Inequality Issues

Reducing to less than 3 percent the transaction costs of migrant remittances and eliminating remittance corridors with costs higher than 5 percent.

Encouraging official development assistance and financial flows, including foreign direct investment, to States where the need is greatest, in particular least developed countries, African countries, small island developing States and landlocked developing countries, in accordance with their national plans and programmes.

Implementing the principle of special and differential treatment for developing countries, in particular, least developed countries, in accordance with World Trade Organization agreements.

Facilitating orderly, safe, regular and responsible migration and mobility of people, including through the implementation of planned and well-managed migration policies.

Ensuring enhanced representation and voice for developing countries in decision-making in global international economic and financial institutions to deliver more effective, credible, accountable and legitimate institutions.

Improving the regulation and monitoring of global financial markets and institutions and strengthening the implementation of such regulations.

Adopting policies, especially fiscal, wage and social protection policies, and progressively achieving greater equality.

Ensuring equal opportunity and reducing inequalities of outcome, including by eliminating discriminatory laws, policies and practices and promoting appropriate legislation, policies and action in this regard.

Empowering and promoting the social, economic and political inclusion of all, irrespective of age, sex, disability, race, ethnicity, origin, religion or economic or other status.

Progressively achieving and sustaining income growth of the bottom 40 percent of the population at a rate higher than the national average.