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19-Feb-18 Achievement of MDGs and Adaptation of SDGs: Bangladesh Context Presented by Shimul Sen Assistant Chief General Economics Division (GED) ( Making g Growth Work for the Poor) Bangladesh Planning Commission 15 th February, 2018 1 Eight Millennium Development Goals (2) Primary (1) Poverty and (3) Empower Education Hunger Women By 2015 (4) Child (5) Maternal Mortality Health 193 Member States (6) HIV/AIDS and other Diseases (8) Partnership (7) Environmental for Development Sustainability GED, Bangladesh Planning Commission 2 1

19-Feb-18 Bangladesh MDGs achievements: International recognition  Hon‟ble Prime Minister of Bangladesh was awarded with ‘UN MDG Awards 2010’ for reducing under five child mortality rate (MDG-4).  Bangladesh received South-South Award 'Digital Health For Digital Development' for success on attainment of MDG- 4 & MDG-5.  Bangladesh received ‘Diploma Award’ from Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) for achieving the MDG-1.  Bangladesh was honoured with the ‘special recognition’ for outstanding progress in fighting hunger and poverty.  Bangladesh was awarded ‘South - South Award’ for achievements in alleviating poverty.  Hon‟ble Prime Minister was awarded ‘UNESCO Peace Tree Award’ for her commitment to women‟s empowerment and girls‟ education.  Bangladesh received „ Women in Parliaments Global Forum Award’ , as Bangladesh ranked 10 th out of 142 countries in the political sphere.  Hon‟ble Prime Minister was awarded “ Champions of the Earth ” by UNEP for Policy Leadership .  The UN- Women recognised our Hon‟ble Prime Minister as "Planet 50-50 Champion"  The Global Partnership Forum awarded Hon‟ble Prime Minister "Agent of Change Award" for her outstanding contributions to women empowerment. GED, Bangladesh Planning Commission 3 GED, Bangladesh Planning Commission 4 2

19-Feb-18 Goal 1: Eradicate Extreme Poverty & Hunger Base Current Target  With sustained GDP growth rate of Year Targets Achieved Status Status 2015 1990-91 over 6%, the MDG target of halving the population living under the Proportion of people below national poverty line (from 56.7% to 29%) Goal 24.8 upper poverty line (%) 56.7 29.0 met was achieved by 2012, three years (GED 2015) (Cost of Basic Need=CBN method) ahead of the target date. 6.5 Goal Poverty gap ratio (%) 17.0 8.0  The social protection allocation was met (HIES 2010) increased from 1.98% of GDP in FY Prevalence of underweight children 09 to 2.30% in FY 15. Goal 32.6 under – five years of age (6-59 66.0 33.0 met (BDHS 2014) months), (%)  Half of the total budget expenditure % of people below minimum level 16.4 has been related to poverty 14.0 of dietary energy consumption (1805 On (Estimate 28.0 reduction for the last seven years. kcal/day) Track for 2015 by UNSD) (Direct Calorie Intake = DCI) GED, Bangladesh Planning Commission 5 Goal 2: Achieve Universal Primary Education  Net Enrolment Ratio : Bangladesh Base Current Target Targets Achieved Status Year Status 2015 was well ahead than the regional neighbors, except India and Nepal Net Enrolment Ratio in 98 Goal  Literacy rate : Bangladesh is better 60.5 100.0 Primary Education (%) met (2015, DPE) than India and Pakistan along with other South Asian counterparts Proportion of pupils 43.0 100.0 81.3 Substant starting grade 1 who (2015, DPE) except Maldives and Sri Lanka. ial reach grade 5 (%) Achieve ment  A major milestone in the education Literacy rate of 15-24 - 100.0 sector is the adoption of National 75.4 (Pop. year olds, women and Cens., BBS On Education Policy 2010, which the 2011) men, % Track government is implementing. GED, Bangladesh Planning Commission 6 3

19-Feb-18 Goal 3: Promote Gender Equality and Empower Women Current Base Target  Bangladesh has been maintaining Targets Achieved Status Year 2015 Status gender parity at secondary education level during the last 15 years. Ratio of girls to boys in Primary 1.04 education (Gender Parity Index, 0.83 1.0 Goal met  Gender parity at the secondary level is (DPE 2015) GPI=Girls/Boys) highest in Bangladesh, followed by Maldives, Bhutan, Sri Lanka and Nepal. Ratio of girls to boys in Secondary 1.14 education (Gender Parity Index, 0.52 1.0 Goal met (BANBEIS GPI=Girls/Boys)  With respect to share of women in 2015) wage employment in the non- agriculture sector , Bangladesh Substanti Ratio of girls to boys in Tertiary outperformed India, Pakistan, Nepal, 0.65 al education (Gender Parity Index, 0.37 1.0 (BANBEIS Achievem Afghanistan and Bhutan. GPI=Girls/Boys) 2015) ent GED, Bangladesh Planning Commission 7 Goal 4: Reduce Child Mortality  In order to strengthen primary Base Current Target Targets Achieved Status healthcare facilities, the Year Status 2015 government has launched 13,126 community clinics during the 6th Under-five (6-59 months) 36 Mortality Rate (per 1000 live 146 48 Goal met FYP period. (SVRS 2015) births)  The under-five mortality rate per 1000 live births in Bangladesh is Infant (0-1 year) Mortality lower than that of India and 29 Rate 92 31 Goal met (SVRS 2015) Pakistan. (per 1000 live births)  Bangladesh also performed better than India and Pakistan in case of Proportion of 1 year-old 80 Substantial children immunized against 54 100 (BDHS infant mortality and children 1 year Achievement measles (%) 2014) old immunized against measles. GED, Bangladesh Planning Commission 8 4

