South and South-West Asia Development Monitor Number 18, August 2013 The Development Monitor is a bimonthly electronic newsletter, launched in early 2012 (issued on a monthly basis initially), which provides an overview of the work and activities undertaken by the ESCAP South and South-West Asia Office and conferences and knowledge products of relevance to the subregion. The newsletter also provides a compilation of news and articles on themes covered by the ESCAP SSWA work programme.

The South and South-West Asia Office of ESCAP is leading the preparation of a flagship report of the United Nations Country Team in India focusing on the country’s progress on the implementation of the Millennium Development Goals, across different states and indicators, and ways to accelerate progress in areas where it is most lagging during the 2014-2015 period. Only two years remain before the 2015 deadline set by the international community to achieve the goals expires. The report is scheduled for release in late 2013