Haiti continues in political and economic turmoil, following the failure of recent attempts to ensure the return of the constitutionally elected president.
• Food security-Berween 1980 and 1991, the index of domestic food production fell from 100 to 84. The current embargo has increased the price of food-and of fuel and other basic necessities. Hunger and malnutrition are widespread: an estimated 1,000 children die every month.
• Job and income security-Between 1980 and 1990, per capita income fell on average by 2.4% a year. In 1991, per capita GNP was $380. Unemployment and inflation have risen sharply.