Bolivia Food

Relations between the United States and Bolivia are cordial and cooperative. Development assistance from the United States to Bolivia dates from the 1940s, and the U.S. remains a major partner for economic development, improved health, democracy, and the environment. In 1991, the U.S. Government forgave all of the debt owed by Bolivia to the U.S. Agency for International Development ($341 million) as well as 80% (or $31 million) of the amount owed to the Department of Agriculture for food assistance. The United States also has been a strong supporter of forgiveness of Bolivia's multilateral debt under the Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (HIPC) initiatives. ... [Read More]

Source of Funding for American Aid to Bolivia (Taken Question)

$18,100,000 for Child Survival and Health;$12,100,000 for Development Assistance;$12,000,000 for Economic Support Funds;$2,000,000 for Foreign Military Financing;$800,000 for International Military Education and Training;$31,550,000 for food aid under P.L. 480; [Read More]

Bolivia

Ability to pay can determine a prisoner's cell size, visiting privileges, day-pass eligibility, and place or even length of confinement. Cell prices range from $20 to $5,000 (125 to 30,000 bolivianos), paid to prior occupants or to prisoners who control cell blocks. For example, in the poorest parts of San Pedro prison in La Paz, inmates occupy tiny cells (3 by 4 by 6 feet) with no ventilation, lighting, or beds. Crowding in some "low-rent" sections obliges inmates to sleep sitting up. Although only children up to 6 years old are supposed to live with an incarcerated parent, children as old as age 12 live with their fathers in San Pedro prison. According to the Director General, as of July there were 900 children living with a parent in prison. If such children have nowhere else to go, the Government considers it more humane to support them in prison than to leave them homeless in the streets. The standard prison diet, according to a 1995 study, can cause anemia; the diet has not been ... [Read More]

The United States Diplomatic Mission to Nigeria: Press Release - USAID Announces Contribution To Global Nutrition Program

The funding from USAID and other donors will help support grants to bolster country food programs. Adding vitamins and minerals to common foods, a process known as food fortification, can save lives, prevent disabilities and help build health and productivity. ...

"Well-designed food fortification programs are essential to improving the health of people in the developing world, especially children," said Dr. E. Anne Peterson, USAID Assistant Administrator for the Bureau for Global Health. "Increased intake of vitamins and minerals can reduce the severity of infectious diseases, such as malaria, measles and diarrheal disease. Most significantly, increased vitamin A intake can reduce child mortality by 30 percent. Food fortification reflects the growing global movement determined to give all children the best possible start in life." ... [Read More]

Bolivia

Between January 12 and 28, at least five civilians were killed when major violence erupted in the Chapare region as illegal coca growers ("cocaleros") blocked the major Cochabamba/Santa Cruz highway (see Section 2.b.). On January 14, near Sinahota, Chapare, coca grower Willy Hinojosa, 22, was shot to death. The Ninth Division claimed that troops, in response to an attack by protesters on their lead vehicle, first fired live ammunition into the air and then at the ground, as required by the division's crowd control protocol. Officers speculated that a richochet might have struck Hinojosa. Coca growers offered a different version of events surrounding the death of Willy Hinojosa. They said he had been arrested in Sinahota and was shot while trying to escape. The Public Ministry was investigating the incident at year's end. On January 15, coca growers complained to human rights groups that Felix Colque died as a resul ... [Read More]

"Food Security and Safety: Key Contacts and Internet Sites" - U.S. State Department - May 2002

The National Food Processors Association (NFPA) represents the U.S. food processing industry on scientific and public policy issues involving food safety, nutrition, technical and regulatory matters and consumer affairs. NFPA members produce processed and packaged fruit, vegetable, and grain products, meat, poultry, and seafood products, snacks, drinks and juices, or provide supplies and services to food manufacturers. ...

The mission of the center is to advance rational, science-based food and nutrition policy through research, outreach, public service, teaching, and communications. The center conducts seminars and conferences presented globally for corporate executives and senior public policy- makers on issues related to food and nutrition. It also conducts a graduate program that awards master's degrees in public policy. ... [Read More]

Department of State Washington File: Text: USAID Announces Contribution to Global Nutrition Program

The funding from USAID and other donors will help support grants to bolster country food programs. Adding vitamins and minerals to common foods, a process known as food fortification, can save lives, prevent disabilities and help build health and productivity. ...

"Well-designed food fortification programs are essential to improving the health of people in the developing world, especially children," said Dr. E. Anne Peterson, USAID Assistant Administrator for the Bureau for Global Health. "Increased intake of vitamins and minerals can reduce the severity of infectious diseases, such as malaria, measles and diarrheal disease. Most significantly, increased vitamin A intake can reduce child mortality by 30 percent. Food fortification reflects the growing global movement determined to give all children the best possible start in life." ... [Read More]

V. Country Narratives -- Countries A through G

France is a destination country for women trafficked for the purposes of sexual exploitation and involuntary domestic servitude, primarily from Eastern and Central Europe and Africa. The number of Chinese women trafficked to France for sexual exploitation increased in 2004. The government estimates that there are 10,000 to 12,000 trafficking victims in France, 3,000-8,000 of whom are children forced into prostitution and labor. Nigerian trafficking networks continued to expand their activities in France. Trafficking of Brazilian women and girls for sexual exploitation to French Guiana — a French possession — remained a serious problem. The Government of France fully complies with the minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking. Although the government did not provide full data on investigations, prosecutions, convictions, and sentences, the Secretary of State has ... [Read More]

Bolivia - Cattle Bell (Cencerro )

Type of Object: Ritual Object Materials: Brass Measurements: Size varies from 7 cm. to 25 cm. Date or Period: Colonial (1533-1825) Maker: Quechua and Aymara Designated List Section: VII A Colonial and Republican Religious Art -- Statues Date of Import Restriction: [Read More]

Bolivia

Information on vaccinations and other health precautions, such as safe food and water precautions and insect bite protection, may be obtained from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s hotline for international travelers at 1-877-FYI-TRIP (1-877-394-8747); fax 1-888-CDC-FAXX (1-888-232-3299), or via the CDC’s Internet site at http://www.cdc.gov/travel. For information about outbreaks of infectious diseases abroad consult the World Health Organization’s (WHO) website at http://www.who.int/en. Further health information for travelers is available at http://www.who.int/ith. ... [Read More]