Accelerating Equitable Achievements of the MDGs: Closing Gaps in Health and Nutrition Outcomes

Published in February 2012 by the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific, the United Nations Development Programme and the Asian Development Bank, the report focuses on disparities in MDG achievement within and between countries, to address major bottlenecks holding back MDG progress in Asia-Pacific region.The report continues to be the most authoritative regional assessment of the progress so far achieved and obstacles encountered in achieving the MDGs in Asia and the Pacific region. It provides a basis for conducting policy dialogue at senior level and generating regional consensus on some of the most pressing development issues facing the region.