Sustainable Development and Security: Key Challenges to Achieving SDG 16

Introduction. SDG 16, one of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals adopted by the UN General Assembly in 2015, aims to build peaceful inclusive societies for sustainable development, ensure equitable access to justice everywhere, and build effective, accountable and inclusive institutions at all levels. The subject of the study is characteristic features of the current progress in the realization of SDG 16 targets, as well as identifying further prospects for its achievement at the global level. The relevance of the study stems from the fact that SDG 16, like all other SDGs, is critical to ensuring a prosperous future for all humankind, yet SDG 16 is one of the goals where progress has been very slow and some indicators have regressed. The aim of the study is to analyze the available statistical data on the results of the implementation of SDG 16, to identify current obstacles to its achievement, and to characterize future prospects taking into account the current realities.

Materials and Methods. The study is based on the analysis of statistical data on the performance of the world community in the process of achieving the SDGs, such as the Global Sustainable Development Report, the Global SDG 16 Progress Reports for 2023 and 2024.

Research results. Based on the analysis, the article offers conclusions about the main reasons that hinder progress towards SDG 16, including the persistently high level of violence, the problem of data quality and accessibility, lack of funding.

Discussion and Conclusion. The results suggest that achieving the stated goals of SDG 16 by 2030 is highly unlikely, so the global community needs to address the current funding and data quality issues as soon as possible, and to ensure greater consistency between approaches in measuring progress towards SDG 16.

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