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UN calls on Asia-Pacific states to achieve 2030 Agenda

UN calls on Asia-Pacific states to achieve 2030 Agenda
UN calls on Asia-Pacific states to achieve 2030 Agenda

(Bangkok) – Emphasizing that poverty eradication is at the core of sustainable development and cannot be achieved without addressing all forms of rising inequalities, the head of the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) has called for greater efforts to harness the potential of the link between poverty reduction, equality and social stability.
“The challenges of social development are multidimensional and require multidimensional solutions,” United Nations Under-Secretary General and Executive Secretary of ESCAP Dr. Shamshad Akhtar told the ESCAP Committee on Social Development, which closed in Bangkok.
“Social development is therefore a necessary condition for ensuring that ‘no one is left behind’, but to do so, we must harness the potential of the powerful nexus between poverty reduction, equality and social stability,” added Dr Akhtar.
The Social Development Committee brought together 20 countries from the Asia-Pacific region in Bangkok from 28 to 30 March, for the first intergovernmental meeting since the adoption of the 2030 Agenda on how to strengthen the social dimension of sustainable development in Asia and the Pacific.
Member States provided guidance on addressing challenges in implementing the 2030 Agenda and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) for effective integration of the social dimension into the economic and environmental dimensions. This included underscoring the importance of addressing inequalities within and between countries, addressing the impact of demographic change.
The Committee identified a number of priority issues for action, with particular reference to addressing unemployment among youth, social protection, placing gender equality and women’s empowerment at the centre of the policy agenda, and continuing implementation of the Incheon Strategy to “Make the Right Real” to support the full and effective participation of persons with disabilities.
Senior officials also acknowledged the importance of promoting and protecting the rights of older persons, along with strengthening the linkages between international migration and development through more effective management of migration.
(Courtesy WAM)

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