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Goal 16: Peace and Justice - Strong Institutions

Goal 1: No Poverty Goal 2: Zero Hunger Goal 3: Good Health and Well-being Goal 4: Quality Education Goal 5: Gender Equality Goal 6: Clean Water and Sanitation Goal 7: Affordable and Clean Energy Goal 8: Decent Jobs and Economic Growth Goal 9: Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure Goal 10: Reduced Inequalities Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities Goal 12: Responsible Consumption and Production Goal 13: Climate Action Goal 14: Life Below Water Goal 15: Life on Land Goal 16: Peace and Justice - Strong Institutions Goal 17: Partnerships for the Goals

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

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    By 2030, significantly reduce illicit financial and arms flows, strengthen the recovery and return of stolen assets and combat all forms of organized 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    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.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

16.b    Promote and enforce non-discriminatory laws and policies for sustainable development

 

XLS National set of indicators for monitoring progress towards the UN Sustainable Development Goal 16

National set of indicators for monitoring progress towards the UN Sustainable Development Goal 16
Indicator ID Indicator name Source Unit of measure 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
16.1.U.192 Number of victims of intentional homicide per 100,000 population, by sex (victims per 100,000 population)  UN Global database Number of homicide deaths per 100 000 population 1.72 1.09 1.43 1.29 1.18 0.99 1.28 -  
16.1.N.193 Conflict-related mortality NSI per 100 000 average annual population 1.4 1.1 1.2 1.2 1.0 0.7 1.0 0.9 #  
16.2.U.194.1 Detected victims of human trafficking per 100,000 population - Total UN Global database Number of persons per 100 000 population 5.55 6.16 7.07 6.22 5.73 6.55 6.77 -  
16.2.U.194.2 Detected victims of human trafficking per 100,000 population - Female UN Global database Number of persons per 100 000 population 0.69 0.99 1.73 1.47 8.92 2.37 2.82 -  
16.2.U.194.3 Detected victims of human trafficking per 100,000 population - Male UN Global database Number of persons per 100 000 population 10.73 11.64 12.75 11.27 2.34 10.99 10.96 -  
16.2.N.195 Proportion of population aged 18-29 years who experienced sexual violence by age 18, by sex NSI                    
16.3.N.196 Proportion of victims of violence in the previous 12 months who reported violence to competent authorities or other officially recognized conflict resolution mechanisms NSI                    
16.3.U.197 Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population UN Global database % 9.30 7.99 9.14 9.16 9.66 10.83 9.28 -  
16.0.E.198 Perceived independence of the justice system Eurostat based on Eurobarometer data %   23 26 30 34 37 31 31 30
16.5.E.199 Corruption Perceptions Index Eurostat based on Transparency International Number 41 41 43 42 43 44 42 43 45
16.0.N.200 Worldwide Governance Indicators - WGI World Bank                    
16.0.N.200.1 Control of corruption World Bank Percentile Rank 45.2 47.6 49.5 49.0 49.5 44.3 48.1 50.0  
16.0.N.200.2 Government effectiveness World Bank Percentile Rank 52.4 56.2 57.1 57.1 60.0 43.8 45.7 42.9  
16.0.N.200.3 Political Stability and Absence of Violence/Terrorism World Bank Percentile Rank 46.7 49.0 59.0 61.8 66.0 58.5 58.0 52.4  
16.0.N.200.4 Regulatory Quality World Bank Percentile Rank 70.5 74.3 73.3 72.4 70.5 65.7 66.7 61.8  
16.0.N.200.5 Rule of Law World Bank Percentile Rank 51.4 49.5 51.0 51.0 52.4 49.0 52.4 49.5  
16.0.N.200.6 Voice and Accountability World Bank Percentile Rank 61.1 59.1 60.1 58.7 58.5 56.0 56.5 57.0  
16.7.N.201 Proportion of the projects of normative acts, whose public consultations were held in a shortened period compared to the 30-day period usually provided for in the Law on Regulatory Acts Council of ministers administration %   45.34 12.61 18.37 33.25 25.76 19.35 24.97 23.9
16.10.N.202 Proportion of responses to requests for access to public information providing full volume of requested information Council of ministers administration % 69.06 71.06 66.7 63.37 71.56 78.38 76.17 75.68 77.4
16.10.N.203 Proportion of requests for access to public information submitted through the Access to Public Information Platform Council of ministers administration %         2.38 12.27 13.39 14.63 9.6

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Country:  Bulgaria

Source:  United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs