The global pandemic of 2020-21 has underscored the high costs of neglecting just, open, and accountable governance for all. As rule of law performance continues to deteriorate around the world, communities are falling further behind the ambitious Sustainable Development Goals adopted in 2015, promising to "leave no one behind." In particular, the COVID-19 crisis has highlighted the longstanding structural inequalities and governance weaknesses that threaten progress. If communities are to withstand the next shock and fulfill the promise of sustainable development…