By Xinhua
Kathmandu : The efforts of South Asian countries in attaining achievements stated in the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) are slow, revealed the South Asia MDGs report, Nepalese News Agency RSS reported Saturday.
The report released by the United Nations Fund for Population Activities concluded that South Asian countries could not attain remarkable progress in the sectors of drinking water and sanitation, poverty alleviation and reduction of child mortality rate.
The literacy rate in South Asian countries is low and around 42 million children are still deprived of getting school education, the report stated.
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.
The report also mentioned that Bangladesh had not witnessed any changes compared to 1990 and poverty level had increased in Sri Lanka.