MDG Report 2012 - United Nations in Bangladesh

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MessageAir Vice Marshal (Retd.) A. K. KhandkerMinisterMinistry of PlanningGovernment of the People‟s Republic ofBangladeshI am happy to learn that the General Economics Division (GED) of the Bangladesh PlanningCommission has prepared the „Millennium Development Goals: Bangladesh Progress Report2012‟ taking inputs from relevant ministries and related stakeholders. I hope the report willbe helpful to track record of Bangladesh‟s achievements and status in respect of MDGsattainment. It will also provide inputs to draw the attention of all stakeholders for fulfillingthe set goals in stipulated time.The Government of Bangladesh in its Sixth Five Year Plan (2011-2015) has integrated theMillennium Development Goals within the broader agenda of the economic and socialtargets. The first implementation report of the Sixth Plan reveals that Bangladesh is on trackin achieving the targets set to be implemented by 2015. Our success is also acclaimedglobally and our Hon‟ble Prime Minister was awarded with „UN MDG Awards 2010‟. Shewas also awarded the South-South Award 'Digital Health For Digital Development' in 2011for her innovative idea to use the Information and Communication Technology for progressof the health of women and children.This is the sixth publication of Bangladesh MDGs Progress Report after 2005, 2007, 2008,2009 and 2011. The report highlights the current trends of achieving the goals and identifiedfuture policy interventions in attaining the set targets. It shows that Bangladesh has alreadymet some targets of MDGs like reducing Poverty Gap Ratio, attaining Gender Parity atPrimary and Secondary levels education, Under-five Mortality Rate reduction, containingHIV infection with access to antiretroviral drugs, Children under five sleeping underinsecticide treated bed nets, detection and cure rate of TB under DOTS etc. Hence, it canrightly be said that Bangladesh has been convincingly moving towards achieving most of thegoals, while some of the goals can be attained with enhanced efforts. However, some goalswill need more time to be achieved.I take the opportunity to thank the GED officials for their efforts in preparing the reportwhich, I am sure, will be beneficial for the policy makers, researchers, academia, plannersand development partners dealing with the MDGs. I would also like to offer thanks to variousMinistries/Divisions/Agencies for supplying inputs/data for preparation of the report.(Air Vice Marshal (Retd.) A. K. Khandker)2
Foreword„Millennium Development Goals: Bangladesh Progress Report 2012‟ is the sixth report monitoringthe progress of MDGs in Bangladesh after 2005. This report is prepared and published by the GeneralEconomics Division (GED) of the Planning Commission after taking inputs from differentministries/divisions/agencies that are implementing various programmes/projects with the aim toachieving the set goals.The report shows that Bangladesh has achieved remarkable progresses in the areas of povertyalleviation, primary school enrolment, gender parity in primary and secondary level education,lowering the infant and under-five mortality rate and maternal mortality ratio, improvingimmunization coverage and reducing the incidence of communicable diseases. The 2010 HIES datareveal that incidence of poverty has been declining at an annual rate of 2.47 percent in Bangladeshduring 1991-1992 to 2010. In this context it can be said that the target of halving the population livingunder the poverty line has already been achieved in 2012.The report indicates the challenges of achieving MDGs in several key areas. The education sectorfaces significant challenges in achieving some of the targets which include ensuring survival rate tograde V, improving quality of primary education, increasing share of education in government budgetand increasing coverage and improving quality of adolescent and adult literacy programmes.Notwithstanding the low incidence of the communicable diseases and the progress made, Bangladeshfaces challenges in maintaining the trend. These include inadequate coverage of Most at RiskPopulation, limited technical and managerial capacity and lack of strategic information management.In case of environment, some of the important challenges are: efficient use of forest resources, lack offacilitating technology, lack of proper regulation and adequate enforcement that reveal the gaps inexpected fisheries sector development, lack of information in the area of chemical fertilizerconsumption and energy mix, and developing water efficient agricultural practices. All thesechallenges have to be overcome with concerted efforts by all for sustainable growth and developmentin achieving MDGs.The challenges ahead of Bangladesh call for mobilizing required resources and targeted interventionsin the areas lagging behind. This report would assist the Government of Bangladesh and otherstakeholders to take appropriate measures regarding the off-track targets to bring in line to achieve theMDGs by 2015. A new chapter has been added on the activities and process of preparing newDevelopment Goals beyond 2015 period, so that the relevant stakeholders are informed and beengaged in the preparation process of new goals and targets that will, however, be finalized in 2015.I am thankful to all including concerned GED officials and other Focal Points in the relevantMinistries who helped us providing timely data/information in preparation of this Report. We all fromGED are grateful to our Hon‟ble Planning Minister Air Vice Marshal (Retd.) A.K. Khandker M.P. forhis intimate support and inspiration in bringing out this Progress Report on MDGs within a short time.(Prof. Shamsul Alam, Ph.D)MemberGeneral Economics DivisionPlanning CommissionJune, 20133
Page 1: The Millennium Development GoalsBan
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Page 7 and 8: List of TablesPage No.Table 2.1: Co
