ISLAMABAD: The Asia-Pacific region is set to miss a staggering 103 out of 117 measurable Sus\u00adtai\u00adnable Development Goals (SDGs) targets by 2030 at the current pace.<\/p>\n
The \u201cAsia and the Pacific SDG Progress Report 2026\u201d, published on Wed\u00adnesday by the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP), also reveals a picture of deeply imbalanced development in the region.<\/p>\n
Gains in health and well-being, and poverty reduction over the past decades, are being overshadowed by severe environmental dec\u00adline and widening inequalities. Evidence shows setbacks in ensuring equal access to education and com\u00adpliance with labour rights.<\/p>\n
Insufficient data on gender equality and on peace, justice and strong institutions are obscuring policymakers\u2019 understanding of how effe\u00adctively the most vulnerable are being reached. In critical areas such as climate action, marine conservation and biodiversity, the situation is rapidly deteriorating.<\/p>\n
For cities and communities, persistent regression, including damage to critical infrastructure, underscores a dangerous gap between planning and resilience on the ground.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe very engines of gro\u00adwth that once lifted millions out of poverty and fuelled rapid industrialisation are now undermining our future,\u201d said UN Under-Secretary-General Armida Salsiah Alisja\u00adhbana, who is also the ESCAP executive secretary. \u201cOur collective challe\u00adnge is also our \u00adgreatest opportunity: to build a region that is not only wea\u00adlthier but smarter and healthier,\u201d she added.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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