16: Peace and Justice, 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.

Targets

  • 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 organised 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.

Source: Goal 16 Peace Justice Legal identity (World Bank)

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16: Peace and Justice, Strong Institutions
16.1 Reduce all forms of violence and related death rates
16.2 End all forms of violence against and torture of children
16.3 Promote the rule of law at the national and international levels
16.4 Reduce illicit arms flows & combat all forms of organized crime
16.5 Reduce corruption and bribery in all their forms
16.6 Develop effective, accountable & transparent institutions
16.7 Inclusive, participatory & representative decision-making
16.8 Participation of developing countries in global institutions
16.9 Provide legal identity for all, including birth registration
16-10 Public access to information & protect fundamental freedoms
16-a Institutions to prevent violence and combat terrorism and crime
16-b Non-discriminatory laws & policies for sustainable development
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