SDG 1: No poverty

The concept of poverty evolved over time. It encompasses not only low income and consumption but also low achievement in various non-income dimensions including education, health, nutrition, and other areas of human development. The preparation of profile of SDG1 – No Poverty – is an attempt to briefly assess the progress on poverty eradication, and look into how poverty can be eradicated so that no one is left behind – the pledge of 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. The profile is organised into four sections. Following this, Section two presents current status of income and multidimensional poverty as well as other targets and indicators of SDG1. This provides a basis for outlining the areas where good progress is made, and the areas which require further attention. The section is complemented with the much-needed information and analysis on integration of human rights and gender considerations. Section three is a brief account of few promising interventions in the region. The profile ends with a proposal of some priority actions necessary for achieving the Goal in Section four. These actions range from income generating activities to investment in building capabilities and resilience as well as enhancing climate and disaster risks reduction, to protecting human rights, fostering women’s participation and building the capacity of developing countries in the areas of disaggregated data collection and analysis. The concept of poverty evolved over time. It encompasses not only low income and consumption but also low achievement in various non-income dimensions including education, health, nutrition, and other areas of human development. The preparation of profile of SDG1 – No Poverty – is an attempt to briefly assess the progress on poverty eradication, and look into how poverty can be eradicated so that no one is left behind – the pledge of 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. The profile is organised into four sections. Following this, Section two presents current status of income and multidimensional poverty as well as other targets and indicators of SDG1. This provides a basis for outlining the areas where good progress is made, and the areas which require further attention. The section is complemented with the much-needed information and analysis on integration of human rights and gender considerations. Section three is a brief account of few promising interventions in the region. The profile ends with a proposal of some priority actions necessary for achieving the Goal in Section four. These actions range from income generating activities to investment in building capabilities and resilience as well as enhancing climate and disaster risks reduction, to protecting human rights, fostering women’s participation and building the capacity of developing countries in the areas of disaggregated data collection and analysis. </p

Social protection responses to COVID-19 in Asia and the Pacific : the story so far and future considerations

The COVID-19 crisis has fundamentally shaken societies and economies across the Asia-Pacific region and the world. As some countries begin to enter what is likely to be a long recovery phase, this note, result of a collaborative effort of the United Nations Issue-based Coalition (IBC) for Inclusion and Empowerment, explores how short-term measures can be transformed into comprehensive and shock-responsive social protection system.The COVID-19 crisis has fundamentally shaken societies and economies across the Asia-Pacific region and the world. As some countries begin to enter what is likely to be a long recovery phase, this note, result of a collaborative effort of the United Nations Issue-based Coalition (IBC) for Inclusion and Empowerment, explores how short-term measures can be transformed into comprehensive and shock-responsive social protection system. Governments in the region have taken unprecedented measures to respond to the health, economic and social impacts of the crisis. Temporary social protection measures have played a prominent role. The crisis has provided a wake-up call to the significant gaps in coverage and adequacy of existing social protection systems, and dramatically increased the visibility to policy makers of those left behind. Such systems have the potential to form a core component of wider recovery plans that seek not only to provide relief but influence a path to more sustainable and equitable economic and social development

Asia-Pacific migration report 2024 : assessing implementation of the global compact for migration

This report aims to assess the state of GCM implementation in the region, its progress and its challenges since the first Asia-Pacific Regional Review of Implementation of the Global Compact for Migration in 2021, in which a Chair’s summary was adopted. Chapters 2 to 5 each consider clusters of GCM objectives, as presented in General Assembly resolution 73/326 and following the same groupings as in the Asia-Pacific Migration Report (APMR) 2020. These chapters open with a summary of the discussions from the first regional review of the GCM, held in 2021, drawing from the Chair’s summary. Chapter 6 provides overarching recommendations to support and accelerate GCM implementation in Asia and the Pacific. At the end of the report are annexes with information on the GCM objectives and guiding principles, references to migration in Voluntary National Reviews to the High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development, and GCM pledges at the level of the State or City, Municipality and Local Authority

People and planet : addressing the interlinked challenges of climate change, poverty and hunger in Asia and the Pacific

Global collective climate action is not progressing fast enough to reduce carbon emissions or build necessary adaptive capacity to the impacts of changing weather patterns. In the Asia-Pacific region, climate change threatens to worsen hunger and poverty and is undoing gains in sustainable development achieved by the region over recent decades. This edition of the Asia-Pacific Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) Partnership Report — People and Planet: Addressing Climate Change, Poverty and Hunger in Asia and the Pacific — focuses on how the varying impacts of climate change across the region are interacting with poverty and hunger against a backdrop of continuing cost-of-living pressures, global conflict, and increasing climate shocks, at a time when many countries are still recovering from the fiscal strain of the COVID-19 pandemic, over-extended borrowing, and the high cost of debt.   Transformative solutions require us all to row in the same direction, with respect to enablers like education, institutional capacity building, innovative financing, and partnerships. Numerous examples of innovations, good practices, and responses from across the region are highlighted to provide inspiration for action.</p

