All SDGs

Throughout Asia and the Pacific, Governments are striving towards the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and the ambitious objectives of reaching the furthest behind first, but the progress is insufficient and has in fact, decelerated. The challenge of achieving the goals has been magnified in recent years by an increase in the frequency and intensity of humanmade crises and natural disasters, as well as the challenges of responding to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic.

This second and resumed part of the COP15 meetings are expected to address the remaining agenda items, including the finalization and adoption of the post 2020 global biodiversity framework. The Secretariat will keep Parties and the public updated of any changes and adjustments to the schedule.

The seventy-eighth session of the Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) will be held in a hybrid modality from 23 to 27 May 2022 at the United Nations Conference Centre in Bangkok and online.

Guided by the theme “A common agenda to advance sustainable development in Asia and the Pacific”, the annual session will be an opportunity to discuss and shape the future of regional cooperation centred around a new form of multilateralism and regional cooperation.

The financing needs to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are substantial for the Asia-Pacific countries in special situations, which comprise the least developed countries (LDCs), landlocked developing countries (LLDCs) and small island developing States (SIDS) of the region.

The Asia-Pacific Trade and Investment Report (APTIR) is a biennial publication prepared by the Trade, Investment and Innovation Division of the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific to provide insights into the impact of recent and emerging developments in trade and foreign direct investment on countries’ abilities to meet the challenges of achieving sustainable development.

Between 23 and 25 September, at the sidelines of the 76th United Nations General Assembly, the Government of France, the Government of Nigeria, the Government of Cabo Verde and the Global Committee on Social Business for Sustainable Development Goals, are hosting a high-level event on “Social Business, Youth and Technology: Social Business Towards a Sustainable Revival of Post-COVID19 Economy”. The event is co-curated by the Yunus Centre, Bangladesh; Yunus+You The YY Foundation, Germany; Youthink Center, China.

The next decade is make-or-break for the world’s Least Developed Countries (LDCs). The COVID-19 pandemic has exposed in a brutal fashion just how interconnected the world has become, and how no country will truly recover until every country has been supported through this crisis.

To tackle the unprecedented confluence of the COVID-19, climate, and economic crises, innovative thinking and new solutions based in research are desperately needed.

The South-East Asia Multi-Stakeholder Forum on the Implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals provides governments, development partners, civil society, academia, the private sector and other stakeholders opportunities to share subregional perspectives, discuss collaborative measures to address subregional priorities and exchange good practices to achieve the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.

The countries of the United Nations made a universal promise to leave no one behind in achieving a peaceful and prosperous world by 2030. Global Goals Week is a shared commitment between partners across civil society, business, academia, and the UN system to accelerate action on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), especially during the