The Asia-Pacific region's journey towards a successful achievement of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development should be driven by broad-based productivity gains and further rebalancing towards domestic and regional demand, says the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) in its latest flagship publication. The Economic and Social Survey of Asia and the Pacific 2016 underlines that such a strategy will not only underpin revival of robust and resilient economic growth but will also improve the quality of this growth by making it more inclusive and sustainable.

The Economic and Social Survey of Asia and the Pacific 2016 monitors regional progress, providing cutting-edge analyses and guiding policy discussion on the current and emerging socioeconomic issues and policy challenges to support inclusive and sustainable development in the region.

The Survey will be launched in Ha Noi by the United Nations in Viet Nam with 24 simultaneous regional launches held by experts and academics around Asia and the Pacific.

Note to Editors: You or your representatives are invited to attend (please bring along your press ID for security clearance. Thank you!):

What: Launch of the United Nations Economic and Social Survey of Asia and the Pacific 2016

When: 10.00am, Thursday, 28 April 2016

Who: UN ESCAP and Central Institute for Economic Management (CIEM) experts

Where: C2 Conference Room, Green One UN House (GOUNH)

304 Kim Ma Street, Ba Dinh, Ha Noi

For further information about the event, please contact:

• Trinh Anh Tuan (Mr), UN Communications Specialist, 0903296393, This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

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See the last year survey - 2015 bellow: