Our Scans · (LF.10) Reduced Inequalities · Weekly Summary

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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] Climate change poses an urgent and imminent global threat to human health, increasing morbidity and mortality, straining health services worldwide, and exacerbating existing social inequalities. PubMed Central (PMC)
• [New] AI and teachers (ABC): AI will augment many classroom tasks; human connection remains central; risk of widening inequality unless districts train teachers. News, Events, Advertising Options
• [New] Ultimately, climate change magnifies existing health inequalities and deepens vulnerabilities, making it imperative to treat it not just as an ecological crisis, but as a central threat to global public health, requiring urgent, coordinated and equity-focused action. Research and Innovation
• Health outcomes and inequalities in health in England will be on a par with the best in the world. The King's Fund
• Ensuring equality of gender remains a pressing issue worldwide, with women experiencing various forms of violence, discrimination, and limited access to opportunities. Scribd
• Out of the 92 million deaths that could be averted through better health care for severe infections and access to antibiotics, many of them would be in sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia, underscoring inequalities across location. Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation
• The threat of money laundering has profound implications for governance, social development and gender equality. The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News
• The Government of Canada expects Canadian companies active abroad to align with Canada's priorities such as the respect for human rights, diversity and inclusion, gender equality, the rights of Indigenous peoples and commitment to climate change targets. GAC
• Poverty and inequality can force communities into practices that are environmentally degrading and, at the same time, are responsible for increasing the vulnerability of large segments of the world's population to the impacts of climate change and other crises. Nature
• If left unaddressed, loneliness will continue to widen global health inequalities, fragment social cohesion, and deepen structural inequities. Frontiers
• An Equality Charter targets 35% female representation in manufacturing by 2035. Business Matters
• Beyond technical concerns, QAI risks exacerbating global inequalities due to restricted access to quantum infrastructure and expertise. SpringerLink
• Failure to act decisively risks undermining global climate goals and exacerbating inequalities that fuel regional instability and displacement. Climate Home News
• Not all of Syria's sects and communities will accept the principle of equality. Le Monde diplomatique
• The commercial space sector in its current form will only exacerbate inequalities on Earth, as profits from space ventures flow into the coffers of the already obscenely rich. MIT Technology Review
• Confronting inequalities has moved to the forefront of many global policy debates as a consensus has emerged that all should enjoy equal access to opportunity. United Nations
• Globally, the effects on inequality could be similarly biased, with higher-income workers benefiting from outsized gains, especially in economies where inequality and income polarization are high. MIT OpenCourseWare
• The U.S. plan could deepen the technological gap between developed and developing nations, further exacerbating global inequality in AI and digital transformation. Futureuae
• Shifting rapidly to a low-emissions global economy could severely disrupt workers' livelihoods and their communities, exacerbating inequalities and perpetuating injustice. Nature
• Climate change poses a significant risk to poverty and inequality reduction, which are both widening within and between nations. Energy Tracker Asia
• As a proud member of the Global South, Pakistan will use its platform to raise issues that affect developing countries: economic inequality, debt, access to technology, and fairer trade. Modern Diplomacy

Last updated: 15 September 2025