{"id":681,"date":"2026-03-11T15:00:04","date_gmt":"2026-03-11T08:00:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thailandembassy.orderofmalta.int\/en\/?post_type=news&#038;p=681"},"modified":"2026-03-11T18:38:44","modified_gmt":"2026-03-11T11:38:44","slug":"thirteenth-asia-pacific-forum-on-sustainable-development","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/thailandembassy.orderofmalta.int\/en\/news\/thirteenth-asia-pacific-forum-on-sustainable-development\/","title":{"rendered":"Thirteenth Asia-Pacific Forum on Sustainable Development"},"featured_media":0,"menu_order":0,"template":"","class_list":["post-681","news","type-news","status-publish","hentry","news_categories-unescap"],"acf":{"hidden_news":"no","evidence":"yes","focus_on":"yes","breaking":"yes","news_cover":{"id":682,"url":"https:\/\/thailandembassy.orderofmalta.int\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/71\/2026\/03\/Intro-scaled-e1773229055861.jpg"},"cover_image_copyrighted":false,"news_content":"<p>Charge d&#8217;Affaires a.i. and Deputy Permanent Observer at UNESCAP Dr Jean-Pierre A. Verbiest participated in the 13th Asia-Pacific Forum on Sustainable Development organized by UNESCAP on 24-27 February 2026.<\/p>\n<p>The Forum included 4 SDG round tables and a Financing for Development round table. It was attended by 1,500 delegates, a record for UNESCAP.<\/p>\n<p>The primary focus of the forum was on assessing progress towards the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Progress on Goal 6 (clean water and sanitation), Goal 7 (Affordable and clean energy), Goal 9 (Industry, innovation and infrastructure), Goal 11 (Sustainable cities and communities) and Goal 17 (Partnership for the Goals) were discussed in particular in preparation of an in-depth review to be held in New York in July 2026 at a High-Level Political forum on sustainable development.<\/p>\n<p>From the presentations and discussions, it was clear that in nearly all the Asia Pacific countries, most of the SDGs will not be achieved by 2030.<\/p>\n","news_gallery":"yes","news_gallery_elements":[{"id":683,"url":"https:\/\/thailandembassy.orderofmalta.int\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/71\/2026\/03\/IMG_0668-scaled.jpeg"},{"id":684,"url":"https:\/\/thailandembassy.orderofmalta.int\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/71\/2026\/03\/IMG_0671.jpg"},{"id":685,"url":"https:\/\/thailandembassy.orderofmalta.int\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/71\/2026\/03\/IMG_0660-scaled.jpeg"},{"id":686,"url":"https:\/\/thailandembassy.orderofmalta.int\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/71\/2026\/03\/att.pBw3Gx0y62Q0GaPvec2deSkfLtAY2BcJFWdR-9RvjNs.jpg"},{"id":687,"url":"https:\/\/thailandembassy.orderofmalta.int\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/71\/2026\/03\/IMG_0663-scaled.jpeg"},{"id":688,"url":"https:\/\/thailandembassy.orderofmalta.int\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/71\/2026\/03\/IMG_0673-scaled.jpeg"},{"id":689,"url":"https:\/\/thailandembassy.orderofmalta.int\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/71\/2026\/03\/IMG_0662-1-scaled.jpeg"},{"id":690,"url":"https:\/\/thailandembassy.orderofmalta.int\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/71\/2026\/03\/IMG_0669-scaled.jpeg"}],"news_excerpt":"The Embassy of the Sovereign Order of Malta in Thailand participates in the 13th Asia-Pacific Forum on Sustainable Development.   "},"news_categories":[{"id":10,"name":"UNESCAP","slug":"unescap","description":"","link":"https:\/\/thailandembassy.orderofmalta.int\/en\/news-categories\/unescap\/"}],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/thailandembassy.orderofmalta.int\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/notizie\/681","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/thailandembassy.orderofmalta.int\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/notizie"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/thailandembassy.orderofmalta.int\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/news"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/thailandembassy.orderofmalta.int\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/notizie\/681\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":710,"href":"https:\/\/thailandembassy.orderofmalta.int\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/notizie\/681\/revisions\/710"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thailandembassy.orderofmalta.int\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=681"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}