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.
Goal 16 addresses violence, abuse and exploitation, rule of law and access to justice, illicit financial and arms flows, corruption, accountable institutions, inclusive decision-making, global governance, legal identity, access to information and non-discriminatory laws.
What Goal 16 covers
N4SF groups the main policy areas from the official UN targets into this diagram for easier reading.
Goal 16 target list
Below are the United Nations targets for SDG 16.
Significantly reduce all forms of violence and related death rates everywhere
End abuse, exploitation, trafficking and all forms of violence against and torture of children
Promote the rule of law at the national and international levels and ensure equal access to justice for all
By 2030, significantly reduce illicit financial and arms flows, strengthen the recovery and return of stolen assets and combat all forms of organized crime
Substantially reduce corruption and bribery in all their forms
Develop effective, accountable and transparent institutions at all levels
Ensure responsive, inclusive, participatory and representative decision-making at all levels
Broaden and strengthen the participation of developing countries in the institutions of global governance
By 2030, provide legal identity for all, including birth registration
Ensure public access to information and protect fundamental freedoms, in accordance with national legislation and international agreements
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
Promote and enforce non-discriminatory laws and policies for sustainable development
Global goals become practical through local decisions.
The SDGs overlap across local housing, infrastructure, public services, environmental quality, economic opportunity and community participation. A single neighborhood decision can relate to several goals at the same time.
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