Executive summary
- Author: United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific
- Main Title: Achieving the Sustainable Development Goals in South Asia , pp 5-7
- Publication Date: May 2017
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.18356/a68ff8da-en
- Language: English
The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and its 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) present a unique opportunity for South Asia to eradicate poverty and provide a life of dignity to all its people. Despite their economic dynamism and remarkable achievements with regards to the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), South Asian countries still account for 36% of the world’s poor, nearly half of its malnourished children, and suffer from a number of development and infrastructure gaps. A disproportionate concentration of the deprived populations in the subregion that accounts for a quarter of the world’s population means that the global achievement of the SDGs will not be possible without South Asia achieving them.
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ISBN (PDF):
9789210606219
Book DOI:
https://doi.org/10.18356/46e2bbe5-en
Related Subject(s):
Economic and Social Development
Sustainable Development Goals:
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