Goal 16 Peace Justice and Strong Institutions

PEACE, JUSTICE AND
STRONG INSTITUTIONS
• PROMOTE PEACEFUL AND

INCLUSIVE SOCIETIES FOR
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT,
PROVIDE ACCESS TO JUSTICE
FOR ALL AND BUILD EFFECTIVE,
ACCOUNTABLE AND INCLUSIVE
INSTITUTIONS AT ALL LEVELS.
GOALS:
• SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE ALL FORMS OF VIOLENCE AND RELATED DEATH RATES EVERYWHERE
• END ABUSE, EXPLOITATION, TRAFFICKING AND ALL FORMS OF VIOLENCE AGAINST AND TORTURE OF
CHILDREN
• PROMOTE THE RULE OF LAW AT THE NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL LEVELS AND ENSURE EQUAL
ACCESS TO JUSTICE FOR ALL
• BY 2030, SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE ILLICIT FINANCIAL AND ARMS FLOWS, STRENGTHEN THE RECOVERY
AND RETURN OF STOLEN ASSETS AND COMBAT ALL FORMS OF ORGANIZED CRIME
• SUBSTANTIALLY REDUCE CORRUPTION AND BRIBERY IN ALL THEIR FORMS
• DEVELOP EFFECTIVE, ACCOUNTABLE AND TRANSPARENT INSTITUTIONS AT ALL LEVELS
• ENSURE RESPONSIVE, INCLUSIVE, PARTICIPATORY AND REPRESENTATIVE DECISION-MAKING AT ALL
LEVELS
• BROADEN AND STRENGTHEN THE PARTICIPATION OF DEVELOPING COUNTRIES IN THE INSTITUTIONS OF
GLOBAL GOVERNANCE
• BY 2030, PROVIDE LEGAL IDENTITY FOR ALL, INCLUDING BIRTH REGISTRATION
• ENSURE PUBLIC ACCESS TO INFORMATION AND PROTECT FUNDAMENTAL FREEDOMS, IN ACCORDANCE
WITH NATIONAL LEGISLATION AND INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENTS
• 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
• PROMOTE AND ENFORCE NON-DISCRIMINATORY LAWS AND POLICIES FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
PLAN OF
ACTION
REPUBLIC ACT 10524. AN ACT EXPANDING THE POSITIONS RESERVED FOR PERSONS WITH
DISABILITY
• WHICH RESERVES EMPLOYMENT FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITY, COMPANIES SUCH AS LAMOIYAN CORPORATION EMPLOY HANDICAPPED
PEOPLE WHO COMPRISE A SIGNIFICANT PROPORTION OF THEIR PERSONNEL. TO OFFSET REGIONAL DISPARITIES, THE ASSISTANCE TO
DISADVANTAGED MUNICIPALITIES PROVIDES A SUPPORT FUND FOR POORER LOCAL GOVERNMENTS TO BUILD ACCESS ROADS AND WATER
SYSTEM PROJECTS, AMONG OTHERS.
PAMANA PROGRAM
• ADDRESSING ISSUES OF INJUSTICES AND IMPROVE COMMUNITY ACCESS TO SOCIO-ECONOMIC INTERVENTIONS
• IMPROVING GOVERNANCE BY BUILDING THE CAPACITY OF NATIONAL GOVERNMENT AGENCIES AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT UNITS FOR A
CONFLICT-SENSITIVE, PEACE-PROMOTING, CULTURE-SENSITIVE AND GENDER-SENSITIVE APPROACH TO HUMAN RIGHTS PROMOTION AND
DEVELOPMENT;
• EMPOWERING COMMUNITIES AND STRENGTHENING THEIR CAPACITIES TO ADDRESS ISSUES OF CONFLICT AND PEACE.
SOCIAL AMELIORATION PROGRAM

