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Guinea has a population of about 9 million and is ranked among the world’s least-developed, low-income food-deficit countries; 49 percent of the population live below the poverty line, especially in rural areas. Acute malnutrition is estimated to affect 9.4 percent of children under 5; chronic malnutrition is estimated at 34.8 percent; 25.8 percent of children are underweight. The nutritional status of mothers remains a source of concern because body mass index is below the critical level in 12 percent of cases. All sectors of the population exhibit major micronutrients deficiencies. According to figures published by the Government, the prevalence of HIV varied between 2 percent and 7 percent in 2000 and was estimated at between 3 percent and 8 percent in 2005. Thanks to the efforts made so far, the gross school enrolment rate has been growing steadily over the past few years, reaching 79 percent in 2005. Marked disparities remain between regions, however, as well as between the kinds of academic results obtained. The new 2007–2011 country programme corresponds to the objectives set by the United Nations Development Assistance Framework and conforms to the Government’s development policy. It also conforms to seven of the eight Millennium Development Goals, particularly goals 1–7. The main expected results of the 2007–2011 country programme are: 

• sustained growth in the numbers of children enrolled in primary schools, especially girls, with lower absentee and drop-out rates; 
• improved availability of food through increased farm production in intervention areas; 
• improvement in the nutritional status of children under 5 and of pregnant and lactating women;
• nutritional support for people living with HIV/AIDS;
• improvement in the food security of families affected by AIDS. Synergy between the various components will be promoted in areas where they are implemented together.

WFP assistance is targeted at an average of 170,400 beneficiaries per year. The components will be implemented in areas selected on the basis of vulnerability assessment and mapping conducted in 2005. They are characterized by structural food insecurity, high chronic rates of malnutrition and low rates of school enrolment.

Countries

Guinea

Despite the abundance of natural resources in Guinea, its population endures high poverty and malnutrition rates. Since 2000, the country has experienced socio-economic adversity....