the second time in Geneva, Switzerland to further develop a plan to halve global violence by 2030.
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The Halving Global Violence Task Force: Third Meeting In November 2023, the Halving Global Violence Task Force met in Durban, South Africa to finalize a plan to halve global violence by 2030.
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