AsiA And the PAcific sdG ProGress rePort 2022 Widening disparities amid COVID-19The shaded areas of the map indicate ESCAP members and associate members. * TheEconomicandSocialCommissionforAsiaandthePaci?c(ESCAP)isthemostinclusiveintergovernmental platform in the Asia-Paci?c region. The Commission promotes cooperation among its 53 member States and 9 associate members in pursuit of solutions to sustainable development challenges. ESCAP is one of the ?ve regional commissions of the United Nations. The ESCAP secretariat supports inclusive, resilient and sustainable development in the region by generating action-oriented knowledge, and by providing technical assistance and capacity-building services in support of national development objectives, regional agreements and the implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. * The designations employed and the presentation of material on this map do not imply the expression of any opinion whatsoever on the part of the Secretariat of the United Nations concerning the legal status of any country, territory, city or area or of its authorities, or concerning the delimitation of its frontiers or boundaries.