Over the past decades, sustainable urban development matters have been the focus of the Kingdom of Bahrain, as these challenges formed a fertile ground for research and discussion at various levels of decision-making bodies, which resulted in many national initiatives in planning for housing, infrastructure, open spaces, transport and communication, energy consumption, and waste recycling. Not to mention that Bahrain has a rich experience in dealing with the spatial variable by organising places through urban planning and urban development, in line with its international commitments to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) 2030, Paris Agreement to tackle climate change, Sendai Framework for risk and disaster reduction, and the New Urban Agenda.

In response to the commitment of the Kingdom of Bahrain to translate the goals of the Istanbul Declaration and to reflect the progress made in various areas of sustainable urban development over the past two decades, along with the reflection of the challenges experienced and the lessons learned; the Government of the Kingdom of Bahrain prepared the “KINGDOM OF BAHRAIN HABITAT III NATIONAL REPORT- HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT” which was presented at the United Nations Conference on Housing and Urban Development (Habitat III) to be held in Quito, Ecuador in 2016, as a complementary of the outputs of the first United Nations Conference on Housing and Urban Development (Habitat I that was held in Vancouver in 1976) and the Second United Nations Conference on Housing and Urban Development (Habitat II that was held in Istanbul in 1996). Moreover, a significant attention has been made during the preparation of this report to ensure the participation of all national stakeholders and development partners in line with the international framework for the preparation of the United Nations Human Settlements Report (Habitat III) that consists of six topics covering 40 areas of urban development, in addition to the seventh topic being the urban indicator.

The National Report on the Millennium Development Goals 2015 has been prepared in a manner that combines providing an overall assessment of progress achieved in the Millennium Development Goals in Bahrain, and Highlight national priorities beyond the global goals and targets.

This report includes a national review of the progress in achieving the Millennium Development Goals in the kingdom of Bahrain during the past ten years. It has been prepared as part of the participation, by the Kingdom, for the UN General Assembly in September 2010 to review and assess the progress made on a global level about the achievement of the goals previously approved in 2000/2001 with the adoption of the "Millennium Declaration" during the Millennium Summit held in September 2000.

The Millennium Development Goals: Progress of Work from 2004-2007 was prepared by the Ministry of Labour & Social Development in coordination with line public institutions, Non-Government organizations (NGOs) and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP in Bahrain).

This report released on the 7th of July 2020 to present the global effort to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals.

This report released on the 9th of July 2019 to present the global effort to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals.

This report released on the 20th of June 2018 to present the global effort to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals.

This report released on the 17th of July 2017 to present the global effort to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals.

This report released on the 19th of July 2016 to present the global effort to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals.

Prepared and updated by: United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, October 2020.

Prepared and updated by: United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, November 2019.