19-Feb-18 Goal 5: Improve Maternal Health Base Current Target Targets Achieved Status  Contraceptive Prevalence Rate & Year Status 2015 Maternal Mortality Ratio : Other than Substanti Maternal Mortality Ratio 176 Maldives and Sri Lanka, Bangladesh’s 574 143 al (MMEIG ( per 100,000 live births) achievement is impressive than other Progress 2015) South Asian countries. Proportion of births attended 42.1 by Skill Health Personnel 5.0 50.0 Ditto (BDHS 2014) (%)  Health and Population Sector Programme Contraceptive Prevalence (HPSP), followed by Health Population On 62.1 39.7 72 Rate (%) Track and Nutrition Sector Development (SVRS 2015) Program (HPNSDP) sought to improve the Substanti Antenatal Care coverage (at state of health of the people of the 75 27.5 100 al least 1 visit) % (SVRS 2015) country with focus on women, child and Progress the poor. Antenatal Care coverage (at 31.2 5.5 50 Ditto least 4 visits) % (BDHS 2014) 9 GED, Bangladesh Planning Commission Goal 6: Combat HIV/AIDS, Malaria and Other Diseases Current Target Targets Achieved Base Year Status Status 2015  Bangladesh’s performance in Halting HIV/AIDS is inspiring HIV prevalence among <0.1 (UNAIDS 0.005 Halting On Track population (%) compared to the South Asian 2013) neighbors. Prevalence of Malaria per Substantial 434 776.9 310.8 100,000 Population Progress (NMCP 2014) Deaths of Malaria per 100,000 0.34 1.4 0.6 Goal met  Notwithstanding the success in Population (NMCP 2014) containing Tuberculosis, TB Proportion of children U5 prevalence rate is still highest in 92.2 (NMCP sleeping under insecticide treated 81 90 Goal met 2014) Bangladesh among the regional bed nets (%) countries TB Case Notification rate (all 53 forms) per 100,000 population 59 120 Goal met (WHO 2014) per year Cure Rate of TB under DOTS 92 73 > 90 Goal met GED, Bangladesh Planning Commission 10 (%) (WHO 2014) 5

19-Feb-18 Goal 7: Ensure Environmental Sustainability Base Current Target Targets Achieved Status  In case of Using Improved Drinking Status 2015 Year Water Sources Bangladesh’s 13.40 20.0 Proportion of land area covered Substantial performance is impressive (TD>=30%) 9.0 (TD>=70 by forest (%) Progress comparing to India and Pakistan. (DoF) %) Consumption of ozone –  In case of access to improved 64.9 depleting substance in Ozone 72.6 65.39 Goal met sanitation, Bangladesh has been Depletion Potential (ODP) (DoE, 2013) doing better than Afghanistan, tonnes India, Nepal, Bhutan and Cambodia. Proportion of people using an 97.9 improved Drinking Water 78 100 Goal met (SVRS 2015)  Despite positive picture in Sources afforestation, extensive clearing of forests for agriculture, homestead 7.9: Proportion of population 73.5 Substantial and other non-forest purpose 100 using an improved sanitation 34 Progress ( SVRS, 2015) thwart attaining of the target facility 11 GED, Bangladesh Planning Commission Goal 8: Develop a Global Partnership for Development Base Current Indicators Status Status Year  Between 1990-91 and 2014-15, the disbursement of ODA as a 1.79 proportion of Bangladesh’s GDP has Net ODA received by BD in billion (Ave. FY91 to 1.73 - US$ FY15; GED, fallen from 5.59 per cent to 1.56 2015) per cent. 0.002 Net ODA received by BD as % of - - OECD/DAC donors‟ GNI (FY: 14) (ERD, FY14)  Developing and least developed countries did not get promised Average tariff imposed by developed financial assistance from most of 0-9 countries on agricultural products, 12 - the OECD/DAC countries. (BTC,2011) textile & clothing (%) 5.1 Debt Service as % of exports of Highly 20.9 goods & services (%) Impressive (ERD, FY15) 80 Cellular subscribers per 100 Highly - (BTRC, June population Impressive GED, Bangladesh Planning Commission 12 2015) 6