The launch of the Asia and the Pacific SDG Progress Report 2024 was held on Thursday, 15 February 2024, from 11:00 to 12:00 hours (Bangkok time, UTC+7), at the Foreign Correspondent’s Club of Thailand (FCCT), Bangkok and Online via Zoom.

• Presentation
• Opening remarks
• Attendance summary

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Key speakers

• Lin Yang, Deputy Executive Secretary for Programme, Office of the Executive Secretary, ESCAP
• Rachael Beaven, Director, Statistics Division, ESCAP

Moderator:

• Mitch Hsieh, Chief of Communications and Knowledge Management, ESCAP

Key messages

• As of 2024, how has the Asia-Pacific region progressed for each of the 17 SDGs?
• How does sex, age, and income influence the chances of being left behind?
• Are there examples of evidence-based actions taken to achieve the SDGs?