Global Civil Society & the UN Sustainable Development Goals

Goal 1: End poverty in all its forms everywhere

No Poverty


While global poverty rates have been cut by more than half since 2000, one in ten people in developing regions are still living with their families on less than the international poverty line of US$1.90 a day, and there are millions more who make little more than this daily amount. Significant progress has been made in many countries within Eastern and Southeastern Asia, but up to 42% of the population in Sub-Saharan Africa continues to live below the poverty line.

Poverty is more than the lack of income and resources to ensure a sustainable livelihood. Its manifestations include hunger and malnutrition, limited access to education and other basic services, social discrimination and exclusion as well as the lack of participation in decision-making.

Economic growth must be inclusive to provide sustainable jobs and promote equality. Social protection systems need to be implemented to help alleviate the suffering of disaster-prone countries and provide support in the face of great economic risks. These systems will help strengthen responses by afflicted populations to unexpected economic losses during disasters and will eventually help to end extreme poverty in the most impoverished areas.

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

Art Services International

ASI 1966 Alexandria VA USA N

Artists Project Earth

APE Banbury UK G

Arts Access International

2005 Waikanae New Zealand N

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 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

Asian Rural Institute - Rural Leaders Training Center

ARI 1973 Nasushiobara Japan E j

Asian Venture Philanthropy Network

AVPN 2011 Singapore Singapore F y

Asian Women's Welfare Association

AWWA 1970 Singapore Singapore N

Asian Youth Centre

AYC 1984 Hyderabad India E

Asian-Pacific League for Freedom and Democracy

APLFD 1954 Taipei Taiwan F

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