Global Scans · Reduced Inequalities · Weekly Summary

In September 2015, 193 world leaders agreed to 17 Global Goals for Sustainable Development. If these Goals are completed, it would mean an end to extreme poverty, inequality and climate change by 2030.
Goal 10: Reduce inequality within and among countries.

• [New] FINLAND highlighted major gains in tackling gender inequality, as well as its approach towards eliminating homelessness by 2027 through a systemic housing-first approach. IISD Earth Negotiations Bulletin
• [New] The new HSE 'Striving to End Tuberculosis - A Strategy for Ireland 2024-2030' sets out a vision to eliminate TB by reducing health inequities and ensuring agile, innovative and collaborative working. Health Manager, by HMI
• [New] Without granular insights on risk behaviours, social dynamics, economic conditions, and access to health care for all people in various parts of the world, the systemic barriers that sustain health inequities will remain. Medical Xpress
• Lebanon's economic model has failed to generate economic opportunities, leading to high levels of inequality and poverty. United Nations
• Mexico is a heterogeneous country in terms of climate hazards, demographic characteristics, aging population, and socioeconomic inequalities across regions and states. SpringerLink
• Hoping to unseat India's charismatic but divisive leader is an alliance of more than two dozen parties, led by the Congress party, which is running on a platform of reducing inequality and upholding democratic institutions which it argues are at risk. CNN
• The African National Congress party is at risk of losing its majority in the face of soaring unemployment, crime and economic inequality. Sky News
• Action to address the key risk factors for both child health and for the broader population, as well as other social determinants of health (eg, access to education, overcoming gender inequality, and environmental sustainability) will be important to improving the health of Nigerians. PubMed Central (PMC)
• The development and deployment of LAWS could divert resources away from essential social programs and economic development, exacerbating global inequalities and potentially contributing to instability. RoboticsBiz
• The trajectory of economic inequality in the U.S. will depend on various factors, including technological advancements, policy responses, and global economic trends. The Yucatan Times
• Multiple and simultaneously rising risks of climate change are amplifying global health inequities and threatening the very foundations of human health. Public Health Research & Practice
• Investment, innovation and adoption of value chains into the South African economy will most likely lead to reindustrialization and perhaps address the challenges of unemployment, poverty and inequality. IOL
• As countries urbanise and grow richer, the levels of inequality they experience will increase, before peaking and declining at higher levels of income. Views & Voices
• Another reason is that Africa's vulnerability to climate change exacerbates poverty and inequality, necessitating research efforts to develop strategies for adaptation and mitigation. University of Groningen
• On current trends, inequalities in health will persist over the next two decades: people in the 10% most deprived areas can expect to be diagnosed with major illness a decade earlier than people in the 10% least deprived areas. Patient Safety Learning - the hub
• New Zealand needs a broad bipartisan course - not an ideological one - providing students with greater opportunities to access learning that takes them further and reduces inequalities. The Conversation
• In September NHS England published its framework for NHS action on digital inclusion, which warned that digital exclusion can compound health inequalities by exacerbating challenges with access to healthcare. The BMJ
• Global unemployment will fall in 2024 even as inequalities in labour markets persist, with women in low-income countries particularly affected. Businessday NG
• The global unemployment rate is expected to fall slightly to 4.9% in 2024 from 5.0% in 2023, even as inequalities in labour markets persist. ARY NEWS
• Climate change presents a significant threat to global health, exacerbating vulnerabilities in health systems and widening health inequities. World Health Organization: WHO
• With 75% of Europeans living in cities, mayors are asking the EU to invest in infrastructure that will reduce inequalities, strengthen public services and build a just, green and prosperous future for Europe. Eurocities

Last updated: 22 July 2024