In a week when the spectre of famine raised its ugly head again in Guatemala, the Programa Mundial de Alimentos (PMA) and the Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL) presented in Guatemala the study: "El Costo del Hambre, Impacto Económico y social de la Desnutrición Infantil" [The Cost of Hunger, Economic and Social Impact of Child Malnutrition].

The report spelled out in black and white just how pronounced the problem of famine and malnutrition has been in Guatemala. Relative to other countries in Central America, Guatemalans have suffered the worst malnutrition consistently since 1965.