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Page 14 and 15: Executive SummaryIt is encouraging
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Page 18 and 19: Chapter 1IntroductionBuilding on th
Page 20 and 21: Target 6.C: Have halted by 2015 and
Page 22 and 23: Chapter 2Eradicate Extreme Poverty
Page 24 and 25: Indicator 1.1a: Proportion of popul
Page 26 and 27: In percentThe squared poverty gap,
Page 28 and 29: The information relating to growth
Page 30 and 31: Indicator 1.6: Proportion of employ
Page 32 and 33: There has been some improvement in
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Page 36 and 37: livelihood components such as healt
Page 38 and 39: Chapter 3Achieve Universal Primary
Page 40 and 41: Indicator 2.2: Proportion of pupils
Page 42 and 43: environment and learning achievemen
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Page 46 and 47: 4.1 IntroductionBangladesh has alre
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Page 50 and 51: Table 4.1: Participation of Labour
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to narrow the gap through intensive
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Chapter 5Reduce Child MortalityMDG
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the case of rural areas, the under-
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oth sexes. In the case of males, IM
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immunization campaigns, e.g., tetan
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MMR per 100,000 live births6.1 Intr
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%Figure 6.3: Trend of MMR of Bangla
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Survey 2011, on average, women have
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At risk of becoming pregnant, not u
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The life-cycle approach should be u
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Chapter 7Combat HIV/AIDS, Malaria a
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Indicator 6.2: Condom use at last h
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Indicator 6.6b: Death rate associat
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Figure 7.1: DOTS Coverage and Treat
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The coverage of most at risk popula
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Chapter 8Ensure Environmental Susta
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Indicator 7.2: CO 2 emissions, tota
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Target 7.B: Reduce biodiversity los
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systems. Table 8.4 shows the progre
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Table 8.6: Percentage of Urban Popu
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Development and implementation of s
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Goal, targets and indicators (as re
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US$ MillionYearTable 9.1: Trends in
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Table 9.3: ODA Received from the OE
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No quantitative information on this
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Indicator 8.15: Cellular subscriber
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Stimulating South-South trade still
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information and strategy on various
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Chapter 10The Journey towards Post-
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intensity of growth, institutional
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Social protection as an instrument
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MDG framework should be on acknowle
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Annexure116
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Goals, targets and indicators (revi
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Goals, targets and indicators (revi
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Annex 2Some macroeconomic indicator
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Annex 3Some tables and figures rela
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Figure 3: Regional comparison of po
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Table 7: International comparison o
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Table 4: Adult literacy rate, 1991-
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Table 5: Proportion of female membe
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Table 3: Infant mortality rate (IMR
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Table 4: Vaccination coverage (meas
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6. Data related to MDG 6Table 1: In
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Table 2: International comparison o
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Annex 4POST 2015 DEVELOPMENT AGENDA
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21 January 2013 at the Planning Com
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support from the developed countrie
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TargetsIndicators1.4 Create opportu
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Targets3.4 Ensure sustainable suppl
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TargetsIndicatorsdiseases by typeGo
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Targets7.2 Reduce vulnerability of
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Goal 9: Promote sustainable product
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TargetsIndicators Percentage of non
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TargetsIndicators11.7 Strengthen pa
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