Burundi: International Community Commits More Than $2 Billion to Accelerate Burundi's Development Progress

A high-level conference of Burundi's development partners concluded today at the Palais des Nations in Geneva, where more than 400 public and private representatives from a range of countries from the United States to the United Emirates, UN Agencies, Funds and Programmes, the European Union, World Bank, International Monetary Fund and African Development Bank met for two days to identify ways to support the country's continued progress in reducing poverty and ensuring sustainable livelihoods.

The Government of Burundi had hoped to mobilize $1.1 billion to support its development plan, "but we ended up with more than $2 billion registered commitments at the conference," said Pamphile Muderega, permanent secretary of the National Aid Coordination Committee. "This represents a doubling of our already optimistic expectations."

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