The core tenet of reducing inequalities underpins the entire SDG Agenda. As the guiding principle of the UN Sustainable Development Goals, to ‘leave no one behind’, SDG 10 embodies a notion key to sustainable development, highlighting the universal commitment for a world that benefits all persons. It is in this vein that SDG 10 focuses on the realisation of equal development through non-discriminatory practices, policies, and laws.
During and following the COVID-19 pandemic, countries with less robust social welfare protections, weaker health systems, and greater gender inequalities, were hit with greater setbacks in economic and social progress as a result of the pandemic, highlighting the importance of equality in developing resilience as well as growth. These setbacks caused the largest rise in income inequality in three decades; a clear example of the need for inclusivity as we build ourselves back. \
DownloadEquality before the law is a basic tenet of access to justice and a fundamental principle of the rule of law.