Agenda 2030

Intervention on Sustainable Finance Recovery for UNESCAP’s 5th Southeast Asia Multi-Stakeholder Forum

Last September 30, the Reality of Aid-Asia Pacific (RoA-AP) was tasked to give a short intervention on behalf of the...

On the 2020 ODA Data: Extraordinary times, underwhelming response

The recently published preliminary ODA data of 2020 show that aid spending by DAC members totaled 161.2 billion USD which...

Keynote Speech for the APFSD 2021 Side Event: Civil Society at the Frontlines

Delivered by Jahangir Hasan Masum | Chairperson of the Reality of Aid – Asia Pacific and Executive Director of the...

Risks Abound, Issues Unaddressed in Global COVID Response and Recovery

Although the report acknowledges the USD 1 trillion funding gap developing countries are facing to properly respond to the pandemic,...

Civil Society at the Frontlines of Sustainable Development

CSOs have long proven their significance in pushing for a rights-based, people-centered sustainable development. However, they still face challenges in...

Civil Society at the Frontlines: How can SDG 17 support an enabling environment for CSOs’ recovery and resiliency?

Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) have long proven their significance in pushing for a rights-based, people-centered sustainable development. They have demonstrated...

What’s Next?: Delving into ADB’s policy on today’s health and economic crisis

Several developing countries in Asia Pacific continue to struggle against Coronavirus despite the wealth of information and best practices from...

We are left behind – APFSD tackles accelerating progress on Agenda 2030 amid regressing development gains, fighting COVID-19

In the 7th Asia-Pacific Forum on Sustainable Development (APFSD) held virtually last May 20, the United Nations Economic and Social...

Financing Agenda 2030: Where are the resources?

The ambition of the SDGs, the broad scope of poverty across all developing countries, and growing inequality, demand concerted ‘game-changing’...