UNICEF confirms that Cuba only Latin American country w/o infant malnutrition (nowhere in English)

[Judi Lynn]

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17/08
UNICEF confirms that Cuba is the only Latin American country without child malnutrition

The United Nations Organization for Food and Agriculture has also recognized Cuba as the nation with more advances in Latin America in the fight against malnutrition.

(Kaosenlared) In the latest report of the United Nations Fund for Children (UNICEF) entitled "Progress for Children A Report Card on Nutrition" found that in the world today there are 146 million children under five years with problems of severe malnutrition. According to the document, 28% of these children are in Africa, 17% of Middle East, Asia 15%, 7% in Latin America and the Caribbean, Central Europe 5%, and 27% in other developing countries.

Cuba however has no such problems, the only country in Latin America and the Caribbean that has eliminated child malnutrition, all thanks to the efforts of the Government to improve the food, especially the most vulnerable groups. In addition, the United Nations Organization for Food and Agriculture (FAO) has also recognized Cuba as the nation with more advances in Latin America in the fight against malnutrition.

This is because the Cuban state guarantees a basic food and promotes the benefits of breastfeeding, keeping up the fourth month exclusive breastfeeding and supplementing with other foods until six months of age. Moreover, they are made ​​daily delivery of a liter of fluid milk to all children up to seven years old. Along with other foods such as jams, juices and meats which are distributed equitably.

No wonder the very organization of the United Nations (UN) puts the country at the forefront of compliance with human development. And to top it off by 2015, Cuba's objectives is to eliminate poverty and ensure environmental sustainability. And all this despite 50 years of embargo, economic, commercial and financial embargo imposed by the United States ... http://old . kaosenlared.net /

Thank you, flamingdem. OUTSTANDING evaluation from the United Nations. Of COURSE we wouldn't expect to see it in English for common consumption here. Amazing! Only 90 miles away, too. Always the case.