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Food and nutrition assistance to malnourished children and HIV and TB affected people
About this Operation
- Operations ID: 200322
Operation Documents
Guinea Bissau has a population of 1.6 million, of whom 30 percent live in urban areas. It is one of the poorest countries in the world, ranking 176 out of 187 countries in the 2011 Human Development Index. Two-thirds of the population live on less than US$2 per day.
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Guinea-Bissau
The internal conflict in Guinea Bissau, which broke out in June 1998 and lasted 11 months, caused infrastructure destruction, the collapse of administrative structures and the disintegration of the social fabric.It is ranked 175 out of 177 countries according to the Human Development Index(HDI) Report in 2007/2008.
Poverty, unemployment and social and eco...