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.

Integrated Development Planning in the City of Johannesburg
Johannesburg, South Africa

Integrated Development Planning in the City of ...

The project involves working with residents, as well as strategically planning, to ensure equitable service delivery across the municipality

Violence Prevention Through Urban Upgrading in Cape Town
Cape Town, South Africa

Violence Prevention Through Urban Upgrading in ...

Violence prevention through urban upgrading; using social engagement and town planning as tools in fighting crime.

Neighbourhood rehabilitation: community participation - pilot concept
Baghdad, Iraq

Neighbourhood rehabilitation: community partici...

The project is based on community participation as a way to improve municipal service delivery in four low-income neighbourhoods

Social Intervention Project for the Cumbica Urbanisation Programme
Guarulhos, Brazil

Social Intervention Project for the Cumbica Urb...

The aim of the programme is to provide access to social housing and public services to the local population to improve social inclusion

Local Solidarity Governance: Strategies in Promoting Social Inclusion
Porto Alegre, Brazil

Local Solidarity Governance: Strategies in Prom...

This program focuses on a change of culture and the way of considering citizens and political agencies.

Global Learning Village
Melbourne , Australia

Global Learning Village

The Global Learning Village is a concept, which aims at establishing smarter, healthier and better connected communities

Integration Facilitators program for disadvantaged neighbourhoods in Berlin
Award
Berlin, Germany

Integration Facilitators program for disadvanta...

The program provides training and qualifications for unemployed people to work as mediators who facilitate the integration of new arrivals in local neighbourhoods.

Information and Communication Technologies for Youth Employment in Yaoundé II
Yaoundé, Cameroon

Information and Communication Technologies for ...

The program intends to improve youth employement by the use of new technologies in a neighborhood of Yaoundé

Micro and Small Enterprise Development Program
Award
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Micro and Small Enterprise Development Program

This programme uses micro-credit loans and provides business training to alleviate poverty and unemployment in the city of Addis Ababa.