Enhancing Pacific connectivity : overview

This study summarizes the connectivity situation in the Pacific, examines technical options and economical and commercial aspects, and discusses institutional and financial considerations and opportunities for enhancing connectivity in the Pacific region

SDG 16 : Peace, justice and strong institutions : promote peaceful and inclusive societies for sustainable development, provide access to justice for all and build effective, accountable and inclusive institutions at all levels

SDG 16 provides the framework for peace, justice for all, and strong institutions &ndash; which are fundamental for accelerating progress of other SDGs, and for achieving the overall objective of leaving no one behind. In addition, the 2030 Agenda includes 24 targets from seven other SDGs that are linked to the aspiration of peace, justice and strong institutions. Together these targets are referred to as SDG16+ and illustrate the interlinkages between SDG 16 and other SDGs. Without peace, justice, inclusion and strong institutions, achieving other goals can be difficult to impossible, and vice-versa various SDGs (such as poverty, climate change) can help or hinder the achievement of SDG 16. The profile for SDG 16 was developed by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) with inputs from the United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF), the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR). the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), and the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP).</p

SDG 2 : Zero hunger

COVID 19 has revealed the lingering weakness and inequalities in people&rsquo;s access to adequate food and nutrition. The UN report on the State of Food Security and Nutrition in the Asia and Pacific region for 2020 shows that progress on achieving food security and nutrition have slowed. As a whole, the Asia-Pacific region is not on track to achieve the 2030 targets of zero hunger and access to safe, nutritious, and sufficient food for all. In the Asia and Pacific region, 1.9 billion people cannot afford a diverse food nor readily access fish, poultry, fruits, and vegetables, making it impossible for the poor to achieve healthy diets. COVID-19 and associated economic restrictions have exacerbated this situation with dire consequences for all people, particularly the poor and most vulnerable. COVID-19 is estimated to push an additional 24 million people into acute food insecurity in the region and globally contribute to a 14.3 percent increase in the prevalence of moderate or severe wasting among children under five years of age, equal to an additional 6.7 million children acutely malnourished. Achieving SDG 2 requires an integrated systems approach, bringing together food, water and sanitation, health, social protection, and education systems to address the underlying and contributing factors of diets sustainably. Sustainable food systems play a critical role in achieving food and nutrition security for all. Concerted public and private action is needed to increase food access and utilization, improve food marketing and raise awareness and incentives to steer food consumption towards more diverse, healthy, and balanced diets by populations, especially women, children, and the urban poor. More fundamental shifts towards food systems policies and strategies aligning production, consumption, health, and resource management are required to improve nutrition and advance towards zero-hunger policies, fundamentally shift consumption patterns and production processes, improve waste management systems, and transition toward a more circular economy approach. Digitalization of the farm and rural economy offers a powerful accelerator of change toward more sustainable and resilient food systems that guarantee food security and nutrition.COVID 19 has revealed the lingering weakness and inequalities in people&rsquo;s access to adequate food and nutrition. The UN report on the State of Food Security and Nutrition in the Asia and Pacific region for 2020 shows that progress on achieving food security and nutrition have slowed. As a whole, the Asia-Pacific region is not on track to achieve the 2030 targets of zero hunger and access to safe, nutritious, and sufficient food for all. In the Asia and Pacific region, 1.9 billion people cannot afford a diverse food nor readily access fish, poultry, fruits, and vegetables, making it impossible for the poor to achieve healthy diets. COVID-19 and associated economic restrictions have exacerbated this situation with dire consequences for all people, particularly the poor and most vulnerable. COVID-19 is estimated to push an additional 24 million people into acute food insecurity in the region and globally contribute to a 14.3 percent increase in the prevalence of moderate or severe wasting among children under five years of age, equal to an additional 6.7 million children acutely malnourished. Achieving SDG 2 requires an integrated systems approach, bringing together food, water and sanitation, health, social protection, and education systems to address the underlying and contributing factors of diets sustainably. Sustainable food systems play a critical role in achieving food and nutrition security for all. Concerted public and private action is needed to increase food access and utilization, improve food marketing and raise awareness and incentives to steer food consumption towards more diverse, healthy, and balanced diets by populations, especially women, children, and the urban poor. More fundamental shifts towards food systems policies and strategies aligning production, consumption, health, and resource management are required to improve nutrition and advance towards zero-hunger policies, fundamentally shift consumption patterns and production processes, improve waste management systems, and transition toward a more circular economy approach. Digitalization of the farm and rural economy offers a powerful accelerator of change toward more sustainable and resilient food systems that guarantee food security and nutrition.</p