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Sustainable Development Goals: Bangladesh Progress Report 2018 Sustainable Development Goals: Bangladesh Progress Report 2018 General Economics Division (GED) Bangladesh Planning Commission Ministry of Planning Government of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh December 2018 Sustainable Development Goals: Bangladesh First Progress Report 2018 General Economics Division (GED) Bangladesh Planning Commission Ministry of Planning Government of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh December 2018 Sustainable Development Goals: Bangladesh First Progress Report 2018 SDGs Publication No. # 14 by GED Published in December 2018 Published by General Economics Division (GED) (Making Growth Work for the Poor) Bangladesh Planning Commission Ministry of Planning Government of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh Sher-e-Bangla Nagar, Dhaka-1207, Bangladesh This document is printed with the technical and financial support from Engaging with Institutions (EI), IP Project, UNDP Bangladesh Copyright © General Economics Division, Bangladesh Planning Commission Sher-e-Bangla Nagar, Block-14, Dhaka-1207 All rights are reserved. Copies Printed: 2500 Printed by TURTLE 67/D, Green Road, Dhaka, Bangladesh Photography Mohammad Asad 2 General Economics Division (GED) A H M Mustafa Kamal, FCA, MP Minister Ministry of Planning Government of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh Message I wish to extend my deep appreciation to the General Economics Division (GED) of Bangladesh Planning Commission for successful preparation of the first formal progress report on ‘Bangladesh Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) - 2018’, that aims to appraise the progress made by Bangladesh towards implementation and achievement of the 2030 Global Development Agenda. The Government of Bangladesh has been standing in good stead for its outstanding progress in the areas of poverty alleviation, ensuring food security, primary school enrolment, gender parity in primary and secondary level education, lowering infant and under-five mortality rate and maternal mortality ratio, improving immunization coverage, and reducing the incidence of communicable diseases under the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). Buoyed by the successes of the MDGs, Bangladesh became one of the forerunners in embracing the SDGs – otherwise known as the 2030 Global Development Agenda – to end poverty by increasing national income through redistributive justice, fight inequality and tackle adverse impacts of climate change. Bangladesh takes pride as one of the early starters by completing all groundworks for implementing the SDGs as well as embedding the Global Development Agenda into the 7th Five Year Plan, Mapping of Ministries by goals and targets, Data Gap Analysis, SDG Monitoring and Evaluation Framework, SDGS Financing Strategy, Preparation of Ministry/Division Action Plan, Preparation of Sector Strategy Action Plan. It has also submitted Bangladesh Voluntary National Review 2017 in HLPF in July 2017. Therefore, formulation of the Bangladesh SDGs Progress Report 2018 will serve as an overview of the progress during the beginning years of SDG implementation and a guideline for planning future steps towards achieving the Global Goals. I take this opportunity to thank the GED of the Ministry of Planning, various ministries/divisions and the broader stakeholders who have provided input into preparation of this publication. I also thank the UNDP for providing technical and financial support in bringing out the report. I hope the SDGs Progress Report will be pivotal in demonstrating the overview of advances made towards achieving each of the 17 Global Goals and I am confident Bangladesh would be a major achiever of SDGs. (A H M Mustafa Kamal, FCA, MP) Bangladesh SDGs Progress Report 2018 3 M. A. Mannan, MP Minister of State Ministry of Finance and Ministry of Planning Government of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh Message I would like to congratulate the General Economics Division (GED) of Bangladesh Planning Commission for publishing the ‘Bangladesh Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) Progress Report 2018’ – an outline of the goal wise progress we achieved and where we are lagging behind – within the first two years of adoption of the universally adopted 2030 Global Development Goals. The SDGs built on the success of its predecessor, the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), are comprehensive, far reaching and people centered in nature and call for collaborative partnership to implement these universal and transformative Goals and targets of the 2030 Agenda. In accordance to the very essence of the SDGs to ‘Leave No one Behind’, the Government of Bangladesh has been instrumental in carrying out the task of SDGs implementation by engaging with various stakeholders. To this end, the country