Consultant Cash Based Transfer Officer
WORLD FOOD PROGRAMME
Burundi is one of the poorest countries in the world, low-income, food deficit and densely populated. The 2019 United Nations Development Programme's Human Development Report ranked Burundi 185 out of 189 countries. Poverty is widespread, with 65 percent of the population living in poverty, particularly in rural areas. Agriculture is the backbone of the economy, accounts for over 40 percent of the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) and employs over 80 percent of the population, while Burundi has the lowest land productivity in Central and East Africa. With a population estimated at 11.8 million in 2020, Burundi has the second highest population density in Sub-Saharan Africa with more than 400 inhabitants per square kilometre. Over 45 percent of the Burundians are children under the age of 15 years. As a result of the growing population and subsequent increased demand for land, the poorest and most vulnerable populations, who are mainly women, generally depend on marginal lands. Rapid environmental degradation has negatively impacted livelihoods and contributed to a decline in natural resources. Since 2015, the country is suffering from a political and socio-economic crisis which has resulted in both internal and external displacements, and more than 333,700 Burundians are refugees in neighbouring countries (July...
Burundi : Bubanza - Bujumbura - Bururi - Cankuzo - Cibitoke - Gitega - Karuzi - Kayanza - Kirundo - Makamba - Muramvya - Muyinga - Mwaro - Ngozi - Rumonge - Rutana - Ruyigi
2020-10-12
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