Conflict, insecurity, weak institutions and limited access to justice remain threats to sustainable development. In 2019, the number of people fleeing war, persecution and conflict exceeded 79.5 million, the highest level recorded since these statistics have been systematically collected. One in four children continues to be deprived of legal identity through lack of birth registration, often limiting their ability to exercise rights in other areas.

Opaque, cumbersome, and ineffective rules and procedures allow corrupt officials to extort bribes or levy informal payments. So, in 2020, according to the Transparency International Corruption Perceptions Index (the index ranks countries and territories on a scale from 0 (highest corruption) to 100 (lowest corruption)), out of 180 countries of the world, New Zealand and Denmark ranked first with an index of 88 , while South Sudan and Somalia ranked 179th with an index of 12.

Children are subject to various forms of violence – physical punishment and psychological aggression, trafficking and sexual violence. Violent forms of discipline are widespread, despite their detrimental and often long-lasting impact. Nearly eight in ten children from 1 to 14 years of age were subjected to some form of psychological aggression and/or physical punishment at home in the previous month in 69 (mostly low- and middle-income) countries with available data from 2012 to 2019.

Trafficking of children is a global problem, mostly associated with sexual exploitation, but also forced labour. In 2016, children accounted for almost one third of detected trafficking victims worldwide (23 percent were girls and 7 percent were boys).

With independence, the country's leadership announced a course towards the creation of a democratic state based on the rule of law, in which human rights and interests are supreme values. Reforms in the field of public administration, ensuring openness and accountability of public authorities, strengthening judicial independence, and the development of civil society were phased.

Anti-corruption issues remain a serious problem in Uzbekistan, which is also noted in the Transparency International Corruption Perceptions Index (146th out of 180 countries according to 2020 estimates). In addition, in the United Nations E-Government Development Index, Uzbekistan in 2020 ranked 87th among 193 countries.

In 2016-2017, Uzbekistan initiated a full-scale reform in the public administration system. One of the key elements of improving the public administration system is the creation of effective, independent and competent institutions that effectively interact among themselves, a system of professional civil service, comprehensive programs and initiatives to combat corruption, and an active civil society.

National Tasks

Target 16.1. Significantly reduce all forms of violence and related death rates everywhere.

Target 16.2. Eradicate all forms of violence against children and women.

Target 16.3. Promote the rule of law and ensure equal access to justice for all.

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.

Target 16.5. Substantially reduce corruption and extremism in all their forms.

Target 16.6. Increase effectiveness, accountability and transparency of government institutions at all levels.

Target 16.7. Increase participation of citizens, business entities and civil society institutions in the process of decision-making at all levels.

Target 16.9. By 2030, provide legal identity for all, including birth registration.

Target 16.10. Increase the informational openness of public authorities and administration to realize the rights of citizens to information and ensure the protection of fundamental freedoms of citizens.

Target 16.а. Strengthen relevant national institutions by enhancing their cooperation at the national and international levels to prevent violence, combat terrorism, extremism and other types of crime.

National indicators

10) Data have been restated due to revaluation of GDP for 2010-2020.

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