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Eradicate Extreme Poverty and Hunger Poverty Achieve Universal Primary Education Promote Gender Equality and Empower Women Reduce Child Mortality Improve Maternal Health Combat HIV and AIDS, Malaria and other Diseases Ensure Environmental Sustainability Global Partnership for Development


Goal 4 / Reduce Child Mortality

Targets likely to be achieved

A well-coordinated scale up of highly effective child survival interventions, such as vitamin A distribution, immunization and pneumonia treatment has contributed to the fact that the mortality rate among children under five years has been halved during the past 10 years. The largest challenge today is addressing mortality among newborns, now accounting for 54 percent of all deaths among under-five children.

News Updates


[16-08-2010] - Press Release
Tackling energy poverty can accelerate MDGs  
The report points out that the key to the success of the two projects was upfront public investment in capacity development-well over 50 percent of total project costs— which helped overcome substantial gaps in local and national capacities required to deliver, manage, operate and maintain the solutions to providing energy access in rural areas.
[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.