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THE LEAST DEVELOPED COUNTRIESMarie-Lise Cerceau
Rafati Mohamed
Florane Abeille
OUTLINE
I. The Least developed countriesa) Where are they ?b) Top 10 poorest countriesc) Place in globalisation
II. Their problemsd) Health e) Educationf) Economicg) Political
Where are they ?
Top 10 poorest Countries of the world - 2013Rank Country Currency GDP Per
Capita (2013)
1 Democratic Republic of the Congo
Congolese Franc
394.25$
2 Zimbabwe Zimbabwean Dollar
589.46$
3 Burundi Burundi Franc 648.58$
4 Liberia Liberian Dollar 716.04$
5 Eritrea Nakfa 792.13$
6 Central African Republic CFA Franc 827.93$
7 Niger CFA Franc 853.43$
8 Malawi Kwacha 893.84$
9 Madagascar Malagasy ariary 972.07$
10 Afghanistan Afghan Afghani 1 072.19$
Top 10 poorest countries GDP Per Capita
Some of their many problems : Extreme poverty and massive unemployment Low level of human resource development Vulnerability in their economic Poor infrastructural development Socio-economic and political instability Widening gap between rich and poor Discrimination, injustice and inequality Internal conflicts and different kinds of terrorism Poor governance Increasing corruption Demographic explosion Poor access to technology Brain-drain Poor export capability Lack of security Corrupted Bureaucracy Health
TO CONCLUDE
Priority Areas for Action Productive capacity
Agriculture, food security and rural development
Trade
Commodities
Human and social development
Multiple crises and other emerging challenges
Mobilizing financial resources for development and capacity-building
Good governance at all levels