Asia-Pacific Aspirations: Perspectives for a Post-2015 Development Agenda

Abstract

This report, the eighth in a series produced under a tripartite partnership involving ADB, the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP), and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), comes at a critical juncture when the international community needs one strong final push to achieve the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs).

Citizens and leaders of the world are also discussing the shape of a framework for a transformative development agenda beyond 2015. This report identifies areas for accelerated action, emerging challenges, and illustrative regional development priorities for the future.