A full copy of the Asia and the Pacific SDG Progress Report 2022 can be accessed following the launch event at: https://www.unescap.org/kp/2022/asia-and-pacific-sdg-progress-report-2022.
Information about the event is available here, https://www.unescap.org/events/2022/virtual-regional-launch-asia-and-pacific-sdg-progress-report-2022.
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10:30 - 10:55
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Launch of the Report (Plenary)
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| 10:55 - 11:15 | Breakout Session: South-East Asia |
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Introduction Madelyn Almazora (Moderator) Regional Advisor/Deputy Head, Sub-Regional Office for South-East Asia, ESCAP |
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Presentation of the SDG Results for South-East Asia Head, Sub-Regional Office for South-East Asia, ESCAP |
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Interventions: Ms. Joy Blessilda Sinay Senior Officer, ASEAN Integration Monitoring Directorate, ASEAN Secretariat Assistant Professor Chol Bunnag Director of SDG Move, Thammasat University, Thailand |
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| Q&A from audience (Moderator will facilitate) |
Ms. Joy Blessilda Sinay is Senior Officer at the ASEAN Integration Monitoring Directorate of the ASEAN Secretariat. She is involved in the development of economic research and policy analysis programmes, particularly in the areas of macroeconomics, finance integration, and socio-economic issues.
Ms. Sinay has broad experience in macroeconomic policy and research, sustainable development policy, and development planning. She holds a Master of Arts (Economics) from the University of the Philippines and a Masters in International and Development Economics from the University of Applied Sciences – Berlin.
Assistant Professor Chol Bunnag obtained a bachelor’s degree in Economics from Thammasat University and a master’s in Development Economics from the UK. He is the founder and currently the director of SDG Move (Centre for SDG Research and Support), a research centre under Faculty of Economics, Thammasat University, conducting research and supporting the implementation of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in Thailand. He is also the manager of SDSN Thailand, which is a national network connecting with a global academic network for sustainable development, the SDSN (Sustainable Development Solutions Network).
Assistant Professor Chol Bunnag is an economist with interest in sustainable development, environmental management, agricultural and rural development, supporting system for SDG implementation and SDG governance. He is also one of a few scholars in Thailand who follows closely the SDG implementation in Thailand since the beginning.
Mr. Rony Soerakoesoemah is Head of the Subregional Office for South-East Asia at UN ESCAP. He initiates work on the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development in eleven member countries, in partnership with governments, international institutions, civil society, and private sector entities. He also leads the cooperation for the UN with ASEAN in the economic and social-cultural areas. Prior to UN ESCAP, he managed economic development programmes and delivered technical assistance in the ASEAN and the Pacific region. He has extensive experience in policy analysis, development cooperation, and regional integration in Asia and the Pacific.