Africa-Press – Angola. The country has a poverty rate of around 54 percent, which means that five out of every 10 Angolans are poor, said the provincial governor of Bengo, Maria AntoĢnio Nelumba, in Caxito thursday.
Speaking at the opening of the III provincial Social Action review conference for 2018-2022, he said that the financial crisis, climate change, drought, floods and other elements contributed to the increase in poverty in Angola.
The lack of food, quality of housing, access to appropriate water and civil registration were highlighted by the government official as being the most common deprivations that the population faces.
By the way, the government official reaffirmed that the Executive will continue to work to improve the social conditions of families in the region.
To this end, he said, the Executive will continue the program to combat hunger and poverty, monetary transfers (Kwenda), the Integrated Plan for Intervention in Municipalities (PIIM) and others.
He recognized that the current state of poverty in Angola has not left the Executive unaware.
Lasting one day, the meeting aimed to analyze the integration of services that contribute to the implementation of the national social action policy with a view to improving the quality of life of people and families in situations of vulnerability and poverty.
The social action conference analyzed topics related to the prevention and protection of citizens in vulnerable situations and social promotion and citizenship.
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