Inequality - Sustainable Development Goal 10: UN Goal No 10

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Falling through the cracks: exposing inequalities in the EU and beyond
Made by SDG Watch Europe, Make Europe Sustainable for All, and Faces of Inequality, 2019, 124 pages.
“Despite the European Union’s commitment to leave no one behind, millions of people in Europe are falling victim to widening inequalities, a major EU-wide report concludes ... The report shines a light on the impact of rising inequalities on people and planet. It maps the reality of various forms of inequality, both nationally and at the European level. It consists of 15 national reports and 11 thematic reports exploring key dimensions of inequality, including gender, age, disability, ethnicity and homelessness.”

Reduced inequalities by (Editor) Walter Leal Filho (HAW Hamburg, DE)
Springer, living edition, started 2019-2020.
The encyclopedia of the UN sustainable development goals comprehensively addresses the SDGs in an integrated way. The Encyclopedia encompasses 17 volumes, each one devoted to one of the 17 SDGs. This volume addresses SDG 10, namely "Reduce inequality within and among countries" but also includes 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.

Keeping out extreme inequality from the SDG agenda: The politics of indicators
By Sakiko Fukuda-Parr (The New School, US). In: Global Policy, 2019, Vol 10, Suppl. 1, pages 61-69.
The SDG’s are important because they set consensus norms. At face value, Goal 10 sets a strong norm on reducing inequality within and between countries. Yet this is undermined and distorted by the targets and indicators which are weak and set an agenda for inclusion rather than for reducing inequalities.

Time to revise the Sustainable Development Goals. Nature editorial.
In: Nature, 2020-07-16, Vol.583 (7816), p.331-332.
The pandemic has set back efforts to achieve the original 2015 targets. The need for change to make them more attainable is stronger than ever.

What are the implications of the Paris Agreement for inequality? / Caroline Zimm ; Nebojsa Nakicenovic (both from International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA), AT).
In: Climate Policy, 2020, Vol. 20/4, pages 458–467.
This paper analyses the potential implications of the full implementation of the first round of Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) of the Paris Agreement for countries’ per capita GHG emissions and the related inequality measures of the Gini coefficient and Lorenz curve.

Inequality, SDG10 and the financial system
By Bert J. M. de Vries (Univ. Utrecht, NL). In: Global Sustainability, 2019, Vol. 2, e9, pages 1–2.
One of the Sustainable Development Goals, number 10, is about reducing inequality within and between countries. This paper argues that the existing structure of the (international) financial system is, for various reasons, one of the determinants of (growing) inequality. This should receive more attention.

Goal of the Month - Sustainable Development Goal 10 / United Nations
In May (2020), the Goal of the Month editorial looks at Sustainable Development Goal 10: Reducing Inequalities – including the multifaceted impact of the pandemic and the need to build back economies and societies that are more equal, inclusive, sustainable and resilient in the face of pandemics, climate change, and other defining issues of our time. UN News talks to the UN Deputy Secretary-General about the impact of the pandemic on the Sustainable Development Goals and how it is “exposing the frailties and inequalities of our societies.”

Implementing the sustainable development goals in the EU: A matter of human and fundamental rights
By European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights, 2019, 40 pages.
This year’s focus explores the interrelationship between the human and fundamental rights framework and the sustainable development goals (SDGs) of the global Agenda 2030 in the context of Member States’ and the EU’s internal policies. It takes a closer look at the SDGs related to reducing inequality (SDG 10) and promoting peace, justice and strong institutions (SDG 16).

Goal 10: Reduce inequality within and among countries / United Nations
Reducing inequalities and ensuring no one is left behind are integral to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals. Inequality within and among countries is a persistent cause for concern. Despite some positive signs toward reducing inequality in some dimensions, such as reducing relative income inequality in some countries and preferential trade status benefiting lower-income countries, inequality still persists.