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Djibouti
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MDG Profile:
Alleviating poverty still the number one priority
Djibouti has committed to achieve the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) and in doing so to improve the living conditions in the country. The Social and Economic Development law (2001-2010) initiated the process of accelerated and sustainable economic growth and institutionalized the PRSP which is a strategy to reduce poverty and attain the MDGs. The supply of safe drinking water was one of the key concerns on the agenda.
In 2004 the poverty alleviation strategy framework (PRSP), mainstreamed the MDGs into the process. The PRSP has four main strategic axes: (a) foster economic growth and strengthen competition; (b) to encourage development of the labour force, promote the role of women, employment and creation of income-generating activities; (c) to support sustainable local development and improved access to basic social services; and (d) to promote good governance. The Government has recently launched the National Initiative for Social Development, especially targeting poor and vulnerable groups, which seeks solutions to social problems through integrated public policies.
To achieve the national goals to reduce poverty, the government adopted sectoral strategies, particularly in the fields of education; health; HIV/AIDS, malaria and tuberculosis; environment; housing; and women empowerment. The United Nations provided support to develop subsequent strategies, projects and programmes as well as the correspondent monitoring framework.
A considerable increase in budget allocations to priority social sectors supported these efforts. There has been significant improvement in the education and health indicators. The levels of poverty (42 per cent of the population live in extreme poverty), malnutrition, and access to safe drinking water and decent housing are still on the list of top priorities.
The challenges lie in: weak capacities at central and local levels; maintaining macroeconomic stability; solving the higher unemployment; difficulty in accessing investment resources and ensuring an equitable and inclusive economic growth.
The response from partners considered the need to strengthen capacities and to raise awareness among the population on MDGs. The Millenium Caravan for Human Development, organized in 2003 by UNDP jointly with the United Nations Agencies, Government, civil society, private sector and the French army in Djibouti, enabled the team journey throughout the country and promote human development concerns among the public. Continuous advocacy efforts are deployed by UNDP in order to ensure that all government initiatives are MDG-oriented. An adequate reporting on MDGs is also performed including setting up of thirty-eight indicators geared towards monitoring MDG progress. Last updated 1 November 2007
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Total population
(millions): |
0.8 |
Surface area
(sq. km): |
23,200 |
GDP per capita
(PPP US$): |
2,293 |
GDP growth
(annual %): |
4.8
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Human Development Index
(Rank 1 - 177): |
148 |
Life expectancy at birth
(years): |
53.4 |
Population below PPP $1 per day
(%): |
N/A |
Net enrolment ratio in primary education
(% both sexes): |
38.3 |
Carbon dioxide emissions per capita
(metric tons): |
0.4639 |
Unemployment, total
(% of total labor force): |
N/A |
NOTE: The MDG data presented here is the latest available from the United Nations Statistics Division. The World Bank has recently released new poverty estimates, which reflect improvements in internationally comparable price data. The new data estimates set a new poverty line of US$1.25 a day and offer a much more accurate picture of the cost of living in developing countries. They are based on the results of the 2005 International Comparison Program (ICP), released in first half of 2008. Country-specific poverty estimates will be released by the World Bank in late 2008
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