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Eastern Europe and the CIS, which together consist of 28 nations, are home to some 460 million people, whose average life expectancy is 69 years. The average per capita GNI amounts to USD 4,815, while five percent of the population in the region live on less than one dollar a day.
The transition countries which were part of the former Soviet Union continue to move away from socialist economies to democracy and market economies. In this transition period, although poverty issues have been raised, most of the countries rapidly improved themselves through economic growth. Personal income levels have risen rapidly from 2004, and even doubled between 2004 and 2007. However, development gaps between countries have widened. Gaps between urban and rural areas within countries are also widening.
As for the MDG targets in the Eastern Europe and the CIS regions, universal primary education targets are set to be achieved in most of the countries. Targets in relation to equal education opportunities being offered to both genders are close to being achieved or have already been achieved. In most countries, especially the CIS countries, child mortality rates are lower than the international average, and thus the MDG targets in this area are expected to be achieved.
In the Eastern Europe and the CIS regions, cases of HIV/AIDS have doubled in the 15-49 age group from 2001 to 2007. Access to safe drinking water has been improved, but inadequate investments related to water infrastructures are becoming a big issue.
Although KOICA’s aid levels to Eastern European and CIS countries have fluctuated since 1991, they show an upward trend.
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KOICA supported 13 Eastern European and CIS countries with 5.9% of its total aid budget or USD 16.2 million, more than a twofold budget increase from the USD 7.5 million in 2007. Uzbekistan was the prime partner with USD 5.8 million, followed by Kazakhstan and Azerbaijan. The top five partner countries received 91.4% of aid allocated to the region. As for priority sectors, 26.3% of aid was disbursed to the governance sector, followed by industry & energy, and health.
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| Assistance by Sectoral Priority in the
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