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The effects of sanctions |
| Effects of sanctions on Iraq
[11-21-02]
On August 6, 1990, the U.N. Security Council imposed
economic sanctions on Iraq, prohibiting all imports (except medical
supplies) and exports, unless the Security Council permitted exceptions.
While the sanctions are intended to limit the regime's access to weapons
materials, here's what's happened to the Iraqi people since then:
 | 23% of all births affected by low infant birth
weight |
| 1 in 4 children under 5 years old affected by
chronic malnutrition - double the amount from 1991 to 1996 |
| Only 41% of the population has regular access to
clean water *83% of schools in Central and Southern Iraq need
substantial repairs |
| School enrollment has declined to 53% |
| Overall data point to the fact that "the
country has experienced a shift from relative affluence to massive
poverty." |
Source: "Guide
to Sanctions" (based on U.N. Security Council Humanitarian
Panel's report), Campaign Against Sanctions in Iraq, March 30, 1999.
Source: Sojourners 2002 (c) http://www.sojo.net
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