Sub-regional Workshop on MDGs for Central and East Asia

A Sub-regional Workshop on Millennium Development Goals and the post-2015 Development Framework for Central and East Asia will be held in Almaty, Kazakhstan 26-28 September 2012. It is being organized by the Asian Development Bank, ESCAP and UNDP and participants will be senior officials, directly in charge of MDGs at Planning and Environment Ministries, by invitation only.

The purpose of the workshop is to discuss key sectoral issues affecting the achievement of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) in Central and East Asian countries, identify options for accelerating progress and strengthen the capacity to achieve MDGs in the sub-region by 2015 and its objectives are to:

• Assess the progress toward achieving the MDGs achievements in both 'on track' and 'off track' countries in Central and East Asia (building upon the foundation established by previous monitoring work done by ADB, UNESCAP, UNDP) in key sectors such as health, environment and education. 
• Identify the impediments to achieving MDGs in each of the sectors, including their implications for the post 2015 development framework. 
• Identify the development priorities of countries in the sub-regions for the post-2015 period and the appropriate development framework to address the economic, social and environmental needs of these countries.

Previous meetings have been held in Kathmandu and  Shanghai for their respective regions in 2009 and 2010.

A Sub-regional Workshop on Millennium Development Goals and the post-2015 Development Framework for Central and East Asia will be held in Almaty, Kazakhstan 26-28 September 2012. It is being organized by the Asian Development Bank, ESCAP and UNDP and participants will be senior officials, directly in charge of MDGs at Planning and Environment Ministries, by invitation only.