Global Civil Society & the UN Sustainable Development Goals

Goal 1: End poverty in all its forms everywhere

No Poverty


Eradicating extreme poverty for all people everywhere by 2030 is a pivotal goal of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. Extreme poverty, defined as surviving on less than $2.15 per person per day at 2017 purchasing power parity, has witnessed remarkable declines over recent decades.

However, the emergence of COVID-19 marked a turning point, reversing these gains as the number of individuals living in extreme poverty increased for the first time in a generation by almost 90 million over previous predictions.

Even prior to the pandemic, the momentum of poverty reduction was slowing down. By the end of 2022, nowcasting suggested that 8.4 per cent of the world’s population, or as many as 670 million people, could still be living in extreme poverty. This setback effectively erased approximately three years of progress in poverty alleviation.

If current patterns persist, an estimated 7% of the global population – around 575 million people – could still find themselves trapped in extreme poverty by 2030, with a significant concentration in sub-Saharan Africa.

A shocking revelation is the resurgence of hunger levels to those last observed in 2005. Equally concerning is the persistent increase in food prices across a larger number of countries compared to the period from 2015 to 2019. This dual challenge of poverty and food security poses a critical global concern.

Name Acronym Founded City HQ Country/Territory HQ Type I Type II

Architects Regional Council Asia

ARCASIA 1979 Singapore Singapore F

Ariadne - European Funders for Social Change and Human Rights

Ariadne 2009 London UK F

Armenian Relief Society

ARS 1910 Watertown MA USA E

Art Services International

ASI 1966 Alexandria VA USA N

Artists Project Earth

APE Banbury UK G

Arts Access International

2005 Waikanae New Zealand N

Arts for Global Development

2002 G

ASCEND

1982 Holladay UT USA N

ASEAN CSR Network

2010 Singapore Singapore F

ASEAN Framework Agreement on Services

AFAS 1995 T g

ASEAN Social Security Association

ASSA 1998 D

ASEM Global Aging Center

AGAC 2018 Seoul Korea Rep G

Ashinaga

1993 Tokyo Japan G

Asia and Pacific Commission on Agricultural Statistics

APCAS 1963 Bangkok Thailand E g

Asia and Pacific Plant Protection Commission

APPPC 1955 Bangkok Thailand E g

Asia and the Pacific Policy Society

J

Asia Centre for Social Entrepreneurship and Philanthropy

ACSEP Singapore Singapore G

Asia Democracy Network

ADN 2013 Seoul Korea Rep D

Asia Oceania Geosciences Society

AOGS 2003 Singapore Singapore D

Asia Pacific Association of Technology and Society

APATAS J

Asia Pacific Rural and Agricultural Credit Association

APRACA 1977 Bangkok Thailand D

Asia Pacific Student Services Association

APSSA 1988 Kowloon Hong Kong D

Asia South Pacific Association for Basic and Adult Education

ASPBAE 1964 Quezon City Philippines D

Asia Water Council

AWC 2016 Daejeon Korea Rep D y

Asia-Europe Foundation

ASEF 1997 Singapore Singapore F fg

Asia-Pacific Centre for Social Investment and and Philanthropy

APCSIP 2001 Hawthorn VIC Australia G

Asia-Pacific Fishery Commission

APFIC 1948 Bangkok Thailand E g

Asia-Pacific Forestry Commission

APFC 1949 Bangkok Thailand E g

Asia-Pacific Islands Rural Advisory Services Network

APIRAS 2011 Los Baños Philippines F

Asia-Pacific Regional Network for Early Childhood

ARNEC 2008 Singapore Singapore E

Asia-Pacific Science, Technology and Society Network

APSTSN 2008 F

Asia-Pacific Spa and Wellness Coalition

APSWC 2006 Singapore Singapore D

AsiaLink

Northwich UK G

Asian Aid Organization

1966 Wauchope NSW Australia G

Asian and Pacific Association for Social Work Education

APASWE 1974 D

Asian Center for Population and Community Development

ACPD 1978 Bangkok Thailand G

Asian Church Women's Conference

ACWC 1958 F

Asian Co-Benefits Partnership

ACP 2009 Hayama Japan F

Asian Coalition for Housing Rights

ACHR 1988 Bangkok Thailand F

Asian Food Security Association

AFSA 2010 Dhaka Bangladesh D

Asian Forum for Human Rights and Development

FORUM-ASIA 1991 Bangkok Thailand F

Asian Forum of Parliamentarians on Population and Development

AFPPD 1981 Tokyo Japan F y

Asian Institute of Technology Alumni Association

AITAA 1969 Pathum Thani Thailand E j

Asian MetaCentre for Population and Sustainable Development Analysis

2000 G

Asian Network for Free Elections

ANFREL 1997 Bangkok Thailand F y

Asian Partnership for the Development of Human Resources in Rural Asia

AsiaDHRRA 1994 Quezon City Philippines E

Asian Population and Development Association

APDA 1982 Tokyo Japan G

Asian Population Association

APA 2007 Nakhon Pathom Thailand D

Asian Regional Association for Career Development

ARACD 1970 Sapporo Japan D

Asian Research Service

ARS 1972 Burnaby BC Canada G

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