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1 Sustainable Development Goals 2016-2030 . National (Preliminary) Report Government of Nepal National Planning Commission 2015. Sustainable Development Goals 2016-2030 . National (Preliminary) Report Government of Nepal National Planning Commission 2015. Recommended Citation National Planning Commission, 2015: Sustainable Development Goals , 2016-2030 , National (Preliminary) Report. Government of Nepal, National Planning Commission, Kathmandu, Nepal Copyright 2015. Government of Nepal National Planning Commission Kathmandu, Nepal Cover Photo by Susmita Hamal (SNPMC Project). Published by Government of Nepal National Planning Commission Singha Durbar, Kathmandu, Nepal Tel: 977-1-4211629. e-mail: Website: All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by any means electronic, mechanical, photocopying recording or otherwise without prior permission.

2 UNDP-NPC joint implementation project "Strengthening National Planning and Monitoring Capacity". (SNPMC) supported the preparation of this SDG National (Preliminary) Report Printed in Nepal Design & Process Masterpiece with Imagination Pvt. Ltd., 9851031259. CONTENTS. i iii EXECUTIVE vii Chapter 1. Current Socioeconomic Situation of the Long-term Development Vision of the Objectives of this Report Preparation Organization of this Chapter 2. Overview of MDG Targets and Overview of Goals and Achievements of Goals and Lessons Learned from Implementing the Chapter 3. Current Status of SDG Targets, Policies and Current Status by Goals and Existing Policies and Institutional Chapter 4. Issues and Challenges in Implementing the Mainstreaming the SDGs into Periodic Plans and Annual Localization of SDGs at Sub-national Up-scaling Mobilizing Financial Capacity Development at the National and Sub-national Post Disaster Recovery and Reconstruction Strengthening Governance and Service Chapter 5.

3 Comments and Recommendations on Major SDGs and Their Targets from Nepal's Observations and Comments on Major Goals and Recommendations on Major Goals and Annex I: Members of Thematic Annex II: Detailed Achievements of MDG Annex IIa: MDG 1: Eradicate extreme poverty and Annex IIb: MDG 2: Achieve universal primary Annex IIc: MDG 3: Promote gender equality and empowerment of Annex IId: MDG 4: Reduce child Annex IIe: MDG 5: Improve maternal Annex IIf: MDG 6: Combat HIV, AIDS, malaria and other Annex IIg: MDG 7: Ensure environmental Annex IIh: MDG 8: Develop a global partnership for Annex III: Overall Progress of MDGs and their Targets (1990 2015)..69. Annex IV: SDG Targets and Indicators for Nepal (2014 2030)..71. Annex IVa: SDG 1: End poverty in all its forms Annex IVb: SDG 2: End hunger, achieve food security and improved nutrition and promote Sustainable Annex IVc: SDG 3: Ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all at all Annex IVd: SDG 4: Ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and promote lifelong learning opportunities for Annex IVe: SDG 5: Achieve gender equality and empower all women and Annex IVf: SDG 6: Ensure availability and Sustainable management of water and sanitation for Annex IVg: SDG 7: Ensure access to affordable, reliable, Sustainable and modern energy for Annex IVh: SDG 8: Promote sustained, inclusive and Sustainable economic growth, full and productive employment and decent work for Annex IVi: SDG 9: Build resilient infrastructure, promote inclusive and Sustainable industrialization and foster Annex IVj: SDG 10.

4 Reduce inequality within and among Annex IVk: SDG 11: Make cities and human settlements inclusive, safe, resilient and Annex IVl: SDG 12: Ensure Sustainable consumption and production Annex IVm: SDG 13: Take urgent action to combat climate change and its Annex IVn: SDG 14: Conserve and sustainably use the oceans, seas and marine resources for Sustainable Annex IVo: SDG 15: Protect, restore and promote Sustainable use of terrestrial ecosystems, sustainably manage forests, combat desertification, and halt and reverse land degradation and halt biodiversity Annex IVp: SDG 16: Promote peaceful and inclusive societies for Sustainable Development , provide access to justice for all and build effective, accountable and Annex IVq: SDG 17: Strengthen the means of implementation and revitalize the global partnership for Sustainable Government of Nepal National Planning Commission Secretariat 1284.

