Global Civil Society & the UN Sustainable Development Goals

Goal 10: Reduce inequality within and among countries

Reduced inequalities


Inequality threatens long-term social and economic development, harms poverty reduction and destroys people’s sense of fulfillment and self-worth.

The incomes of the poorest 40 per cent of the population had been growing faster than the national average in most countries. But emerging yet inconclusive evidence suggests that COVID-19 may have put a dent in this positive trend of falling within-country inequality.

The pandemic has caused the largest rise in between-country inequality in three decades. Reducing both within- and between-country inequality requires equitable resource distribution, investing in education and skills development, implementing social protection measures, combating discrimination, supporting marginalized groups and fostering international cooperation for fair trade and financial systems.

Name Acronym Founded City HQ Country/Territory HQ Type I Type II

Association des états généraux des étudiants de l'Europe

AEGEE-Europe 1985 Brussels Belgium F

Association des femmes et des jeunes de la diaspora africaine pour le développement socio-éducatif et agricole de l'afrique

AFDEAA 2000 Dakar Senegal G

Association des Gestionnaires et Partenaires Africains de la Route

AGEPAR 1995 Cotonou Benin D

Association Europe and Society

1985 F

Association européenne contre les violences faites aux femmes au travail

AVFT 1985 Paris France F

Association Européenne de promotion des droits et de soutien des Personnes en Situation de Fragilité

AEPDSPSF Paris France J

Association Européenne des Institutions Paritaires de la Protection Sociale

AEIP 1996 Brussels Belgium D

Association fonds d'aide internationale au développement

Geneva Switzerland G

Association for Better Land Husbandry

ABLH 1993 Nairobi Kenya G

Association for Cooperative Operations Research and Development

ACORD 1970 C

Association for Dental Education in Europe

ADEE 1974 Dublin Ireland D

Association for Emergency Aid and Solidarity Development Cooperation

WADI 1992 Frankfurt-Main Germany G

Association for Experiential Education

AEE 1972 St Petersburg FL USA C

Association for Human Resources Management in International Organizations

AHRMIO 1999 Geneva Switzerland D y

Association for Human Rights and Democracy in Africa

AHDA 1998 Vienna Austria G

Association for Humanistic Psychology

AHP 1965 Austin TX USA F

Association for Law, Property and Society

ALPS C

Association for Overseas Technical Cooperation and Sustainable Partnerships

AOTS 1956 Tokyo Japan G

Association for Population / Family Planning Libraries and Information Centers - International

APLIC International 1968 Research Triangle Park NC USA G v

Association for Positive Behavior Support

APBS 2003 Bloomsburg PA USA N

Association for Research on Civil Society in Africa

AROCSA 2014 Abuja Nigeria G

Association for the Advancement of Assistive Technology in Europe

AAATE 1995 Linz Austria D

Association for the Taxation of Financial Transactions for the Aid of Citizens

1998 Paris France D

Association for Tropical Biology and Conservation

ATBC 1963 C

Association for Women's Rights in Development

AWID 1982 Toronto ON Canada F y

Association française d'amitié et de solidarité avec les peuples d'Afrique

AFASPA 1973 Paris France G

Association François-Xavier Bagnoud

FXB International 1989 Geneva Switzerland G

Association Francophone pour les Soins Oncologiques de Support

AFSOS 2008 Bègles France G

Association Internationale de la Femme Marocaine à l'Étranger

AIFME 2008 Sevran France G

Association Internationale des Charités

AIC 1617 Louvain-la-Neuve Belgium F v

Association Internationale des Droits de l'Homme

AIDH 1998 G

Association internationale des sociologues de langue française

AISLF 1958 Toulouse France C v

Association Internationale pour l'égalité des femmes

AIEF Pontoise France J

Association Internationale Pour les Femmes du Karité

2021 Oullins France J

Association nationale des directeurs et responsables des relations internationales et de la coopération décentralisée des collectivités territoriales

ARRICOD 1994 Paris France G

Association of AfricaFreeAid

AFA 2012 Geneva Switzerland G

Association of African Trade Promotion Organizations

AATPO 1974 Tangiers Morocco D gt

Association of Americans Resident Overseas

AARO 1973 Paris France G

Association of Asian Social Science Research Councils

AASSREC 1973 Canberra ACT Australia D

Association of Caribbean States

ACS 1994 Port-of-Spain Trinidad-Tobago D gy

Association of Charity Lotteries in Europe

ACLEU 2007 Amsterdam Netherlands D

Association of Cooperative Educators

ACE 1965 Toronto ON Canada N

Association of Destination Management Executives International

ADMEI 1995 Bastrop TX USA G

Association of European Competition Law Judges

AECLJ 2001 London UK D

Association of Genetic Support Australasia

AGSA 1988 Surrey Hills VIC Australia N

Association of Ibero-American States for the Development of National Libraries

ABINIA 1989 Caracas Venezuela D g

Association of International Wealth Management

AIWM 2007 Bülach Switzerland C

Association of Moving Image Archivists

AMIA Hollywood CA USA G v

Association of Nigerians Abroad

ANA 1993 Strongsville OH USA N

Association of Nordic and Pol-Balt LGBTQ Student Organizations

ANSO Warsaw Poland D

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