Nepal: Voluntary National Review, 2024
Main Messages
Nepal has incorporated the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development in its national policies, plans and programs. It has been consistently working to localize these efforts at the sub-national and community levels. Collaborative endeavors of the government and stakeholders have helped in bringing significant socio-economic changes in the country.
Up to the midpoint of SDGs…
The SDGs have been well-integrated into Nepal’s national development frameworks. Nepal
has developed the SDGs Status and Roadmap 2016-2030, SDGs Needs Assessment, Costing
and Financing Strategy, and SDGs Localization Guidelines that spell out baselines, targets and
implementation and financing strategies for each SDG. Necessary institutional set-ups are also
in place for effective implementation.
Guided by the overarching national aspiration…
1. Introduction
Nepal's social and political progress has been highly progressive. Economic growth remained sluggish but picking up now. Nepal's natural vulnerabilities, from earthquakes to climate change, lie unmitigated. Building on the gains so far, the challenge for Nepal is to swiftly complete the unfinished agenda of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), and embrace a much more ambitious aspiration of fulfilling the SDGs.…
National Reports
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Process
National report - Nepal
Rio+20;
National Focal Point:
Mr. Mahesh Bhattarai
Joint Secretary
National Planning Commission, Nepal
Mission Focal Points:
Ms. Shivani Basnet
Counsellor
Mr. Purushottam Dhungel
First Secretary