Focus area 12. Promote equality
Equality is one of the most common thematic areas tagged in e-Inventory proposals, with targets to address the issue cutting across a diverse range of areas. A number of proposals also contain standalone goals on equality, which range from those which call for the reduction of disparities both between and within nations, to those that focus on specific economic and social targets that would reduce inequality at the national level. The large number of interlinkages associated with the targets in the second table below illustrates the extent to which equality seems to relate to virtually all other focus areas.
Reducing Inequalities (Broad)
| Goal | Equality [44] | Interlinkages | Economic and social inequality [45] | Interlinkages |
| Targets | Equality between countries. | 
| Ensure that growth reaches all sections of the society equitably through a fair system of distribution of resources | 
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| Equality within nation. | 
| Promote the rights and full inclusion of persons with disabilities, the aged, young people, girls and other socially excluded people. | 
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| Equality within household. | | Improve womenâs access to economic and productive resources and their participation in political decision making. | 
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| Intergenerational equality. | | Improve access of children with disability to accessible quality education. | 
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| Ensure that young people have access to equal opportunities to enable them maximise their potential. | 
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