[Tlc] L-UN report

[Txiabneeb Vaj]

FYI,

The report may have been even more devasted if the are formally named
the "Special Xaixoumboum Zone" was apart of the studies...just a
thought...



On 11/8/07, justinm at ucr.edu <justinm at ucr.edu> wrote:
> FYI.
> Thanks,
> justin
>
> 2007-1108 - BKK Post - UN reports serious malnutrition in Laos
>
> http://www.bangkokpost.com/breaking_news/breakingnews.php?id=123399
>
> UN reports serious malnutrition in Laos
>
> Half of the children in rural Laos are "chroncially
> malnourished," according to a study released by the United
> Nations World Food Programme (WFP) on Thursday.
>
> "In rural Laos today, every second child is chronically
> malnourished," said WFP Laos Representative Christa Raeder.
> "For some ethnic groups, the level of chronic malnutrition is
> even higher," said Raeder in a statement made available in
> Bangkok.
>
> The WFP study, the first of its kind conducted in the Lao
> People's Democratic Republic (PDR), found that 13 per cent of
> rural households, or approximately 84,000 households, were
> "food insecure" at post-harvest time, and 50 per cent of rural
> households (330,000 households) were at risk of becoming food
> insecure.
>
> The survey indicated 50 per cent malnutrition among children
> in rural areas, or approximately 255,000 chronically
> malnourished children in Laos today.
>
> Food insecurity is especially critical in the northern
> provinces of Bokeo and Xiengkhuang, and in Saravane and Sekong
> provinces in the south, where the highest levels of chronic
> malnutrition was among ethnic minority groups.
>
> Laos is a land-locked country half the size of France with a
> population of 6.5 million people.
>
> Much of the country is mountainous and inaccessible by road.
>
> The majority of people in rural Laos, especially in the
> highlands, still depend on natural resources for their
> livelihoods and nutrition and wild game, including fish, which
> still make up the bulk of protein and fat consumption, said
> the WFP.
>
> Laos, one of Asia's poorest countries which has been under
> communist rule since 1975, has had a poor record in providing
> food, education and health services to its remote rural areas,
> especially the highlands where most ethnic minorities reside.
>
> Much of the government's budget is financed by foreign aid.
>
> "The Government of Lao PDR and the donor community should give
> the highest priority to addressing child malnutrition as a
> critical aspect of national development," said Raeder. (dpa)
>
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