The contributions of civil society organizations to good security sector governance play a vital role in the achievement of SDG 16, which calls for peaceful, just and inclusive societies, and the 2030 Agenda overall. 

A civil society engaged with security issues is a valuable asset to democratic security governance because it creates a channel for communicating the diverse views of the population about the quality of security and ways to improve it. 

For more information on the topic, visit https://www.dcaf.ch/SDG16