The Asia and the Pacific SDG Progress Report 2021 analyses trends as well as data availability for monitoring progress toward the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in Asia-Pacific and its five subregions. It assesses gaps that must be closed to achieve the goals by 2030. This assessment is designed to ensure that the region's actions remain on target, shortcomings are addressed as they arise, and all interested parties remain engaged. This edition also explores the impact of COVID-19 on achieving the 2030 Agenda, with inputs from partner UN agencies