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Reaching the furthest behind: Civil society and key stakeholders convened to assess approaches on localization

At the sidelines of the recently held 11th Asia Pacific Forum on Sustainable Development (APFSD), the Asia Pacific Regional CSO...

Nowhere in the Middle: APRCEM NGO Constituency on the outcomes of the SDG Summit

At the midpoint of the Agenda 2030, only 15% of the targets are on track. In the Asia-Pacific, this translates...

On the right to development: Reality of Aid-Asia Pacific’s inputs to the UN Special Rapporteur

The United Nations Special Rapporteur on the right to development released a call for inputs on reinvigorating the right to...

Beyond UN’s Build Back Better: Three things the APFSD did not tackle

Last March 28 to 31, the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UNESCAP) held its...

Building Back Better, Together: How can SDG 17 and civil society partnerships ensure genuine development in recovering from the COVID-19 pandemic?

The COVID-19 pandemic has shown opportunities for strengthening multi-stakeholder partnerships, especially among development partners, as they mitigate the economic, environmental...

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...

Global South Side Event at the HLPF 2021

The Covid-19 pandemic is an unprecedented global health crisis with impacts on economies and sustainable development of countries, especially in...

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...

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...

CSOs demand accountability, lament tokenistic CSO space in the FfD regional dialogue

The United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UN ESCAP) held the First High-Level Follow-up Dialogue...

Asia Pacific CSOs call for rights-based and people-centered sustainable development financing

Rights-based and people-centered sustainable development financing was the primary message of civil society groups during the Asia Pacific Outreach Meeting...