INTERNATIONAL GENEVA FOR REDUCED INEQUALITIES The International Labour Organization (ILO)'s mission to ensure decent work for all women and men is a key step towards boosting income growth for the poorest 40% of the population. The ILO Declaration on Fundamental Principles and Rights at Work commits Member States to respect and promote principles and rights, including the elimination of discrimination in respect of employment.
ICTs have the potential to help reduce inequality both within and between countries by enabling access to ICTs, information and knowledge to disadvantaged segments of society – including those living with disabilities, as well as women and girls. ICTs will play a key role to fast forward equality. International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
ILO research informs policy makers about the implications of financial market volatility for workers and their families, and makes the case for a fairer system of globalization.
The experiences from Scaling Up Nutrition (SUN) countries build the evidence needed on effective actions required to shape an enabling environment - fit to ensure that nobody is left behind and people everywhere benefit from good nutrition.
The International Organization for Standardization (ISO) publishes standards applicable to organizations everywhere. They help level the playing field among countries and therefore reduce inequality and trade barriers.
- Compared to the richest children, the poorest children are almost twice as likely to die before the age of 5, and are 5 times as likely to be out of school.
The UN Research Institute for Social Development (UNRISD) research shows that taxation policies are a powerful tool to shape development outcomes. Linking progressive tax policy with enhanced transparency about revenue distribution and expanded social protection measures creates more equal and cohesive societies.
- Rural children are twice as likely to be stunted as their urban counterparts. - 90% of children who do not have access to safe water and adequate sanitation live in rural areas. To realize the global development goals, we must invest first in the children who are furthest behind. UNICEF has demonstrated that an equity-focused approach would accelerate progress towards global health goals faster than could be achieved by the current path and would be especially cost effective in low-income, high-mortality countries.
People are living longer. One in four people in Europe and North America will be over the age of 60 by 2030. The UN Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) helps countries prepare and monitor strategies to adapt to this demographic change and to realize the potential of living longer. The aim is a society for all ages that leaves no one behind.
DiploFoundation (Diplo) assists diplomatic institutions of small and developing states to participate more effectively in International Geneva, as they often have no, or limited, representation at international institutions. Diplo has provided capacity building for more than 700 diplomats and policymakers from 40 different small island developing states (SIDS).