Responding to the COVID-19 Pandemic: Leaving No Country Behind

Responding to the COVID-19 Pandemic: Leaving No Country Behind Responding to the COVID-19 Pandemic Leaving No Country Behind The Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) is the most inclusive intergovernmental platform in the Asia-Pacific region. [...] United Nations, Asian Development Bank, and United Nations Development Programme The views expressed in this publication are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views and policies of ADB or its Board of Governors or the Secretariat of the United Nations (ESCAP and UNDP) or the governments they represent. [...] The designation of or reference to a particular territory or geographic area or the use of the term “country” in this document do not imply the expression of any opinion whatsoever on the part of the Secretariat of the United Nations, ADB or its Board of Governors, or the governments they represent, concerning the legal or other status of any country, territory, city or area, or of its authorities. [...] The pandemic has exposed the region’s pre-existing social, economic and environmental vulnerabilities and reinforced the importance of the overarching principle of the 2030 Agenda of “leaving no one behind”. [...] The pandemic has Pacific SDG Progress Report 2021 noted that highlighted the region’s growing interdependence before the pandemic the average country in the and the need for joint action to achieve the SDGs.