The compilation of this report involved a large number of people, from the UN agencies, from NGO's, as consultants to the ACC/SCN, and those commissioned in-country to prepare and collate national data.
Contributions to the research, compilation and analysis of data, and text preparation, were made by Dr. M. Immink, Dr. M. Lotfi, Dr. M. O'Regan, Ms. R. Sarnoff, and Ms. K. Test. Mme. M-H. Phesans helped with data entry.
Data were provided by many institutions in the different countries, as given in Appendix C. Most useful information was compiled and provided by Catholic Relief Services, FEWS (Tulane University), ILO, and INCAP. PAHO kindly provided both compilation and review of data from Latin America and the Caribbean. Basic data were provided by FAO, UNICEF, WHO, and the World Bank. Mr. J. Gorstein and Dr. R. Miller (WHO) provided important specific data.
We gratefully acknowledge the help of all those who have contributed.
Comments on drafts of this report from headquarters and field staff of FAO, UNICEF, and WHO were much appreciated. The Advisory Group on Nutrition of the ACC/SCN provided important guidance throughout preparation of the report.
A. W. Kelly
J. B. Mason
ACC/SCN
14 December 1988
