可持续发展目标16全球进展报告：和平、公正与包容社会指标（拉丁美洲和加勒比地区）——区域快照系列第1期

on Sustainable Development Goal 16 Indicators on Peaceful, Just and Inclusive SocietiesLatin America and the Caribbean Disclaimers: The contents of this report can in no way reflect the views or policies of UNDP, UNODC, OHCHR, orcontributory organizations, nor do they imply any endorsement. The designations employed and thepresentation of material in this report do not imply the expression of any opinion on the part of these This report may be reproduced in whole or in part and in any form for educational or non-profitpurposes without special permission from the copyright holder, provided acknowledgement of thesource is made. UNDP, UNODC and OHCHR would appreciate a copy of any publication that uses Cover, design and production:Faton Turkaj and Eline Naess. Suggested citation: UNDP, UNODC and OHCHR (2026). Global Progress Report on Sustainable Development Goal 16:Indicators on Peaceful, Just and Inclusive Societies. Latin America and the Caribbean. RegionalSnapshot Series, number 1. Contacts: OHCHR:OHCHR-SDGindicators@un.org;UNDP:sdg16indicators@undp.org;UNODC:unodc-dass@un.org.Acknowledgement: This report was prepared jointly by the Global Policy Centre for Governance (GPCG) of the UnitedNations Development Programme (UNDP); the Human Rights Statistics Unit of the Innovation andAnalytics Hub in the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR); Analyses of indicators and corresponding sections of this report were developed by these threeagencies plus the other custodian agencies responsible for supporting and coordinating global datacollection and reporting for Goal 16 indicators. Particular thanks go to the Economic Commission forLatin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU), United Nations Children’sFund (UNICEF), United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization Institute forStatistics (UNESCO-UIS), United Nations Financing for Sustainable Development Office (FSDO),United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs (UNODA), and United Nations Trade and Development Intr duction This Regional Snapshot presents the latest data and evidence on Sustainable Development Goal 16(SDG 16) indicators across Latin America and the Caribbean. It is the first in the Regional SnapshotSeries, and it offers a concise overview of data availability, progress across the region and, wherepossible, its subregions. It includes all indicators with available data, and it is designed to Aligned with theGlobal Progress Report on SDG 16: Peaceful, Just and Inclusive Societies, thisSnapshotfollows the same structure,grouping of indicators,and methodological approach, Despite notable progress in recent years, Goal 16 remains among the Goals with the lowest dataavailability, both in terms of geographical and temporal coverage. As of September 2025, 55.9% of193 Member States had data on Goal 16.² Within this context, Latin America and the Caribbeanregion³ stands out for having the second lowest data availability globally, only ahead of Oceania withjust 36.9% of 33 countries in the region reporting data on Goal 16 since 2015. While Latin America Peaceful S cieties In the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, Peaceful Societies occupy a central place,recognizing that peace is both a foundation and a result of sustainable development. Under Goal 16,a connected set of indicators capture how safe, secure, and resilient societies are. High levels ofconflict-related deaths (16.1.2) or homicides (16.1.1) point to fragile institutions and weak socialcohesion. Violence against human rights defenders (16.10.1) reflects shrinking civic space, whileviolence in its various forms, both physical, psychological, or sexual (16.1.3), including violence Measuring these dimensions remains a challenge. Many victims never report their experiences dueto fear, stigma, or lack of trust in institutions, leaving much of this reality hidden from officialstatistics. Crimes such as homicides, violence against human right defenders or human traffickingoften go undetected by the authorities. Crime victimization surveys, along with related instruments Latin America and the Caribbean stands out for its relatively longer history of conducting suchsurveys and collecting data on victimization and violence. As a result, the region has stronger datacoverage for intentional homicide, and some non-lethal forms of crime, such as robbery and The Region with the World’s Highest Homicide Rate Latin America and the Caribbean remains the region most affected by organized crime and gang-related violence. It also continues to have the highest homicide rate in the world at 19.7 victims per100,000 population in 2023, nearly four times the global average of 5.2. Together with Sub-SaharanAfrica, the region with the second highest homicide rate, it accounts for nearly two thirds of allintentional homicide victims worldwide. Although the region’s homicide rate has declined from 22.7 recordedthe second hi