2018 High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development: Report of the Fifth Asia-Pacific Forum on Sustainable Development

At the Fifth Asia-Pacific Forum on Sustainable Development, held in Bangkok from 28-30 March 2018, panellists reflected on the social, environmental and economic challenges to achieving sustainable development and on institutional responses that were being mainstreamed in the region to strengthen resilience to natural disasters and economic shocks, improve the livelihoods of vulnerable populations and ensure that no one was left behind. Social risk factors, such as gender inequality, lack of social protection, rural-urban inequality and lack of financial inclusion and diversification of economic activities, were also discussed.