Frontlines: Junes Past
FrontLines - June 2010
1970: A May 31
earthquake strikes Peru,
leaving 300,000 people
homeless in the Callejon
de Hulleyas Valley of the
Andes Mountains, reports
the June 19 edition of
FrontLines. USAID plays
a key role in responding
to the disaster that Robert
Finch, presidential assistant
in charge of relief for
Peru, called “the worst
catastrophe in the history of the
western Americas.”
1980: While modern
chemicals have helped to solve
a host of problems—including
the control of insects, weeds,
rodents, and microorganisms—
concerns arise over resulting
threats to the environment
and human health, reports the
June 12 FrontLines. Use of
alternative methods of control
such as natural predators and
development of genetically
resistant plant strains could
decrease U.S. pesticide use by
up to 75 percent, according to
the congressional Office of
Technology Assessment.
1990: Following
Nicaragua’s first “free and
fair” elections on April 25,
the Agency’s Task Force on
Humanitarian Assistance ceases
operations, having completed
its work, reports the June
FrontLines. The task force’s
$157 million program supported
the Central American
peace process that included
assistance for the Nicaraguan
Resistance and resulted in an
election victory for the
democractic opposition.
2000: FrontLines highlights
a report from the Business
Alliance for International
Economic Development concluding
that growth of the
U.S. economy is linked to
the increase of a worldwide
middle class. “America’s
trading partners of the
future will account for a
growing percentage of the
jobs within our borders,”
says the report. Development
programs play a critical
role in the process, notes
the report that promotes
the expansion of foreign
assistance.
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