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Goal 16 of 17

16. Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions

Promote peaceful and inclusive societies for sustainable development, provide access to justice for all and build effective, accountable and inclusive institutions.

UCU Libraries Focus

Reliable legal and policy information access for governance and justice scholarship.

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Goal 16

Progress Metrics

30K+

Legal Collections

700 / mo

Policy Research Requests

85 / yr

Integrity Workshops

Published UCU Evidence

Research contribution to SDG 16

These repository article records show how UCU scholarship contributes directly to this goal through evidence, policy learning, community insight, and discipline-specific research.

Governance: 4Health: 4Economy: 2Culture: 1Education: 1Environment: 1

Health

Barriers to access and utilization of health services among marginalized communities in sub-Saharan African countries: Scoping review

Identifies obstacles that limit health access for vulnerable groups and helps inform equitable health service delivery.

2025 repository update

Health

Health Financing and Policies in The Transition to Universal Health Coverage – Uganda as A Spotlight

Aligns directly with national health financing, universal health coverage, and improved quality of life objectives.

2025 repository update

Health

The persistence of failure in water, sanitation and hygiene programming

Provides critical evidence for improving WASH programming, implementation learning, and public health outcomes.

2025 repository update

Economy

A Model for Improving Social Media Tax Compliance in Uganda

Supports domestic resource mobilisation, public finance, tax compliance, and digital-economy governance.

2025 repository update

Economy

Internal University Organizing Management Function in Promoting Knowledge Economy Practices in Tanzania

Shows how higher education management contributes to knowledge economies, human capital, and institutional productivity.

2025 repository update

Governance

Experiences of Mid-Level Administrators in Ugandan Universities: A Study of Multiple Role Conflicts

Improves understanding of higher-education management capacity, institutional effectiveness, and service delivery.

2025 repository update

Key Targets

What Should Be Achieved

1

Legal and policy evidence access

2

Institutional transparency support

3

Academic integrity culture

Our Contribution

UCU Libraries Initiatives

Law research hubs

Governance archives access

Policy literacy initiatives

At a Glance

Targets

3

Initiatives

3

Metrics Tracked

3

Focus Areas

5