Asian Geographic 3 - 2016 SG

le Ft Young and old

participate in a World Food

Program (WFP) school

activity in Namtha, Laos

above Institutions like the

Asian Development Bank

(ADB) foster grassroots

entrepreneurship, like these

young women in Borneo

tending their market stall

JIM NEALE is a photojournalist who travels
extensively throughout the Middle East,
Africa and Asia. He is a contributing
photographer for the UN World Food program
as well as other UN agencies.

relief efforts. WFP identifies and
prioritises gender-challenged
areas in developing countries and
quickly calibrates its response to
build capacity and help resolve the
problems of inequality that these
women encounter.

Empowerment for all
Comprehensive studies by both
the ADB and WFP have shown that
by elevating the status of women
through gender equality programs,
a corresponding increase in the
family’s economic standard will
ensue. To achieve this outcome, a
balance of cultural awareness and
enlightened educational processes
will be employed, to help assure
that equitable opportunities and
financial compensation is maintained.
This proven strategy has been
reinvigorated by these recent UN
initiatives, and it is this momentum
that will propel Asia and the Pacific
forward into the 21st century. The
empowerment of women means
empowerment of all. ag

Set in 2015, each SDG has specific targets to be achieved

over the next 15 years and its overall aim is to end

poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all.

http://www.un.org/sustainabledevelopment/sustainable-development-goals

No Pover t y HungerZero^

Good Health

& Well Being

Clean Water

& Sanitation

Industry

Innovation and

Infrastructure

Responsible

Consumption and

Production

Life

On Land

Gender

Equality

Sustainable Cities

& Communities

Life Below

Wa te r

Partnerships

For The Goals

Gender

Equality

Quality

Education

Reduce

Inequalities

Climate

Action

Peace, Justice &

Strong Institutions

Affordable &

Clean Energy