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SDG16 sets the framework for peace, justice for all, and strong institutions, which are fundamental for accelerating progress of all other SDGs. As such SDG16 is an enabler for achieving the 2030 Agenda as a whole and achieving the overall objective of leaving no one behind. According to the Global Peace Index, which captures the absence of violence or the fear of violence, Asia and the Pacific keeps falling slightly in level of peacefulness due to increasing deaths from internal conflict and increasing military expenditure and a weaker commitment to UN peacekeeping funding. At the same time, there were improvements in the homicide rate and violent crime indicators. Restrictions on civic space and fundamental freedoms more broadly have continued to tighten in 2020 and of 25 Asian countries assessed, four were rated as closed, nine as repressed and nine as obstructed. The COVID-19 pandemic has stalled progress on some of the core elements of SDG16. Data gaps present a key challenge in implementing and monitoring SDG16 targets. Yet, new and innovative best practices emerged in the region. Significant effort is required to learn from good examples in the coming years if the region is to meet the 2030 goal. ; SDG16 sets the framework for peace, justice for all, and strong institutions, which are fundamental for accelerating progress of all other SDGs. As such SDG16 is an enabler for achieving the 2030 Agenda as a whole and achieving the overall objective of leaving no one behind. According to the Global Peace Index, which captures the absence of violence or the fear of violence, Asia and the Pacific keeps falling slightly in level of peacefulness due to increasing deaths from internal conflict and increasing military expenditure and a weaker commitment to UN peacekeeping funding. At the same time, there were improvements in the homicide rate and violent crime indicators. Restrictions on civic space and fundamental freedoms more broadly have continued to tighten in 2020 and of 25 Asian countries assessed, four were ... |
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