{"id":11,"date":"2016-07-20T16:59:46","date_gmt":"2016-07-20T16:59:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/demo.hashthemes.com\/total\/?page_id=11"},"modified":"2025-05-28T04:20:23","modified_gmt":"2025-05-28T04:20:23","slug":"about-us","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/arrow.org.my\/apfsdyouthforum\/about-us\/","title":{"rendered":"About Us"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"11\" class=\"elementor elementor-11\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-9f897bf elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-items-middle\" data-id=\"9f897bf\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4dde66d\" data-id=\"4dde66d\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d250700 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d250700\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.19.0 - 28-02-2024 *\/\n.elementor-heading-title{padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title[class*=elementor-size-]>a{color:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-small{font-size:15px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-medium{font-size:19px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-large{font-size:29px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xl{font-size:39px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xxl{font-size:59px}<\/style><h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">About Us  - The APFSD Youth Forums<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8998619 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8998619\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e0ee067\" data-id=\"e0ee067\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3526d7e elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"3526d7e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! 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elementor - v3.19.0 - 28-02-2024 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The 2030 Agenda, with its 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), was adopted by all 193 Member States at the United Nations General Assembly in 2015. This global and universal agenda envisions transformative change across social, environmental, and economic dimensions, aiming to bridge the gaps left by the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) and advance sustainable development for the planet.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The 2025 Asia and the Pacific SDG Progress Report highlights that the region is significantly behind in achieving the SDGs. Current estimates suggest a delay of at least 32 years, with the goals projected to be achieved only by 2062. Alarmingly, none of the SDGs are on track to be met by 2030, underscoring the urgent need for immediate and transformative action. With only six years remaining, there is immense pressure to accelerate the implementation of the 2030 Agenda. This is where the Asia-Pacific Forum on Sustainable Development (APFSD) Youth Forum was born.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The APFSD Youth Forum ensures young people\u2019s voices, their realities and perspectives are meaningfully included, in setting, transforming and implementing the regional agenda on sustainable development, with specific reference to the intergovernmental APFSD and the High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development (HLPF). The APFSD Youth Forum focuses on assessing the progress, identifying gaps, and addressing challenges related to the SDGs.<\/span><\/p><p>The APFSD Youth Forum is organised by the Asian-Pacific Resource and Research Centre for Women (ARROW) in together with co-conveners Y-PEER Asia Pacific Centre, Youth LEAD, the Major Group for Children and Youth (MGCY), in collaboration with the RHRN partnership, UNESCAP, UNDP and the Youth Empowerment in Climate Action Platform (YECAP), and in partnership with the Children and Youth Major Group to UNEP (CYMG UNEP).<\/p><p>The APFSD Youth Forum provided a critical platform for young people across the region to reflect on the progress of the SDGs, advocate for meaningful action, and sustain the momentum of global commitments, particularly in the lead-up to the Summit of the Future (SoTF).<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6bd8cb3 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"6bd8cb3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/arrow.org.my\/apfsdyouthforum\/past-forums\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon elementor-align-icon-right\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-long-arrow-alt-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Past APFSD Youth Forums<\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-04a676d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"04a676d\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0024721\" data-id=\"0024721\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-05757c2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"05757c2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! 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