Report of the ASEAN Regional Assessment of MDG Achievement and Post-2015 Development Priorities

The UNDP and the ASEAN Secretariat’s work that resulted in this “ASEAN Regional Assessment of MDG Achievement and Post-2015 Development Priorities” demonstrates the ASEAN region’s commitment to better accountability in the measurement of progress. This is an international norm that now also palpably guides the region’s own conduct. Significant MDG challenges remain and the report shows that more complex challenges are clearly upon us. The different ASEAN sectoral bodies have begun to describe the challenges for the region in the coming years through the medium of this report. Yet, the backward glance we are given here revealing unachieved MDGs warns of the need to first persevere further to acquire some of the seemingly more rudimentary development capabilities.