5 Ph. 4211629 / 4211132, Fax: 977-1-4211700. URL: e-mail: Singha Durbar, Kathmandu, Nepal Ref No: PREFACE. Sustainable Development has been a global agenda since the last 25 years. The Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) based on Millennium Declaration in the year 2000 by the United Nations (UN) has set foundation for Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to be achieved by 2030. The UN Conference on Sustainable Development held in Rio de Janeiro in June 2012, and UN General Assembly (UNGA) held in September 2014 prepared solid foundation for SDGs and finally agreed in the UNGA held in September 2015. Nepal, as a member of the UN, is a part of this global initiative. Sustainable Development continues to be in-built in Nepal's socio-economic Development . Nepal's efforts for the successful implementation of the MDGs have also opened new avenues for the implementation of SDGs planned for 2016-2030 .

6 Even before SDGs were endorsed and adopted by the UNGA in September 2015, the Government of Nepal was already in the process of preparing a National Report. This document is the final outcome of this preparation process. The Report assesses the national situation by each SDG from national perspectives, examines their relevance in the national context and provides inputs for national planning, dialogue, and shows a pathway for implementation. Further, this report is expected to guide Nepal in operationalizing the SDGs at all levels national, regional and local. It contains goal-wise indicators and their quantitative benchmarks. Nepal is also aspiring to graduate from the least developed country (LDC) by 2022; and thus the SDGs indicators set by the Government of Nepal (GoN) will help in achieving these novel Goals . The NPC Secretariat would like to extend its appreciation to Dr.

7 Yuba Raj Khatiwada - then Ex-Vice Chairman and now again Vice Chairman of the National Planning Commission (NPC), for leading the whole process of preparing and writing this report. The National Planning Commission Secretariat (NPCS) further recognizes and acknowledges the contributions from the Consultant Dr. Rajendra Kumar BC, who assisted him in this process. The NPCS also acknowledges the contributions from all the staffs and officials of the NPCS, line ministries, Development partners, civil society organizations, and private sector who provided constructive feedback and suggestions on SDG indicators during national dialogue and consultation processes and brought this report in this shape. This Report was also greatly benefitted from the guidance of the then NPC's office bearers namely Honorable Vice Chairman Professor Dr. Govind Raj Pokharel, and Members Professor Dr.

8 Govind Nepal, Dr. Swarnim Wagle, Dr. Bimala Rai Paudel, Dr. Yagya Bahadur Karki, Dr. Bhartendu Mishra, Dr. Chandra Mani Adhikari and Dr. Prem Prasad Dangal. NPCS also extends due credit to the Joint Secretaries and other members of the Thematic Working Groups who worked in the drafting stage of the report. NPCS expresses its sincere thanks to UNDP Nepal for providing financial support to prepare this SDGs National Report through its Strengthening National Planning and Monitoring Capacity (SNPMC) Project and also recognises the editorial support of Mr. Stephen J Keeling. Finally, NPCS takes this opportunity to call upon all the national stakeholders and international Development partners to work together for materializing these Development aspirations for the next 15 years. National Planning Commission Secretariat Sustainable Development Goals , 2016-2030 . iii National (Preliminary)

9 Report Acronyms ADB Asian Development Bank ADS Agriculture Development Strategy AIDS acquired immune deficiency syndrome ANC antenatal care API annual parasite incidence ART anti-retroviral therapy CBS Central Bureau of Statistics CFL compact fluorescent lamp cfu colony forming units CMI clinical malaria incidence CNG compressed natural gas CO2 carbon dioxide CPR contraceptive prevalence rate CTEVT Council for Technical Education and Vocational Training CVD cardiovascular diseases DAC Development Assistant Committee DNA deoxyribonucleic acid DOTS Directly Observed Treatment Short Course DWSS Department of Water Supply and Sewerage ECD early childhood Development EDPs external Development partners EFA Education For All GDI Gender Development Index GDP gross domestic product GEM Gender Empowerment Measure GHG greenhouse gas GL gigalitres GNI gross national income GoN Government of Nepal Sustainable Development Goals , 2016-2030 .

10 Iv National (Preliminary) Report Ha hectares HDI Human Development Index HIPCs Heavily Indebted Poor Countries HIV human immunodeficiency virus ICT information and communication technology ILO International Labour Organization IMR infant mortality rate INGO international non-government organization IPoA Istanbul Programme of Action kWh kilowatt-hour LAPA Local Adaptation Plan for Action LDC least developed country LED light-emitting diode LLDC landlocked least developed country LPG liquid petroleum gas LPS Legislative Parliament Secretariat M&E monitoring and evaluation MDG Millennium Development Goal MICS Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey MMR maternal mortality ratio MNRP million Nepalese Ruppes MoE Ministry of Education MoES Ministry of Education and Sports MoF Ministry of Finance MoFr Ministry of Forests MoHP Ministry of Health and Population MoPIT Ministry of Physical Infrastructure and