MDG 7: STATUS AND PROSPECTS ENSURE ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY STATUS AND PROSPECTS REDUCE BY HALF THE PROPORTION OF PEOPLE WITHOUT SUSTAINABLE ACCESS TO SAFE DRINKING WATER AND BASIC SANITATION In 2011, 96 per cent of the population had access to safe drinking water up from 77 per cent in 2000. During the same period rural households with access to safe water rose from 71 to 94 per cent. In 2011, 75 per cent of all households and 67 per cent of rural households had access to hygienic latrines, up from 55 and 48 per cent in 2000. Open defecation is largely practiced by the poor and ethnic minority groups. Three regions with the lowest use of sanitary toilets are the Mekong Delta, Central Highlands and Northern mountainous region. Greater investment and involvement of local authorities and communities is needed to ensure sustainable service delivery, as is partnerships with the private sector to provide low-cost sanitation options to rural households. Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply and Sanitation,
MDG 8: STATUS AND PROSPECTS DEVELOP A GLOBAL PARTNERSHIP FOR DEVELOPMENT Government is making efforts to pay greater attention to citizen’s opinions and to make needed reforms to the civil service system. In 36 provinces there were small, but encouraging increases from 5 to 15 per cent compared with 2011 in control of corruption, transparency, public service delivery and accountability. [Public Administration Performance Index, 2012]
MDG Progress
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