Guatemala
As a consequence of the drought and other factors that are affecting Guatemala, UNICEF is presently conducting a nutritional assessment in 102 of the poorest districts of the country. Preliminary information reveal a worrying situation that tends to worsen: 16% of children under 5 years of age in the Chiquimula, Jutiapa and Zacapa are suffering from acute malnutrition, ranging from 3 to 28 %.

According to these preliminary estimates, up to 100,000 children under 5 may be in risk of dying due to malnutrition.

This paper is based on the coordinated views of analysts and experts from agencies across the federal government. It was produced by the National Intelligence Council under the auspices of David F. Gordon, National Intelligence Officer for Economics and Global Issues.Queries should be addressed to Dr. Gordon at the National Intelligence Council.
Information available as of 15 August 2001 was used in preparing this report.

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(Received from a UN Information Officer.)

BRUSSELS, 16 May -- A group of more than 200 mayors from throughout the world formally committed themselves today to the fight against poverty in their cities and expressed their determination to actively promote city-to-city cooperation, at the Third United Nations Conference on Least Developed Countries, being held in Brussels.

Adopting a declaration at the conclusion of a day-and-a-half-long "Meeting of Mayors", the participants took special note of the particular structural difficulties facing cities

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Rome, 1 March 2001 -- Some 60 million people in 33 countries are facing food emergencies of varying intensity, according to a .

FAO's Foodcrops and Shortages found sub-Saharan Africa worst off with 16 countries suffering from exceptional food emergencies caused mostly by natural disasters and civil strife. Despite improved weather conditions recently, the report says, the effects of the drought in Eastern Africa are still being felt in Ethiopia, Eritrea, Kenya, Sudan and Tanzania, where emergency food assistance continues to be provided

Index site of Satellite images of Haiti acquired with NOAA Satellites. Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI) images for the years 1999, 2000 and 2001and averaged scenes can be found.