16. Peace, justice and strong institutions

SDG 16. Peace, justice and strong institutions

Promote peaceful and inclusive societies for sustainable development, provide access to justice for all and build effective, accountable and inclusive institutions at all levels

Targets*

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
16.4 Significantly reduce illicit financial and arms flows, strengthen the recovery and return of stolen assets and combat all forms of organised crime
16.5 Substantially reduce corruption and bribery in all their forms
16.6 Develop effective, accountable and transparent institutions at all levels
16.7 Ensure responsive, inclusive, participatory and representative decision-making at all levels
16.8 Broaden and strengthen the participation of developing countries in the institutions of global governance
16.9 Provide legal identity for all, including birth registration
16.10 Ensure public access to information and protect fundamental freedoms

Key insights

• Around 1 in 3 firms in Indonesia, Malaysia, and Myanmar experienced at least one bribe payment request in the last (available) year, while 2 in 3 firms experienced the same in Cambodia.¹
• Countries in Southeast Asia rank low in terms of perceived public sector corruption globally. For example: Cambodia ranks 161st, Lao PDR and Myanmar rank 132nd, Vietnam ranks 117th, the Philippines and Thailand rank 99th, and Indonesia ranks 89th.²

Business actions**

1. Identify and take robust action against corruption and violence in company and supply chain operations
2. Work with government to strengthen institutions and increase respect and support for the rule of law
3. Work with government and/or international institutions in areas of conflict and humanitarian crises to contribute to peace and institution building

Example

• A Norwegian mobile operator collaborated with a fund of the United Nations to establish a new birth and death registration system in Myanmar, which allows health officers to register data using mobile technology. In addition, the company provides financial support and free data to the users of this system, and thereby contributes to the government's ability to achieve universal birth registration.³

Thought Leadership

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* All targets for SDG 1 to 17 have been derived from the United Nations Statistics Division (2018), from: https://unstats.un.org/sdgs/indicators/indicators-list/
** All business actions for SDG 1 to 17 have been derived from the United Nations Global Compact (2017), from: https://www.unglobalcompact.org/library/5461
1 Asian Development Bank (2018), from: https://www.adb.org/publications/key-indicators-asia-and-pacific-2018
2 Transparency International (NA), from: https://www.transparency.org/cpi2018
3 UNICEF (2018), from: https://www.unicef.org/myanmar/press-releases/unicef-and-telenor-join-hands-introduce-mobile-birth-and-death-registration-myanmar