A SNAPSHOT OF THE PROGRESS ON CMDGs CMDG1: Eradicating extreme poverty and hunger
Significant progress has been made in reducing consumption poverty and food poverty. Poverty level has been reduced at a rate of more than one percentage point annually since early last decade and poverty rate stood at around 20% in 2011 compared to the target of 19.5% in 2015. Consumption inequality too has steadily fallen over the same period, indicated by the fact that in 2011 the poorest 20% population consumed around 9% of the total consumption against the target of 11% in 2015.
However, children’s and women’s nutrition status stands at a level that requires more efforts in improving it. Assessment: Poverty reduction targets are met but the need to further improve child and women nutrition status remains a key priority.