The Asia Pacific Global Accelerator Policy Forum - Meeting the Commitments for Productive Employment and Universal Social Protection was held in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, on the 8-9 April 2025. Co-hosted by the International Labour Organization (ILO) and the Ministry of Labour and Vocational Training (MLVT), Cambodia, and in coordination with United Nations (UN) partners, the Policy Forum brought together tripartite constituents, and development stakeholders of the six Global Accelerator Pathfinder Countries of the Asia Pacific.
Over the two-day agenda, senior policymakers and delegates from the pathfinder countries of Cambodia, Indonesia, Nepal, Pakistan, the Philippines and Viet Nam, presented their progress to date in the development and implementation of their respective Global Accelerator National Roadmaps. They engaged through thematic sessions exploring integrated strategies spanning skills, employment, social protection and sustainable financing. These sessions provided lenses focused on promoting just transitions toward inclusive, digitally-enabled and more environmentally sustainable national economies, and accelerating global progress toward the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.