Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions

Sustainable Development Goal 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

Click on the case studies below to find out what programs, projects and policies are being implemented in cities around the globe to accomplish Goal 16.

Learn more about the targets and indicators of SDG 16 at UN Sustainbale Development Knowledge Platform.

Case studies

344 case studies available.

New Supportive Housing Projects
Vancouver, Canada

New Supportive Housing Projects

The programme supports the development of social and supportive housing on municipally owned sites.

Lawrence-Allen Revitalization Plan
Toronto, Canada

Lawrence-Allen Revitalization Plan

The highly participatory approach and its continuous integration of different city departments are outstanding features of this plan

Preparing the Monrovia Slum Upgrading Initiative
Monrovia, Liberia

Preparing the Monrovia Slum Upgrading Initiative

Liberia’s Poverty Reduction Strategy initiates upgrading of five slums in Monrovia among its strategic priorities for poverty reduction

Imagined Path - Camino Imaginado
Bogotá, Colombia

Imagined Path - Camino Imaginado

The City of Bogota’s project ‘Camino Imaginado – Imagined Path aims to improve social inclusion for inhabitants in the urban periphery.

La Taula per a la Millora Urbana – TxMU
Barcelona (ciudad), Spain

La Taula per a la Millora Urbana – TxMU

The project improves living conditions for inhabitants affected in those urban areas requiring special attention.

Institutional capacity building for the metropolitan management in Colima
Colima, Mexico

Institutional capacity building for the metropo...

This project helped implement a strategic plan for reducing fragmentation and spatial disparities, and increasing local capacity building

Urban Poverty and City Consultation Process: Poverty Reduction Programme
Ijebu-Ode, Nigeria

Urban Poverty and City Consultation Process: Po...

The programme showed significant results in poverty reduction and creating employment.

Heartfelt Houses / Proyecto Juan Bobo
Award
Medellín, Colombia

Heartfelt Houses / Proyecto Juan Bobo

Inhabitants of a former informal settlement are supplied with clean water, sewage, and waste disposal.

Safer Cities Programme
Durban, South Africa

Safer Cities Programme

The safer city strategy is the expression of a joint plan of action for local government and partners