Dr Fahmida Khatun, Executive Director of CPD was invited by the Division for Sustainable Development Goals in the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs to a consultation meeting on sustainable development challenges and opportunities in the Asian and Pacific region held in the Philippines during 29-30 November 2022. The discussions and outcome of this meeting will serve as inputs to the 2023 United Nations Global Sustainable Development Report (GSDR) which will inform the 2023 Sustainable Development Goals Summit (SDG Summit). The GSDR, produced once every four years, is written by an independent group of 15 scientists appointed by the United Nations Secretary-General.