Columbia International Affairs Online: Policy Briefs

CIAO DATE: 05/2013

Inequality and the post-2015 development framework: Arguing the case for a stand-alone goal on reduced inequality

Lars Engberg-Pedersen

April 2013

Danish Institute for International Studies

Abstract

The Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) will come to an end in 2015, and a new development framework is being discussed a lot in many national and international forums. Although many of the MDGs will not be achieved, there is a strong need to update the global development framework. The world has changed and new concerns have emerged. The challenge is to balance new and old concerns in a framework that can receive support from all corners of the world.