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 16.6: Develop effective, accountable and transparent institutions

UN definition: "Develop effective, accountable and transparent institutions at all levels."

Governmental expenditures within budgets - SDG Indicator 16.6.1

Definition: Indicator 16.6.1 is "primary government expenditures as a proportion of the original approved budget, by sector (or by budget codes or similar)".



Goal: "Develop effective, accountable and transparent institutions at all levels" by 2030.

Satisfaction with public services - SDG Indicator 16.6.2

Definition: Indicator 16.6.2 is the "proportion of population satisfied with their last experience of public services".

Goal: "Develop effective, accountable and transparent institutions at all levels" by 2030.

Target 16.7: Ensure responsive, inclusive and representative decision-making

UN definition: "Ensure responsive, inclusive, participatory and representative decision-making at all levels."

Representation in public institutions - SDG Indicator 16.7.1

Definition: Indicator 16.7.1 is the "proportions of positions (by sex, age, persons with disabilities and population groups) in public institutions (national and local legislatures, public service, and judiciary) compared to national distributions".

Goal: "Ensure responsive, inclusive, participatory and representative decision-making at all levels" by 2030.

Inclusive decision-making - SDG Indicator 16.7.2

Definition: Indicator 16.7.2 is the "proportion of the population who believe decision-making is inclusive and responsive, by sex, age, disability, and population group".

Goal: "Ensure responsive, inclusive, participatory and representative decision-making at all levels" by 2030.


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