• AUGMENT THE INCOME OF SUGAR WORKERS; FINANCE SOCIO-ECONOMIC PROGRAMS/PROJECTS GEARED TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL
LIVELIHOOD AND EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES TO THE SUGAR WORKERS AND THEIR FAMILIES; PROMOTE SUGAR WORKERS’WELFARE
AND SOCIAL PROTECTION;
PLAN OF ACTION
REPUBLIC ACT (R.A.) 3019 OR ANTI-GRAFT AND CORRUPTION PRACTICES ACT
• HAS BEEN DEFINED AS THE MISUSE OR ABUSE OF PUBLIC OFFICE FOR PRIVATE GAIN BOTH IN GOVERNMENT
AND THE PRIVATE SECTOR. IT COMES IN SEVERAL ILLICIT FORMS, INCLUDING BRIBERY, EXTORTION, FRAUD,
NEPOTISM, GRAFT, SPEED MONEY, PILFERAGE, THEFT, EMBEZZLEMENT, FALSIFICATION OF RECORDS,
KICKBACKS, INFLUENCE PEDDLING AND CAMPAIGN CONTRIBUTIONS.
FACTS :
• AMONG THE INSTITUTIONS MOST AFFECTED BY CORRUPTION ARE THE JUDICIARY AND POLICE.
• CORRUPTION, BRIBERY, THEFT AND TAX EVASION COST SOME US $1.26 TRILLION FOR DEVELOPING
COUNTRIES PER YEAR; THIS AMOUNT OF MONEY COULD BE USED TO LIFT THOSE WHO ARE LIVING
ON LESS THAN $1.25 A DAY ABOVE $1.25 FOR AT LEAST SIX YEARS
• 49 COUNTRIES LACK LAWS PROTECTING WOMEN FROM DOMESTIC VIOLENCE.
• APPROXIMATELY 28.5 MILLION PRIMARY SCHOOL AGE WHO ARE OUT OF SCHOOL LIVE IN CONFLICT-
AFFECTED AREAS.
• THE RULE OF LAW AND DEVELOPMENT HAVE A SIGNIFICANT INTERRELATION AND ARE MUTUALLY
REINFORCING, MAKING IT ESSENTIAL FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT AT THE NATIONAL AND
INTERNATIONAL LEVEL.
• THE PROPORTION OF PRISONERS HELD IN DETENTION WITHOUT SENTENCING HAS REMAINED

ALMOST CONSTANT IN THE LAST DECADE, AT 31PER CENT OF ALL PRISONERS.
• BY THE END OF 2017, 68.5 MILLION PEOPLE HAD BEEN FORCIBLY DISPLACED AS A RESULT OF
PERSECUTION, CONFLICT, VIOLENCE OR HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATIONS.
VIOLENCE AGAINST CHILDREN
• VIOLENCE AGAINST CHILDREN AFFECTS MORE THAN 1 BILLION CHILDREN AROUND THE
WORLD AND COSTS SOCIETIES UP TO US$ 7 TRILLION A YEAR.
• 50 PER CENT OF THE WORLD’S CHILDREN EXPERIENCE VIOLENCE EVERY YEAR.EVERY 7

MINUTES, SOMEWHERE IN THE WORLD, A CHILD IS KILLED BY VIOLENCE1 IN 10 CHILDREN IS
SEXUALLY ABUSED BEFORE THE AGE OF 18.
• 1 IN 3 INTERNET USERS WORLDWIDE IS A CHILD AND 800 MILLION OF THEM USE SOCIAL
MEDIA. ANY CHILD CAN BECOME A VICTIM OF ONLINE VIOLENCE.CHILD ONLINE SEXUAL
ABUSE REPORTS TO NCMEC HAS GROWN FROM 1 MILLION IN 2014 TO 45 MILLION IN 2018.
• 246 MILLION CHILDREN WORLDWIDE AFFECTED BY SCHOOL-RELATED VIOLENCE EACH

YEAR.
• 1 IN 3 STUDENTS HAS BEEN BULLIED BY THEIR PEERS AT SCHOOL IN THE LAST MONTH, AND
AT LEAST 1 IN 10 CHILDREN HAVE EXPERIENCED CYBERBULLYING.

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PEACE, JUSTICE AND

• PROMOTE PEACEFUL AND

SOCIAL AMELIORATION PROGRAM

• 49 COUNTRIES LACK LAWS PROTECTING WOMEN FROM DOMESTIC VIOLENCE.

• THE PROPORTION OF PRISONERS HELD IN DETENTION WITHOUT SENTENCING HAS REMAINED

• 50 PER CENT OF THE WORLD’S CHILDREN EXPERIENCE VIOLENCE EVERY YEAR.EVERY 7

• 246 MILLION CHILDREN WORLDWIDE AFFECTED BY SCHOOL-RELATED VIOLENCE EACH

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