International Development written question – answered at on 26 January 2012.
Chris Evans
Labour, Islwyn
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what estimate his Department has made on the number of people living in poverty in Burkina Faso.
Stephen O'Brien
The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for International Development
According to the latest available data from the World Bank (2003), it is estimated that 56.5% out of Burkina Faso's total population of 16.5 million are living below the international poverty line of $1.25 per day.
The Department for International Development (DFID) does not have an aid programme or a presence in Burkina Faso.
Yes2 people think so
No1 person thinks not
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