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Burundi: Joint Staff Assessment of the Interim Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper

February 12, 2004

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Burundi: Joint Staff Assessment of the Interim Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper, (USA: International Monetary Fund, 2004) accessed November 22, 2024

Summary

The poverty reduction strategy program summarizes the current state of knowledge on poverty in Burundi derived from the participatory process and national consultations. The paper describes Burundi’s serious poverty situation and presents a sound poverty reduction strategy that is integrated into the immediate post-conflict priorities stemming from the Arusha agreement. Peace and democratic governance; reintegration of conflict victims and disadvantaged groups into the economy; private sector development; issues on human capital; HIV/AIDS-related issues; and advancing the role of women in development are the priority areas.

Subject: Education, Health, Poverty, Poverty reduction, Poverty reduction strategy

Keywords: CR, Emergency poverty reduction program, I-PRSP, I-PRSP action framework, I-PRSP call, I-PRSP process, I-PRSP strategy, ISCR, Poverty reduction, Poverty reduction strategy, Sound poverty reduction strategy

Publication Details

  • Pages:

    11

  • Volume:

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  • DOI:

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  • Issue:

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  • Series:

    Country Report No. 2004/036

  • Stock No:

    1BDIEA0022004

  • ISBN:

    9781451802856

  • ISSN:

    1934-7685