İnformation on Sustainable Development Goals
Goal 16. Promote just, peaceful and inclusive societies


Goal 16 of the Sustainable Development Goals is dedicated to the promotion of peaceful and inclusive societies for sustainable development, the provision of access to justice for all, and building effective, accountable institutions at all levels.



Source: United Nations, https://www.un.org/sustainabledevelopment/peace-justice/


  • 16.1. Significantly reduce all forms of violence and related death rates everywhere.
  • 16.10. Ensure public access to information and protect fundamental freedoms, in accordance with national legislation and international agreements.
  • 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.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.
  • 16.1.1 Number of victims of intentional homicide per 100,000 population, by sex
  • 16.1.2 Conflict-related deaths per 100,000 population, by sex, age and cause
  • 16.1.3 Proportion of population subjected to (a) physical violence, (b) psychological violence and (c) sexual vio
  • 16.1.4 Proportion of population that feel safe walking alone around the area they live after dark
  • 16.2.1 Proportion of children aged 1–17 years who experienced any physical punishment and/or psychological aggression by caregivers in the past month
  • 16.2.2 Number of victims of human trafficking per 100,000 population, by sex,
  • 16.2.3 Proportion of young women and men aged 18–29 years who experienced sexual violence by age 18
  • 16.3.1 Proportion of victims of violence (women aged 15-49) who reported their experience of violence to authorities or other officially recognized institutions or individuals in the field of conflict resolution in the last 12 months
  • 16.3.2 Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population
  • 16.3.3 Proportion of the population who have experienced a dispute in the past two years and who accessed a formal or informal dispute resolution mechanism, by type of mechanism
  • 16.4.1 Total value of inward and outward illicit financial flows (in current United States dollars)
  • 16.4.2 Proportion of seized, found or surrendered arms whose illicit origin or context has been traced or established by a competent authority in line with international instruments
  • 16.5.1 Proportion of persons who had at least one contact with a public official and who paid a bribe to a public official, or were asked for a bribe by those public officials, during the previous 12 months
  • 16.5.2 Proportion of businesses that had at least one contact with a public official and that paid a bribe to a public official, or were asked for a bribe by those public officials during the previous 12 months
  • 16.6.1 Primary government expenditures as a proportion of original approved budget, by sector (or by budget codes or similar)
  • 16.6.2 Proportion of population satisfied with their last experience of public services
  • 16.7.1 Proportions of positions in national and local public institutions, including (a) the legislatures; (b) the public service; and (c) the judiciary, compared to national distributions, by sex, age, persons with disabilities and population groups
  • 16.7.2 Proportion of population who believe decision-making is inclusive and responsive, by sex, age, disability and population group
  • 16.8.1 Proportion of members and voting rights of developing countries in international organizations
  • 16.9.1 Proportion of children under 5 years of age whose births have been registered with a civil authority, by age
  • 16.10.1 Number of verified cases of killing, kidnapping, enforced disappearance, arbitrary detention and torture of journalists, associated media personnel, trade unionists and human rights advocates in the previous 12 months
  • 16.10.2 Number of countries that adopt and implement constitutional, statutory and/or policy guarantees for public access to information
  • 16.a.1 Existence of independent national human rights institutions in compliance with the Paris Principles
  • 16.b.1 Proportion of population reporting having personally felt discriminated against or harassed in the previous 12 months on the basis of a ground of discrimination prohibited under international human rights law