- Discover resources to help you explore SDG issues
- Figure out which peace and justice issue to solve in your community
WHAT IS SDG 16 ALL ABOUT?
SDG 16 promotes peaceful and inclusive societies, ensures access to justice for all, and builds effective, accountable institutions at all levels. Learn more about it in this video.
START: UN SDG TARGETS
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16.1 Significantly reduce all forms of violence and related death rates everywhere.
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While this would be a difficult target to address directly, promoting peace and non-violence could be something to focus on.
16.2 End abuse, exploitation, trafficking and all forms of violence against and torture of children.
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This is a great target to focus on for this SDG.
16.3 Promote the rule of law at the national and international levels and ensure equal access to justice for all.
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This can be a good target to work on, key word being promote.
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.
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It would be difficult and dangerous to take on this target.
16.5 Substantially reduce corruption and bribery in all their forms.
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This target would be a difficult one to address.
16.6 Develop effective, accountable and transparent institutions at all levels.
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This target is very broad, so it may be difficult to address.
16.7 Ensure responsive, inclusive, participatory and representative decision-making at all levels.
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This target is very broad so could be difficult to address.
16.8 Broaden and strengthen the participation of developing countries in the institutions of global governance.
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This is a difficult target to address, involving governments and global politics.
16.9 By 2030, provide legal identity for all, including birth registration.
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This could be a good target to address on a local level.
16.10 Ensure public access to information and protect fundamental freedoms, in accordance with national legislation and international agreements.
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This could be a good target to focus on at the local level.
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.
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This is a difficult target due to its complexity and government-level focus.
16.B Promote and enforce non-discriminatory laws and policies for sustainable development.
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This could be a good target at a local level.
As a summary, these targets could be good ones to start brainstorming for project ideas.
16.1 Significantly reduce all forms of violence and related death rates everywhere.
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.
16.9 By 2030, provide legal identity for all, including birth registration.
16.10 Ensure public access to information and protect fundamental freedoms, in accordance with national legislation and international agreements.
16.B Promote and enforce non-discriminatory laws and policies for sustainable development.
NOW BRAINSTORM
- Look at the SDG 16 targets.
- Choose some of interest.
- Start generating thoughts and ideas around each topic.
- Relate to issues in your own community.
- Connect ideas that relate.
Here is a brainstorming example using a mind map.
Then
- From your map, like the one above, select one or two particular areas to focus on.
- Dig deeper with some research into those particular ideas and topics.
For example, you might choose Safe Drinking Water and Water Ecosystems to focus on.
ACTIVITY: BRAINSTORMING
Make a mind map to generate ideas around the SDG 16 targets
- Write down issues, ideas, organizations, people in boxes or bubbles
- Connect related boxes
- Review the ideas and themes.
- Select one or two main themes/issues that interest you and that you have seen in your community.
- Research those topics further and start to brainstorm solutions.
NEXT STEPS
Research
Start with the UN SDG 16 website to learn about the targets and follow links
Community
Connect issues you’ve discovered here to issues you know about in your community
People
Follow people who are working in this space on social media to learn more and even contact them
Document
Keep your links and notes organized using bookmarks and Google docs or folder
