A virtual event, titled “Linking the achievement of SDG1 and SDG2 to build back better: Poverty alleviation through sustainable agricultural development and rural revitalization” held on 28 April 2021 alongside the 77th session of the Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) showcased lessons learned from poverty alleviation, rural revitalization and international cooperation initiatives, and discussed how such experiences could be upscaled in the region to build back better from the socio-economic impacts of COVID-19.