Summary of ODS 16 - Paz, justicia e instituciones sólidas

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This video discusses the 16th ODS goal of sustainable development and its focus on promoting peaceful, just societies. The video points to factors associated with violence in Latin American and Caribbean societies, including civil conflicts, the effects of drug trafficking, forced migration, intrafamily violence, and youth stigmatization, as major contributors to high rates of homicides. The regional homicide rate is more than twice the global average, and it has been increasing rapidly over the past two decades. The video urges Latin American and Caribbean countries to address violence urgently, in order to preserve peaceful and inclusive societies for present and future generations.

• 00:00:00 This video discusses the 16th ODS goal, sustainable development, and its focus on promoting peaceful, just societies. The video points to factors associated with violence in Latin American and Caribbean societies, including civil conflicts, the effects of drug trafficking, forced migration, intrafamily violence, and youth stigmatization, as major contributors to high rates of homicides. The regional homicide rate is more than twice the global average, and it has been increasing rapidly over the past two decades. The video notes that, in America Latina and the Caribbean, security and crime occupy a prominent place among citizens' concerns, and that, by 1995, more than half of respondents considered crime and public safety to be their main concerns. The rate of violent crime in America Latina and the Caribbean has surpassed that of economic concerns since 1995, and it has risen to second place behind concerns about economic issues in 2017. The video urges Latin American and Caribbean countries to address violence urgently, in order to preserve peaceful and inclusive societies for present and future generations.