![]() Besides the inequality among households of different geographical areas, the deterioration of the economy affected households at the national level. The current estimated GDP per capita is USD 4,784.5 but there are huge disparities at the district level. Children living in rural areas (39.8 percent), and especially in the rural interior (79.1 percent), face much higher multidimensional deprivation rates in comparison to children living in urban areas (26.6 percent).Īlthough Suriname is classified by the World Bank as a high-middle-income country, the living conditions and income of about half of the population do not reflect this welfare level. Moreover, multidimensional poverty among children 0-17 years reaches 36.2 percent, with high variability across age groups and areas of residence. Nearly half (48 percent) of the people living in the rural interior of the country are poor, revealing high discrepancies based on geographic location. However, according to the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), more than 26 percent of Suriname’s population was (monetarily) poor in 2017. Suriname is categorized as an upper-middle-income country with a human development index of 99 of 191. Suriname has a small population based on the 2012 Housing and Population Censuses i.e., about 560,741 of which 35.2 percent are children i.e. The Government of Suriname and its partners are focused on achieving the Sustainable Development Goals, including those focused on the rights of children and adolescents. To help them fulfill their potential.Īcross 190 countries and territories, we work for every child, everywhere, every day, to build a better world for everyone. ![]() UNICEF works in some of the world’s toughest places, to reach the world’s most disadvantaged children. It is expected to inform a deeper trends and point-in-time understanding of the social protection sector of Suriname and provide evidence for program-and-policy decisions to strengthen the infrastructure for an optimal SP system for children. This consultancy is to conduct a deep dive into the social protection system in Suriname for children, adolescents and adults - 2015-2022.
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