ESCAP：2022年亚洲及太平洋社会展望报告（EN）.pdfVIP

The Workforce We Need Social Outlook for Asia and the Pacific The shaded areas of the map indicate ESCAP members and associate members.* The Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) is the most inclusive intergovernmental platform in the Asia-Pacific region. The Commission promotes cooperation among its 53 member States and 9 associate members in pursuit of solutions to sustainable development challenges. ESCAP is one of the five regional commissions of the United Nations. The ESCAP secretariat supports inclusive, resilient and sustainable development in the region by generating action-oriented knowledge, and by providing technical assistance and capacity-building services in support of national development objectives, regional agreements and the implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. *The designations employed and the presentation of material on this map do not imply the expression of any opinion whatsoever on the part of the Secretariat of the United Nations concerning the legal status of any country, territory, city or area or of its authorities, or concerning the delimitation of its frontiers or boundaries. Foreword he engine of Asia and the Pacific’s effort to achieve the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development is its workforce. The region’s workers Tgenerate tax revenues essential to pay for public goods and services, which they also produce and deliver. Workers ensure the wellbeing of many dependent family members. Our workforce is the bedrock of our societies and the engine of our economies. Yet today, the shortage of decent work, the lack of access to health care and social protection deny the majority of workers the means to fulfil their potential. Our workers are ill-equipped to respond to ongoing and emerging megatrends of climate change, ageing societies and digitalization. The COVID-19 pandemi