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Peru Drought Jun 1990 UNDRO Situation Reports 1 - 5


UNDRO 90/0831

PERU - DROUGHT
UNDRO SITUATION REPORT NO. 1
8 JUNE 1990

BELOW PLEASE FIND TEXT OF THE SECRETARY-GENERAL'S EMERGENCY APPEAL FOR DROUGHT IN PERU.

SITUATION

1. PERU IS SUFFERING FROM WIDESPREAD DROUGHT. THIS IS DUE TO PROLONGED DRY WEATHER SINCE PLANTING FROM SEPTEMBER 1989 AND UNUSUALLY SEVERE FROSTS/HAIL DURING 1989-1990 AGRICULTURAL YEAR. CROPS LOST AND LIVESTOCK ENDANGERED ACROSS THE COUNTRY. CRITICAL EFFECTS OF DROUGHT ON MALNUTRITION, HEALTH AND EMPLOYMENT COMPOUNDED BY SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC SITUATION.