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

Congress of Racial Equality

CORE 1942 New York NY USA G

Conrad N Hilton Foundation

CNHF 1944 Agoura Hills CA USA G f

Conseil européen de l'industrie chimique

CEFIC 1972 Brussels Belgium D yt

Consejo de Fundaciones Americanas de Desarrollo

SOLIDARIOS 1972 Santo Domingo Dominican Rep D

Consejo Europeo de Investigaciones Sociales de América Latina

CEISAL 1980 Gothenburg Sweden D y

Consejo Iberoamericano para la Productividad y la Competitividad

CIPYC 2015 Madrid Spain D

Consortium for Street Children

CSC 1993 London UK G y

Consortium of Christian Relief and Development Association

CCRDA 1973 Addis Ababa Ethiopia G y

Consortium on Gender, Security & Human Rights

2002 Boston MA USA G

Consultative Group to Assist the Poor

CGAP 1995 Washington DC USA E y

Consumer Co-operatives Worldwide

CCW 1969 Brussels Belgium E

Consumers International

CI 1960 London UK B y

Containers of Hope

1994 Romford UK N

Convention Abolishing the Legalization of Documents in the Member States of the European Communities

1987 T g

Convention Against Discrimination in Education

1960 Paris France T g

Convention Against Torture and other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment

1984 T g

Convention Benelux Concernant la Coopération Transfrontalière entre Collectivités ou Autorités Territoriales

1986 Brussels Belgium T g

Convention between the Member States of the European Communities on Double Jeopardy

1987 T g

Convention Concerning Compulsory Widows' and Orphans' Insurance for Persons Employed in Agricultural Undertakings

1933 Geneva Switzerland T g

Convention Concerning Compulsory Widows' and Orphans' Insurance for Persons Employed in Industrial or Commercial Undertakings, in the Liberal Professions and for Outworkers and Domestic Servants

1933 Geneva Switzerland T g

Convention Concerning Discrimination in Respect of Employment and Occupation

1958 Geneva Switzerland T g

Convention Concerning Equal Opportunities and Equal Treatment for Men and Women Workers: Workers with Family Responsibilities

1981 Geneva Switzerland T g

Convention Concerning Equal Remuneration for Men and Women Workers for Work of Equal Value

1951 Geneva Switzerland T g

Convention Concerning Equality of Treatment for National and Foreign Workers as Regards Workmen's Compensation for Accidents

1925 Geneva Switzerland T g

Convention Concerning Equality of Treatment of Nationals and Non-nationals in Social Security

1962 Geneva Switzerland T g

Convention Concerning Indigenous and Tribal Peoples in Independent Countries

1989 Geneva Switzerland T g

Convention Concerning Labour Inspectorates in Non-metropolitan Territories

1947 Geneva Switzerland T g

Convention Concerning Labour Standards in Non-metropolitan Territories

1947 Geneva Switzerland T g

Convention Concerning Migrations in Abusive Conditions and the Promotion of Equality of Opportunity and Treatment of Migrant Workers

1975 Geneva Switzerland T g

Convention Concerning Organizations of Rural Workers and Their Role in Economic and Social Development

1975 Geneva Switzerland T g

Convention Concerning Social Policy in Non-metropolitan Territories

1947 Geneva Switzerland T g

Convention Concerning the Exchange of Official Publications and Government Documents between States

1958 Paris France T g

Convention Concerning the Issue of Certain Extracts from Civil Status Records to be Sent Abroad

1956 T g

Convention Concerning the Powers of Authorities and the Law Applicable in Respect of the Protection of Infants

1961 The Hague Netherlands T g

Convention Concerning the Protection and Integration of Indigenous and other Tribal and Semi-tribal Populations in Independent Countries

1957 Geneva Switzerland T g

Convention Concerning the Rights of Association and Combination of Agricultural Workers

1921 Geneva Switzerland T g

Convention Establishing the Status of Naturalized Citizens Who Again Take up Their Residence in the Country of Their Origin

1906 T g

Convention for Facilitating Trade Exchange and the Regulation of Transit Trade between States of the Arab League

1953 T g

Convention for the Establishment of Free Trade, 1911

1911 T g

Convention for the Establishment of Free Trade, 1923

1923 T g

Convention for the Extension of the Extradition Treaty of October 3 1904, to Certain Protectorates and Mandated Territories

1930 T g

Convention for the Extension to Certain Protectorates and Mandated Territories of the Treaty of December 12 1891

1930 T g

Convention for the Prevention of Marine Pollution by Dumping from Ships and Aircraft

Oslo Convention 1972 T g

Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms

1950 Strasbourg France T g

Convention for the Settlement of Payments of Current Transaction and the Movements of Capital between States of the Arab League

1953 T g

Convention of Independent Financial Advisors

CIFA 2001 Geneva Switzerland G f

Convention of the Privileges and Immunities of the League of Arab States

1953 T g

Convention on Access to Information, Public Participation in Decision-making and Access to Justice in Environmental Matters

Århus Convention 1998 Geneva Switzerland T g

Convention on Insider Trading

1989 Strasbourg France T g

Convention on Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters between the Member States of the European Union

2000 T g

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