Synchronicity - one of the items that came up this morning when I did my
daily search for breastfeeding news was this:

> Washington File 26 March 2003
> Chamberlin Says U.S. Committed to Providing Assistance to Iraqi People
>
> (USAID Assistant Administrator at Sen. Foreign Relations Committee) (11380)
>
> The United States is committed to providing assistance to the Iraqi
> people to help them realize a prosperous and just nation, says Wendy
> Chamberlin, U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID)
> assistant administrator for Asia and the Near East.
>
> In prepared remarks at a Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing on
> foreign assistance March 26, Chamberlin described USAID objectives and
> accomplishments in nations throughout the Near East, South Asia and
> East Asia and Pacific regions.
>
> "The need for robust foreign assistance has never been more
> compelling," said Chamberlin, who said that economic hopelessness and
> political stagnation in much of the world "are providing fertile
> ground for those seeking to fill the ranks of terrorist groups."

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Of interest.


> Iraq
>
> USAID is committed to providing assistance to the Iraqi people to help
> them realize a prosperous and just Iraq. The development challenges
> are numerous. Iraq's highly centralized administration has resulted in
> a disempowered citizenry and quite limited opportunities for local
> initiatives. In addition, almost one-third of all children in the
> south and center regions of Iraq suffer from malnutrition. Low
> exclusive breastfeeding rates, high prevalence of anemia among women,
> and a high incidence of low birth weight contribute to Iraq's high
> child mortality rate (131 deaths among children under 5 years per
> 1,000 live births). Furthermore, five million people are at risk from
> lack of access to safe water and sanitation.

http://usinfo.state.gov/cgi-bin/washfile/display.pl?p=/products/washfile/lat
est&f=03032606.tlt&t=/products/washfile/newsitem.shtml

-- Jodine Chase

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