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CAUTION: The following links and
accompanying text have been culled from the web to illuminate the situation
in The Central African Republic in the early years of the 21st Century.
Some of these links may lead to websites that present allegations that are
unsubstantiated, misleading or even false. No attempt has been
made to validate their authenticity or to verify their content. HOW TO USE THIS WEBPAGE Students If you are looking
for material to use in a term-paper, you are advised to scan the postings on
this page and others to see which aspects of poverty are of particular
interest to you. You might be
interested in exploring the relationship between distribution of labor and
per-capita GDP, for example. Perhaps
your paper could focus on life expectancy or infant mortality. Other factors of interest might be
unemployment, literacy, access to basic services, etc. On the other hand, you might choose to
include some of the possible outgrowths of poverty such as Human
Trafficking, Street Children,
or even Prostitution. There is a lot to the subject of
Poverty. Scan other countries as well
as this one. Draw comparisons between
activity in adjacent countries and/or regions. Meanwhile, check out some of the Term-Paper resources
that are available on-line. Teachers Check out some of
the Resources
for Teachers attached to this website. *** Extreme Weather *** The
Central African Republic (CAR) is one of the most vulnerable regions in the
world when it comes to climate and environmental shocks. The region is
already feeling the effects of unpredictable bouts of extreme weather and
drought, which have started to drive displacement, impede governance, and
incite tensions at all levels of society. According
to the United States Institute of Peace, Central African governments and
militaries are ill-prepared to absorb climate shocks. The magnitude of these
shocks is only expected to increase in the coming years. Without a concerted
effort to build resilience, adding climate shocks to the region’s complex mix
of crises will only instigate further instability as time goes on. – Microsoft BING Copilot *** ARCHIVES *** The
World Factbook – Central African Republic U.S. Central Intelligence Agency CIA www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/ct.html [accessed 21
December 2020] World Factbook website
has moved to ---> www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/countries/central-african-republic/ [accessed 5 January 2021] Important
constraints to economic development include the CAR's landlocked geography,
poor transportation system, largely unskilled work force, and legacy of
misdirected macroeconomic policies. Factional fighting between the government
and its opponents remains a drag on economic revitalization. Distribution of
income is highly unequal and grants from the international community can only
partially meet humanitarian needs GDP -
per capita (PPP): $700 (2017
est.) Labor
force - by occupation: agriculture:
--% industry:
--% services:
--% (2017
est.) Unemployment
rate: 6.9% (2017
est.) Population
below poverty line: 62% (2017
est.) Maternal
mortality rate: 829
deaths/100,000 live births (2017 est.) Infant
mortality rate: total: 80.6
deaths/1,000 live births Life
expectancy at birth: total population: 54.2 years Drinking
water source: improved: total: 68.5% of
population Physicians
density: 0.07 physicians/1,000 population (2017) Sanitation
facility access: improved: total: 21.8% of
population Electricity
access: electrification - total population: 14% (2016) The
Borgen Project – Central African Republic CAR borgenproject.org/category/central-african-republic/ [accessed 24 January 2021] The Borgen Project works with U.S. leaders to utilize the
United States’ platform behind efforts toward improving living conditions for
the world’s poor. It is an innovative,
national campaign that is working to make poverty a focus of U.S. foreign
policy. It believes that leaders of
the most powerful nation on earth should be doing more to address global
poverty. From ending segregation to providing women with the right to vote,
nearly every wrong ever righted in history was achieved through advocacy. The
Borgen Project addresses the big picture, operating
at the political level advancing policies and programs that improve living
conditions for those living on less than $1 per day. ~
5 Facts About Poverty In The Central African Republic borgenproject.org/facts-about-poverty-in-the-central-african-republic/ ~
Child Poverty In The Central African Republic borgenproject.org/child-poverty-in-the-central-african-republic/ ~
Combating Hunger In The Central African Republic borgenproject.org/hunger-in-the-central-african-republic/ ~
Trypanosomiasis In The Central African Republic borgenproject.org/trypanosomiasis-in-the-central-african-republic/ ~
4 Facts About Measles In The Central African Republic borgenproject.org/measles-central-african-republic/ ~
5 Facts About Hiv In The Central African
Republic borgenproject.org/hiv-in-the-central-african-republic/ ~
Preserving Healthcare In The Central African Republic borgenproject.org/healthcare-in-central-african-republic/ ~
Homelessness In The Central African Republic: Causes And Impacts borgenproject.org/poverty-central-african-republic/ ~
New Developments And Humanitarian Aid In The Central African Republic borgenproject.org/humanitarian-aid-in-the-central-african-republic/ Action
Against Hunger - Central African Republic www.actionagainsthunger.org/countries/africa/central-african-republic [accessed 21 March 2021] The
landlocked Central African Republic is one of the poorest nations in the
world, located in an extremely volatile region and beset by constant
political instability and upheaval. Despite a peace and reconciliation
agreement signed in February 2019, there are still about 600,000 internally
displaced people in the Central African Republic due to armed conflict and
insecurity. More than half of the country's 4.9 million population rely on
humanitarian assistance. Malnutrition remains a major issue and leading
causes of morbidity and mortality for children under five years old. The
World Bank in Central African Republic www.worldbank.org/en/country/centralafricanrepublic/overview [accessed 18 April 2021] The
World Bank supports the Central African Republic's goal to transition from
extended instability to long-term economic recovery. Looking back a few years … Advameg, Inc., Encyclopedia of the Nations www.nationsencyclopedia.com/Africa/Central-African-Republic-ECONOMY.html [accessed 24 January 2021] The
Central African Republic (CAR) has a basically agricultural economy supplemented
by the export of diamonds. Agriculture engages about 85% of the workforce and
produces about half of GDP. Food crops—manioc (tapioca), corn, millet,
bananas, and rice—are grown on low-technology farms for domestic consumption.
Coffee, tobacco, timber and cotton are the CAR's principal export crops. World
Bank and IMF programs to support investments in livestock, agriculture, and
the transportation sectors have not been successful. As such, the World Bank
and IMF as of 2003 were concentrating on poverty reduction programs and
reform plans to refuel the economy, including the privatization of
state-owned enterprises and corruption-fighting measures. All
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