SDG 16 has ten outcome targets: Reduce violence; protect children from abuse, exploitation, trafficking and violence; promote the rule of law and ensure equal access to justice; combat organized crime and illicit financial and arms flows, substantially reduce corruption and bribery; develop effective, accountable and transparent institutions; ensure responsive, inclusive and representative decision-making; strengthen the participation in global governance; provide universal legal identity; ensure public access to information and protect fundamental freedoms.

There are also two means of implementation targets[2]: Strengthen national institutions to prevent violence and combat crime and terrorism; promote and enforce non-discriminatory laws and policies.

[5] Several of the SDGs and targets focus on marginalized people and "seek to increase inclusiveness and to foster justice".

[6] However, a meta analysis in 2022 has shown that "rhetoric and action do not match when it comes to the impacts of the Sustainable Development Goals on inclusiveness within and between countries".

Where conflict strikes, men are more likely to die on battlefields, but women will be targeted for sexual violence, exploitation and other violation.

Save the Children, a non-governmental organization aimed to help vulnerable adolescents in Bolivia who fit at least one classification of violence through modules as follows: The program was found to have had a positive effect for success for females, with an improvement in bargaining power within the household and reduction in income-related stress.

It is difficult to monitor this target though because there is insufficient data on some types of crime, for example violent punishment of children.

With this occurring in the world currently, no country is on track to eliminate all forms of violence and to promote mental health and well-being as the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development pledges.

[18]The full text of Target 16.3 is: "Promote the rule of law at the national and international levels and ensure equal access to justice for all.

[22] The full text of Target 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.

The full text of Target 16.7: "Ensure responsive, inclusive, participatory and representative decision-making at all levels.

A lack of legal identity can prevent numerous measures that are put in effect to benefit individuals who require it most, creating higher rates of inequality.

[21] The full text of Target 16.10: "Ensure public access to information and protect fundamental freedoms, in accordance with national legislation and international agreements.

Although a majority of countries globally have adopted RTI related policies, UNESCO identified an issue regarding the sustainability in monitoring and reporting practices on target 16.10.

They called for the implementation of oversight bodies, specifically, giving them leadership positions on overseeing progress on the SDG's nationally.

Indicator 16.a.1 is the "Existence of independent national human rights institutions in compliance with the Paris Principles".

[8] The full text of Target 16.b: "Promote and enforce non-discriminatory laws and policies for sustainable development.

[37] The Russian invasion of Ukraine in 2022 has also caused a major setback, in particular accounting for most of the 53% increase in civilian conflict deaths that year.

In this way, media development enhances freedom of speech, peace, but also contributes to sustainability, poverty eradication and human rights.

[40] The 2012 outcome document of the United Nations Summit on the 2030 Agenda considers that sustainable development can not be achieved without building peaceful, just and inclusive societies and addressing issues of corruption, poor governance, insecurity and injustice.