VOL. XXXIX

No. 8

20-November-1995

IRAQ

The Nutritional State Of Iraq's Children Is That Of A Lesser Developed Country

A recent report by the the United Nations' Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) on the state of nutrition in Iraq makes for grim reading. The FAO conducted surveys in Baghdad and Basra in August of this year and its report, one of the few sources of reliable information on the current state of Iraq, concentrates particularly on the condition of Iraqi children. The...