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What Works to Reduce Homicides and Conflict-Related Deaths?

This is a recording of the event "What Works to Reduce Homicides and Conflict-Related Deaths? A synthesis of what evaluations reveal about advancing the peace pillar of the SDGs," held on 3 June 2025 as part of #glocal2025. This session aims to inform policymakers, practitioners, and researchers by highlighting what the evidence says—and doesn’t yet say—about reducing violence and advancing sustainable peace. Organized by the Global #SDG Synthesis Coalition and the American Institutes for Research (AIR), the session presents findings from a synthesis of evaluative evidence on violence prevention interventions aimed at reducing homicides and conflict-related deaths. The analysis focuses on three thematic areas: (1) social inclusion, (2) peace processes, and (3) safe environments. Global crises—including a growing number of armed conflicts—are threatening progress toward the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), particularly those under the peace pillar (SDG 16). Since 2000, global homicide figures have ranged between 400,000 and 450,000 annually, with a rise to 458,000 in 2021, despite a modest decline in the overall homicide rate over time (UNODC et al., 2023). Recent surges in violence in Ethiopia and Sudan, coupled with ongoing conflicts in Ukraine and the Middle East, suggest that these figures are unlikely to improve in the near term. This ongoing violence casts doubt on the attainment of SDG Target 16.1, which calls for a significant reduction in all forms of violence and related death rates, and Target 16.4, which focuses on reducing illicit arms and financial flows, combating organized crime, and recovering stolen assets. While the availability of evaluative evidence—including impact, performance, and process evaluations—has grown, substantial knowledge gaps remain. There is limited clarity on which interventions are most effective, under what circumstances, and for which populations. Learn more about the synthesis here: https://www.sdgsynthesiscoalition.org...