The European Union and the United Nations have launched a new partnership to eliminate all forms of violence against women and girls, backed by an initial dedicated financial envelope of €500 million. This fact sheet answers questions about this initiative and about violence against women and girls. 

The report is an assessment of the progress towards the SDG targets in Asia and the Pacific and its subregions. Drawing on the analysis of 66 indicators (60 global SDG indicators and 6 proxy indicators) the report forecasts likely progress by 2030 and identifies areas where greater effort is needed.

More specifically, the report addresses the following three broad issues:

In accordance with General Assembly decision 70/1, the Secretary-General, in cooperation with the United Nations system, has the.honour to transmit the 2018 report on progress towards the Sustainable Development Goals. This report provides a global overview of the current situation of the Sustainable Development Goals, based on the latest available data for indicators in the global indicator framework.