World social situation 2019: shaping the future of inequality - 2019 Report

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Issue: Poverty Eradication
Category: UN General Assembly Reports on Social Development

The focus of the present note is the effects of major global trends – specifically technological innovation, climate change, urbanization and international migration – on inequality. The examination provided, including the policy recommendations on how to manage these trends equitably, encompasses the main findings of the forthcoming World Social Report.