Welcome to the United Nations
The Group of Friends of SDG 10 (GoF SDG 10) was launched in May 2016, following the Economic and Social Council's Special Meeting on Inequality held that March. The Group's guiding objectives are to (a) discuss and promote ideas for addressing inequalities within the framework of the UN, especially ECOSOC, (b) provide informal recommendations for collective actions, and (c) raise awareness of the importance of taking action on inequality.
The core idea that steers the Group is that inequality is not a given reality. Indeed, some countries have managed to reduce inequality with targeted policy measures despite the overarching trend of increasing income and wealth disparities in many parts of the world. Such examples demonstrate that inequality is not inevitable, but heavily depends on national policymaking.
With these objectives and the core guiding idea, the Group has frequently held productive yet informal meetings and side events to discuss inequality-related issues, including emerging issues and potential policy solutions. The following represents a brief summary of the discussions of the Group on various challenges relating to the full implementation of SDG 10.
