Goal 16 is about promoting peaceful and inclusive societies, providing access to justice for all and building effective, accountable and inclusive institutions at all levels. People everywhere should be free of fear from all forms of violence and feel safe as they go about their lives whatever their ethnicity, faith or sexual orientation.

High levels of armed violence and insecurity have a destructive impact on a country’s development. Sexual violence, crime, exploitation and torture are prevalent where there is conflict or no rule of law. Governments, civil society and communities need to work together to find lasting solutions to conflict and insecurity. Strengthening the rule of law and promoting human rights is key to this process, as is reducing the flow of illicit arms, combating corruption, and ensuring inclusive participation at all times.

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·      As of May 2022, the number of people forced to flee conflict, violence, human rights violations and persecution had surpassed 100 million.

·      In 2021 alone, 320 fatal attacks against human rights defenders, journalists and trade unionists were recorded in 35 countries.

·      At least 13,842 deaths were associated with 12 of the world’s deadliest armed conflicts in 2021, including 11,075 civilians. However, civilian deaths dropped by 17 per cent from 2020, and by 69 per cent from 2015.

·      Over the last decade, the world has spent $349 billion on peacekeeping, humanitarian relief and refugee support.

·      Between 2016 and 2020, 28 per cent of seized weapons were reported as successfully traced. From 2018 to 2019, national authorities destroyed 48 per cent of weapons seized, found or surrendered.

·      Between 2015 and 2020, the global homicide rate declined by 5.2 per cent – from 5.9 to 5.6 homicides per 100,000 people. Globally, 8 out of 10 recorded homicide victims are male.

·      Women and girls comprise about 60 per cent of all homicide victims killed by intimate partners or family members.

·      By 2030, the global homicide rate is projected to decrease by 19 per cent from the 2015 level, to around 4.8 per 100,000 people, but still short of the “significant reduction” targeted in the SDGs.

 

·      Globally, almost 1 in 6 businesses face requests for bribe payments by public officials. Source: The Sustainable Development Goals Report 2022

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