Goal 10: Reduced inequalities - The Global Goals (2024)

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What is SDG 10 reduced inequalities? ›

This SDG calls for reducing inequalities in income as well as those based on age, sex, disability, race, ethnicity, origin, religion or economic or other status within a country. The goal also addresses inequalities among countries, including those related to representation, migration and development assistance.

Goal 10: Reduce inequality within and among countries

Reducing inequalities and ensuring no one is left behind are integral to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals.

SDG 10 - 'Reduce inequality within and among countries' - is made up of 10 targets and 11 indicators. It covers several measures of inequality, through economic indicators (10.1) and broader social, economic and political dimensions (10.2, 10.3, 10.4).

Globalization can exacerbate inequalities between countries, especially in trade, finance, and technology access, affecting progress toward SDG 10. Global economic interdependence poses a significant challenge to achieving SDG 10, which aims to reduce inequality within and among countries.

This involves promoting sustainable agricultural, supporting small-scale farmers and equal access to land, technology and markets. It also requires international cooperation to ensure investment in infrastructure and technology to improve agricultural productivity.

REDUCE INEQUALITY WITHIN AND AMONG COUNTRIES.

This often leads to financial and social discrimination. In order for nations to flourish, equality and prosperity must be available to everyone – regardless of gender, race, religious beliefs or economic status.

What are examples of global inequality? Inequalities in health (e.g., life expectancy), wealth (e.g., income levels), education (e.g., average years in the education system), and human rights (e.g., gendered access to vote / to education) are examples of global inequality.

The major examples of social inequality include income gap, gender inequality, health care, and social class. In health care, some individuals receive better and more professional care compared to others. ... In most societies, an individual's social status is a combination of ascribed and achieved factors.

For example, 9<11, 18>17 are examples of numerical inequalities and x+7>y, y<10-x, x ≥ y > 11 are examples of algebraic inequalities. The symbols '<' and '>' represent the strict inequalities and the symbols '≤' and '≥' represent slack inequalities.

What if reduced inequality is not achieved? ›

Inequality threatens long- term social and economic development, harms pov- erty reduction and destroys people's sense of fulfilment and self-worth. This, in turn, can breed crime, disease and environmental degradation.

Gini indices measure inequality on a scale from zero, indicating perfect equality, to 100, indicating one person having all resources. Countries' income Ginis typically lie within a range of 25 to 60. Some countries measure inequality using incomes while others use consumption expenditures.

Income inequality can be reduced directly by decreasing the incomes of the richest or by increasing the incomes of the poorest. Policies focusing on the latter include increasing employment or wages and transferring income.

Poverty and Inequality Metrics: The preamble to Agenda 2030 calls multidimensional poverty “the greatest global challenge and an indispensable requirement for sustainable development.” SDG 1 sets a target for halving the proportion of men, women and children of all ages living in poverty in all its dimensions by 2030.

This means ensuring health services meet the healthcare needs caused by inequalities.

Goal 5: Achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls. Gender equality is not only a fundamental human right, but a necessary foundation for a peaceful, prosperous and sustainable world. There has been progress over the last decades, but the world is not on track to achieve gender equality by 2030.