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More than three years after the crisis: Almost Half of Argentina's Population Still Lives in Poverty
ACF started work in Argentina due to unprecedented crisis in December 2001
February 10, 2005
Madrid, Spain — Argentina, February 10, 2005- The current situation in Argentina, in terms of its population quality of life, continues to be very difficult. 44.3% of Argentinians live in poverty (all those families and individuals with revenues lower than 50% of the net average income) and approximately 17% is considered indigent. Three years after the unprecedented economic, political and institutional crisis lived by Argentina there is still a long ways to go.

Barbara Mineo.

Mission Chief Action Against Hunger in the Country: "Although some political stability as well as an economic stimulus have been achieved, recovery of the de-structured social weaving requires time and much broader efforts. First and third world indicators co-exist in Argentina, which draw an economic and social frame of inequality when it comes to access to basic rights and services, essential to majority of the population, with the northeast and northwest being the areas most punished. This situation continues to negatively impact mainly food security and the population's health."

Anemia: The hidden hunger.

The poorest homes are the most affected. 74% of children ranging in ages from 0 to 14 years old is poor and almost half live in settlements, villages or neighborhoods without the required infrastructure. According to Action Against Hunger Nutritional Surveys, between 40% and 60% of these children suffer from anemia (Iron deficiency) which seriously impact the nervous system development as well as their physical growth while monopolizing their potential and future as adults.

About Action Against Hunger

Action Against Hunger / Action Contre la Faim (ACF), an international relief and development organization committed to saving the lives of malnourished children and families, provides sustainable access to safe water and long-term solutions to hunger. For nearly three decades, ACF has pursued its vision of a world without hunger by combating hunger in emergency situations of conflict, natural disaster, and chronic food insecurity.

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Action Against Hunger - USA

James L. Phelan
Senior External Relations Officer, ACF-USA
Contact James Phelan
Direct: 212-967-7800 x108
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