SDG GOAL 16 — PEACE, JUSTICE, AND STRONG INSTITUTIONS
Promote peaceful and inclusive societies for sustainable development, provide access to justice for all and build effective, accountable and inclusive institutions at all levels
The Targets
16.1
Significantly reduce all forms of violence and related death rates everywhere
16.2
End abuse, exploitation, trafficking and all forms of violence against and torture of children
16.3
Promote the rule of law at the national and international levels and ensure equal access to justice for all
16.4
By 2030, significantly reduce illicit financial and arms flows, strengthen the recovery and return of stolen assets and combat all forms of organized crime
16.5
Substantially reduce corruption and bribery in all their forms
16.6
Develop effective, accountable and transparent institutions at all levels
16.7
Ensure responsive, inclusive, participatory and representative decision-making at all levels
16.8
Broaden and strengthen the participation of developing countries in the institutions of global governance
16.9
By 2030, provide legal identity for all, including birth registration
16.10
Ensure public access to information and protect fundamental freedoms, in accordance with national legislation and international agreements
16.a
Strengthen relevant national institutions, including through international cooperation, for building capacity at all levels, in particular in developing countries, to prevent violence and combat terrorism and crime
16.b
Promote and enforce non-discriminatory laws and policies for sustainable development
Resources
- Metadata compilation for Goal 16 — as of March 3, 2016.
2. United Nations Sustainable Development Knowledge Platform, from the Department of Economic and Social Affairs
3. The Sustainable Development Goals Fund
4. The United Nations Educations, Scientific and Cultural Organizations
5. United Nations Office of the High Commissioner on Human Rights
6. The United Nations Universal Declaration of Human Rights
- The UDHR is the foremost document for the World as a common standard for the protection of fundamental human rights.
7. United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime
- UNODC is the UN agency dedicated to the fight against illicit drugs and illegal crime.
8. United Nations Peacekeeping
9. Security Council Counter-Terrorism Committee
- UN agency “works to bolster the ability of United Nations Member States to prevent terrorist acts both within their borders and across regions.”
10. UNICEF
- UNICEF promotes peace and inclusion for the world’s young people. A large data gatherer for multiple SDGs, including Goal 16.
11. World Health Organization
- Deals with health in conflict and human rights related to health; also a data-gathering and defining organization for Goal 16.
12. UNICEF #ENDviolence against children Campaign
