Meeting the Millennium Development Goals in Nepal

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Eradicate Extreme Poverty and Hunger Poverty - Target likely to be achieved Hunger - Target unlikely to be achieved Achieve Universal Primary Education Possible to achieve if changes are made
Promote Gender Equality and Empower Women Targets possible to achieve if changes are made Reduce Child Mortality Targets likely to be achieved
Improve Maternal Health Improve Maternal Health Targets possible to achieve if changes are made Combat HIV and AIDS, Malaria and other Diseases HIV and AIDS - Target Possible to achieve if changes are made Tuberculosis - Target likely to be achieved
Ensure Environmental Sustainability Environment - Target Possible to achieve if changes are made Water and Sanitation - Target Likely to be achieved Global Partnership for Development Poverty - Target likely to be achieved

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Goal 1 / Eradicate Extreme Poverty and Hunger

Poverty - Target likely to be achieved

Urbanisation, remittances, and higher wages have resulted in a decline of poverty incidence from 42 to 31 percent since the mid-nineties and a further decline is likely. However, the gains for the most excluded groups have been modest and inequality has grown. While on average poverty incidence decreased by 26% from 1996 to 2004, for example, for high caste groups it decreased by 46 percent, but for Muslims only by 6 percent. In the past ten years the Gini-coefficient increased from 0.34 to 0.47 indicating that the gap between the rich and the poor grew further. Nepal has the highest Gini-coefficient in Asia.

Hunger - Target unlikely to be achieved

49 percent of Nepalese children under five are chronically malnourished (stunted). This figure is within the top five in the world. Although there has been some development on the hunger indicators in the past, the recent rapid rise in food prices and the consequences of climate change pose the main challenges in achieving the target. The limited growth in agricultural output needs to be addressed through increased irrigation facilities, improved market access and better use of seeds, fertilizers and pesticides, as well as giving due attention to climate change and deforestation.

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[16-08-2010] - Press Release

Tackling energy poverty can accelerate MDGs

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[11-08-2010] - News

UNDP supports Nepal Police to reduce Gender Based Violence

Nepal enacted the Domestic Violence (Offence and Punishment) Act in 2009, making accountable all Government Agencies to prevent GBV, including the Police.

[03-05-2010] - Press Release

UNDP Regional Director wraps-up visit to Nepal against backdrop of political uncertainty and ongoing development challenges

During the meeting with the Rt. Honourable Prime Minister Mr. Madhav Kumar Nepal, UNDP�s support to the peace process and Nepal�s progress towards achieving the Millennium Development Goals were discussed. Mr. Chhibber emphasized the importance of moving forward with the implementation of the Comprehensive Peace Agreement and indicated UNDP�s ongoing support to the constitution-drafting process. He stressed the importance of the final document enjoying broad legitimacy, by ensuring a high level of consultation with all key stakeholders and the importance of political stability for economic development.

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