Since the end of violent conflict in April 2002, about 4 million displaced Angolans have returned to their communities, supported by a government-led initiative to provide emergency food aid and humanitarian assistance. Much remains to be done, however, to tackle widespread poverty, improve social and health conditions, and restore and update the physical infrastructure. In addition, the civil conflict has left the country with a sizable debt, a swollen public sector payroll, and largely unaccountable state institutions that dominate critical areas of the
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE The IMF approved the disbursement of US$50 million (1.7 percent of GDP) under the Rapid Credit Facility to support the authorities’ response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The economic impact of the pandemic is hitting the poorest with little social safety net, and food security of those relying on uncertain daily income is a pressing concern. The authorities have responded by taking revenue and expenditure measures to support emergency food aid for the poor; improving monitoring and control of spending; and safeguarding scarce
needed, requiring close cooperation between the authorities and development partners, including: procuring and distributing medical supplies; ensuring households have access to food throughout the lockdown; and funding and executing the budget—including paying wages to health workers even in the face of anticipated revenue shortfalls. The Liberian authorities are enhancing their response including by: putting all available domestic resources into the government consolidated account; reallocating non-essential spending to emergency food aid; improving monitoring and
Committees Table 57: Emergency food aid supplied to disaster victims Table 58: Demarcated and attributed plots, until 9 June Table 59: Construction of houses by province, until 9 November Table 60: Reconstruction of houses in Maputo City Table 61: Reconstruction of houses in Maputo Province Table 62: 2007 Budget Balance Table 63: 2007 State Revenue Table 64: Operating Expenditure Table 65: Investment Expenditure Table 66: Expenditure in the PARPA Priority Sectors Table 67: Percentage Distribution of Expenditure in the PARPA Priority Sectors