Global Progress Report on Sustainable Development Goal 16

With less than four years left to achieve the ambitions of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), progress towards SDG 16 on peace, justice and inclusion remains mixed, notes a new UN report released today.

The Global Progress Report on Sustainable Development Goal 16, produced by UNODC, UNDP, OHCHR and UNICEF, points to the importance of expanding access to justice, improving public services and institutions, and strengthening accountability and the reinforcement of human rights and freedoms as the 2030 deadline to achieve the SDGs looms.

Nevertheless, several indicators, notably those on homicides, firearms tracing and bribery remain off-track.

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