ASEAN not on track for SDG goals
Despite its best efforts to reach the United Nations’ (UN) Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), a report by the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) released on Monday stated that on its current trajectory, Asia Pacific will not achieve any of the 17 SDGs by its 2030 target.
For more than half of the SDGs, progress has stagnated or heading in the wrong direction. The situation is actually deteriorating when it comes to providing clean water and sanitation (SDG 6), ensuring decent work and economic growth (SDG 8) and supporting sustainable consumption and production (SDG 12).
Jason Thomas
