“Fast-tracking the SDGs: Driving Asia-Pacific transformations is the theme report of the Asia-Pacific SDG partnership for 2020 (with technical updates to country classification). Reflecting on the theme of the 7th Asia-Pacific Forum on Sustainable Development, it informs regional and global dialogue on sustainable development as well as national and regional implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. It invites governments and stakeholders to align COVID-19 pandemic response and recovery strategies with the achievement of the SDGs and provides insights for the way forward.”
CHAPTER 4: ACTIONS FOR ACCELERATING TRANSFORMATION – RESPONDING TO COVID-19 AND BEYOND
Building Blocks for Accelerating Transformations
- Setting the direction: A new mission orientation
- Aligning systems and institutions
- Sustaining the momentum for change – readying people and institutions to
foster transformations - Policymaking for dealing with tradeoffs and complexity
Aligning COVID-19 responses with accelerating transformation for the SDGs
- Efforts to strengthen social solidarity and ensure that “no one is left behind”
must be redoubled - Take a close look at the impacts on children and youth
- Mechanisms and initiatives to deepen the learnings from the pandemic, and applying them to the six entry points for accelerating transformation for the SDGs will be essential
- The four building blocks for accelerating transformation identified in this report take on renewed resonance and relevance as Asia and the Pacific confront the COVID-19 pandemic
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Publsihed by: https://sdgasiapacific.net/ 20 May 2020
