CONTENTS

FOREWORD

OVERVIEW

The status of the MDGs in

Asia and the Pacific

National policies and priorities for

attaining the MDGs

Partnerships

Conclusion

INTRODUCTION

The Millennium Development Goals

Values, rights and governance

Making the links

Poverty reduction and policy choices

I. PROGRESS ON THE MDGs IN ASIA AND THE PACIFIC

Introduction

Goal 1 – Eradicate extreme poverty

and hunger

Goal 2 – Achieve universal primary

education

Goal 3 – Promote gender equality

and empower women

Goal 4 – Reduce child mortality

Goal 5 – Improve maternal health

Goal 6 – Combat HIV/AIDS, malaria

and other diseases

Goal 7 - Ensure environmental

sustainability

Conclusion

II. NATIONAL POLICIES AND PRIORITIES FOR ACHIEVING THE MDGs

The relationship between growth

and poverty

The importance of inequality

Growth, poverty and inequality:

alternative policy options

Achieving the MDG poverty targets

Pro-poor policies

Growth and the other MDGs

The social MDGs and sustainable

poverty reduction

Sources of accelerated social development

Conclusion

III. PARTNERSHIPS FOR ACHIEVING THE MDGs

Introduction

Partnerships for knowledge and

new technology

Partnerships for financial resources

Priorities for policy and reform

Conclusion – priorities for a regional

and South-South partnership

REFERENCES

STATISTICAL APPENDIX