"In recent years, following the adoption of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), several initiatives have emerged to support UN Member States in their monitoring and reporting efforts on issues related to Peace, Justice and Inclusion (SDG 16+). To date, however, only a few countries and statistical offices have experience in producing governance data or in establishing the type of inclusive data ecosystems needed to monitor and report on SDG 16+. There is also a vast missed opportunity to use data and information produced for other relevant reporting processes, including for human rights mechanisms, to report on issues related to peace, justice, and inclusion.
In response to the challenges related to SDG16+ monitoring, the Global Alliance for Reporting Progress on Peaceful, Just and Inclusive Societies and the Danish Institute for Human Rights convened a global technical workshop entitled ‘Ways Forward on Monitoring SDG 16+’ and held 5-7 February 2020 in Copenhagen. Over 70 participants from all regions and diverse sectors (United Nations, civil society organizations, private sector, governments, national statistics offices and national human rights institutions) engaged in substantive discussions on thematic and cross-cutting SDG 16+ monitoring issues such as the nationalization of indicators; alignment of human rights and SDG implementation, monitoring and reporting; data collection and disaggregation; alternative data sources; stakeholder engagement; and institutionalization of monitoring mechanisms."
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