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Monday, November 20, 2017

Almost 90% Of Poorest in South East Asia Are In Indonesia And The Philippines— ASEAN Report

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About 90% of people living below the international poverty level in Southeast Asia are living in Indonesia and the Philippines, according to a recent report from Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN).

The report was launched on November 17 in Jakarta, Indonesia by The ASEAN in cooperation with United Nations Development Program (UNDP) and China, and is titled "ASEAN-China-UNDP Report on Financing the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in ASEAN: Strengthening Integrated National Financing Frameworks to Deliver the 2030 Agenda," launched the said report in Jakarta, Indonesia last November 17.

According to the ASEAN report, extreme poverty has fallen across the region from 17% in 2005 to 7% in 2013,most of the working poor remain vulnerable to falling back in to poverty.

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Vongthep Arthakaivalvatee, deputy secretary-general for ASEAN Socio-Cultural Community, said on his reaction that "ASEAN's greatest asset is its people and proper financing will enable (them) to reach their potential."

Indonesia is committed to providing UHC and has set a target for achieving UHC by 2019.

"Financing SDGs is everyone's business. All actors - public, private, domestic and international - have a role to play," said assistant secretary-general Haoliang Xu of the UNDP.

Indonesia has over 257 million people making it the most populous country in ASEAN, followed by the Philippines with around 100 million, combined together, they have the half of the 639 million total population of Southeast Asia.

Source: Khaleej Times