has integrated the goals and targets of the Agenda 2030 in its 7th Five Year Plan including preparation of a number of key policy documents to identify the Ministries and Agencies responsible for SDGs implementation and guide them in their actions. The SDGs Progress Report 2018 is a guiding document that sheds light on the progress as well as on the challenges behind achieving the 17 Global Goals and the 169 targets for Bangladesh. Therefore, the Report is a new impetus for reinforcing revision of existing policies for taking more holistic approach towards implementation of the SDGs by 2030. I would like to take this opportunity to thank the GED officials for their initiative, different ministries/ divisions providing inputs and the UNDP for their technical and financial support for preparation of the 2018 SDGs Progress Report. I hope this document will pave the way for taking more planned actions and open gateway for different stakeholders to work jointly with the Government for fully realizing the SDGs. (M. A. Mannan, MP) 4 General Economics Division (GED) Md. Abul Kalam Azad Principal Coordinator (SDGs Affair) Prime Minister’s Office Government of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh Message I am delighted to hear that the General Economics Division (GED) of Bangladesh Planning Commission is publishing the ‘Bangladesh Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) Progress Report 2018. Bangladesh has earned plaudits from the global development community for its outstanding achievements in attaining the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), particularly in achieving the goals of universal primary education, reducing child mortality, promoting gender equality and women empowerment. Owing to its success during the MDGs, the country has been an active participant in embracing the all-encompassing 2030 Global Development Agenda (SDGs) along with inclusion of the 17 Global Goals into its National Development Plan. Formulation of other key policy documents such as Action Plan by the Ministries/Divisions, Data Gap Analysis, Monitoring and Evaluation Framework, SDGS and Financing Strategy and Education Sector Strategy, and Bangladesh Voluntary National Review 2017 were commendable works by the GED. Thus, preparation of this first SDGs Progress Report will act as an overview of the progress and shortfalls in achieving the supremely ambitious and transformational vision of the 2030 Agenda. I would like to extend my special thanks to the GED officials’ and leadership for their effort, dedication and insights in successful preparation of the SDGs Progress Report. I would also like to thank officials and colleagues from different Ministries/Divisions and Agencies for providing their invaluable inputs in completing the report. I would also like to offer my sincere thanks to UNDP for assisting the Government for formulation of this report. I believe that this report will be an effective instrument for highlighting the progress while at the same time pinpointing the areas that call for a more inclusive and immediate response to translate the strategies into tangible actions. In light of the country’s ‘whole of society’ approach, I hope that the document will enhance partnership among various stakeholders – to work collectively in the spirit of ‘together we can’ – to achieve the SDGs in Bangladesh. (Md. Abul Kalam Azad) Bangladesh SDGs Progress Report 2018 5 Dr. Shamsul Alam Member (Senior Secretary) General Economics Division Bangladesh Planning Commission On SDGs First Progress Report 2018 The ‘Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs): Bangladesh Progress Report 2018’ is the first formal report on implementation progress of SDGs in the country. This report is prepared with the inputs received from different Ministries/Divisions/Agencies implementing various programmes/projects relating to SDGs following the result framework developed for monitoring progress of SDGs. Bangladesh is one of the forerunner countries in completing all preparatory works for seamless transition from MDG to SDG. The important exercises that completed are: integrating SDG in the 7th 5-year plan, conducted a data gap analysis, completed financing needs analysis, developed a National Action Plan and Monitoring Framework for SDG. These are important building blocks to guide strategies to achieve the SDGs. The 2018 SDG report covering the years 2016 and 2017 illustrates that progress made by Bangladesh in various areas of economic and social development field including but not limited to our success in reducing extreme poverty measured by $1.90 a day / national poverty line (LPL). Similarly, progress on expanding coverage of social protection and proportion of government expenditure on services (health, education and social protection) as share of total government expenditure are also on track. Progress on wasting is moving at a desired pace,
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