The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)  are a globally accepted framework for tracking  development progress consisting of 17 goals  with 169 associated targets and 232 indicators.  The 17 goals cover all interrelated social,  economic and environmental dimensions  of development. SDG 16 aims to “promote  peaceful and inclusive societies for sustainable  development, provide access to justice for all  and build effective, accountable and inclusive  institutions at all levels”. The inclusion of SDG 16  in the SDG framework was a major achievement  of the international community because it  recognizes the importance of peace, rule of law
and inclusion for sustainable development. This  goal addresses three interrelated topics, namely “peace”, “inclusion” and “institutions”, which  are key enablers for the achievement of all other  goals