Efforts to achieve MDGs losing pace in South Asia
Xinhua, Kathmandu
The efforts of South Asian countries in attaining the millennium development goals (MDGs) are losing momentum, revealed the South Asia MDGs report, Nepali National News Agency, RSS reported Saturday.The report released by the United Nations Fund for Population Activities concluded that the South Asian countries could not attain remarkable progress in the sector of drinking water and sanitation, poverty alleviation and reduction of child mortality rate. The literacy rate in South Asian country is low and around 42 million children are still deprived of getting school education, stated the report. The report claimed that initiatives taken to enhance the living standard of poor people with less than a dollar of income per day have not been adequate. Pakistan attained 64 percent, Nepal 28 percent and India 21 percent goals in connection with reducing poverty level, the report said.
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