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