1. Measuring Towards Peaceful and Inclusive Society: The Role of ‘Third Parties’ Measuring Goal 16: Role of Civil Society Anna Alvazzi del Frate Research Director, Small Arms Survey, Geneva 18 May 2015

2. Measuring Towards Peaceful and Inclusive Society: The Role of ‘Third Parties’

4. . Information for development Information is a vital tool for development Academic research institutions as generators of information for all-round human development

5. Measuring Towards Peaceful and Inclusive Society: The Role of ‘Third Parties’ Summary Measurable targets, sound indicators for the SDGs Goal 16 is measurable Many indicators with multiple use Know how exists to scale up capacity to produce, collect, disaggregate, analyse, and share data Collective knowledge becomes actionable by different stakeholders, towards full implementation of Goal 16

6. Measuring Towards Peaceful and Inclusive Society: The Role of ‘Third Parties’ Third party monitoring Validity of third party data Data revolution should involve others More data guarantee more transparency Role of third parties –Complement, support –Verify, validate –Innovate, advance in methodology –Ensure broad ownership of data

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