Promote Just, Peaceful And Inclusive Societies - The United Nations Sustainable Development Goal 16

The UN explains: "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."

This aims to promote peaceful societies at national levels, as well as the role of cooperation at the international level.

You can find further details on the topics aligned to peace, cooperation, and justice in the Our World in Data entries on War and Peace, Terrorism, Military Spending, Nuclear Weapons, Homicides, Human Rights, Corruption and Violence Against & Rights for Children.

The UN has defined 12 Targets and 23 Indicators for SDG 16. Targets specify the goals and Indicators represent the metrics by which the world aims to track whether these Targets are achieved. Below we quote the original text of all Targets and show the data on the agreed Indicators.

How is the world doing on this goal?

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Target 16.4: Combat organized crime and illicit financial and arms flows

UN definition: "By 2030, significantly reduce illicit financial and arms flows, strengthen the recovery and return of stolen assets and combat all forms of organized crime."

Illicit financial flows - SDG Indicator 16.4.1

Definition: Indicator 16.4.1 is the "total value of inward and outward illicit financial flows".

Goal: "Significantly reduce illicit financial and arms flows" across all countries by 2030.

Seized or surrendered arms - SDG Indicator 16.4.2

Definition: Indicator 16.4.2 is the "proportion of seized, found or surrendered arms whose illicit origin or context has been traced or established by a competent authority".

Goal: "Strengthen the recovery and return of stolen assets and combat all forms of organized crime" across all countries by 2030.

Target 16.5: Substantially reduce corruption and bribery

UN definition: "Substantially reduce corruption and bribery in all their forms."

Bribery prevalence - SDG Indicator 16.5.1

Definition: Indicator 16.5.1 is the "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".



Goal: "Substantially reduce corruption and bribery in all their forms" across all countries by 2030.

There is no defined target level for this indicator.

Bribery in business - SDG Indicator 16.5.2

Definition: Indicator 16.5.2 is the "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".



Bribery incidence is the percentage of firms experiencing at least one bribe payment request across 6 public transactions dealing with utility access, permits, licenses, and taxes.

Goal: "Substantially reduce corruption and bribery in all their forms" across all countries by 2030.

There is no defined target level for this indicator.


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