This CGHR panel discussion brings international experts from the United Nations into conversation with academics based in Cambridge and elsewhere to explore the role of police, the act of policing, and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG). They include Christof Heyns, Member of the UN Human Rights Committee & former UN Special Rapporteur on summary executions, Anneke Osse, Consultant on policing and human rights, and Stuart Maslen Honorary Professor, Faculty of Law (University of Pretoria). The SDGs emphasise the importance of providing access to justice and building accountable and inclusive institutions at all levels, but what are the existing challenges—especially those surrounding use of force—and how can they be addressed so goals such as those laid out in the SDGs can become a reality?