Goal SDG 16: Promote peaceful and inclusive societies for sustainable development, provide access to justice for all and build effective, accountable and inclusive institutions at all levels.
Sustainable Development finds an important ally in societies in which institutions represent a real barrier to injustice. Inclusive, transparent and peaceful societies are the right instruments to stop conflicts and violations of human dignity.
The number of people fleeing war, persecution and conflict exceeded 70 million in 2018, and was the highest in the last 70 years (source UN).
Targets:
The 2030 Agenda sets goals to promote the building and strengthening of peaceful and inclusive societies. One of the targets identified to achieve this multi-dimensional goal is, by 2030, to ensure legal identity and birth registration for all (Target 16.9).
Where are we at with SDG 16?
Explore the PEACE, JUSTICE AND STRONG INSTITUTIONS SDG Map to analyze the global results. The map shows the percentage of of children under 5 years of age whose births have been registered with a civil authority, by age.
Contribute to achieving the sixteenth goal for sustainable development
Each of us could contribute to achieving the sixteenth goal for sustainable development by supporting policies aimed at the inclusiveness and transparency of birth registration rules.
