United Nations Development Programme

Reality has been moving too fast for United Nations data to keep pace, according to a new report on achieving the Millennium Development Goals in Asia and the Pacific region.

The UN says health insurance, pension and social protection measures need to be developed.  It reveals it is difficult to offer a fully up-to-date report.

Only one in five unemployed and underemployed people in Asia has access to unemployment benefits.  Only one third of elderly people receive pensions, according to the report.