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²⁴ Data from the Multi-purpose Household Survey, 2000.

25 ²⁵ See the annex “Basic food basket”.

26 ²⁶ See the annex “Breastfeeding and nutritional vulnerability map”.

27 ²⁷ See the annex “The effects of natural phenomena on food security”.

28 ²⁸ For more details see the annex “Evolution of the housing deficit in El Salvador by region, 1995-2000.

29 ²⁹ See the annex “National Housing Policy strategies”.

30 ³⁰ Legislative Decree No. 258 dated 28 May 1992, published in the Diario Oficial, No. 104, vol. 315, of 8 June 1992.

31 ³¹ (1) Legislative Decree No. 592 dated 29 April 1999, published in the Diario Oficial, No. 98, vol. 343, of 27 May 1999.

(2) Legislative Decree No. 528 dated 30 August 2001, published in the Diario Oficial, No. 177, vol. 352, of 20 September 2001.

(3) Legislative Decree No. 822 dated 19 April 2002, published in the Diario Oficial, No. 89, vol. 355, of 15 May 2002.

32 ³² Legislative Decree No. 328 dated 17 May 1973, published in the Diario Oficial, No. 104, vol. 239, of 6 June 1973.

33 ³³ Executive Decree No. 71 dated 25 June 1993, published in the Diario Oficial, No. 133, vol. 320, of 15 June 1993. This decree revoked Executive Decree No. 26 dated 30 April 1979, published in the Diario Oficial, No. 79, vol. 263, of 2 May 1979, which had created the Under-Secretariat for Housing and Urban Development, likewise under the auspices of the Ministry of Public Works; to date it has been amended only by Executive Decree No. 61 dated 30 May 2002, published in the Diario Oficial, No. 110, vol. 355, of 17 June 2002.

34 ³⁴ Decree-Law No. 31 dated 21 February 1961, published in the Diario Oficial, No. 40, vol. 190, of 27 February 1961. This decree-law has been amended by: (1) Legislative Decree No. 59 dated 8 August 1972, published in the Diario Oficial, No. 155, vol. 236, of 23 August 1972; (2) Legislative Decree No. 351 dated
12 June 1973, published in the Diario Oficial, No. 130, vol. 240, of 13 July 1973; (3) Legislative Decree No. 515 dated 8 January 1974, published in the Diario Oficial, No. 13, vol. 242, of 21 January 1974; and (4) Legislative Decree No. 62 dated 22 August 1974, published in the Diario Oficial, No. 174, vol. 244, of 19 September 1974.

35 ³⁵ Legislative Decree No. 232 dated 4 June 1051, published in the Diario Oficial, No. 107, vol. 151, of 11 June 1951. This decree has been amended by: (1) Legislative Decree No. 2190 dated 31 August 1956, published in the Diario Oficial, No. 170, vol. 172, of 12 September 1956; (2) Legislative Decree No. 142 dated 10 October 1972, published in the Diario Oficial, No. 195, vol. 237, of 20 October 1972; and (3) Legislative Decree No. 708 dated 13 February 1991, published in the Diario Oficial, No. 36, vol. 310, of 21 February 1991.

36 ³⁶ Legislative Decree No. 677 dated 11 October 1993, published in the Diario Oficial, No. 231, vol. 321, of 13 December 1993, which has been amended five times, by: (1) Legislative Decree No. 830 dated 11 March 1994, published in the Diario Oficial, No. 60, vol. 322, of 25 March 1994; (2) Legislative Decree No. 133 dated 14 September 1994, published in the Diario Oficial, No. 173, vol. 324, of 10 September 1994 (the Family Procedures Act); (3) Legislative Decree No. 317 dated 4 June 1998, published in the Diario Oficial, No. 121, vol. 340, of 1 July 1998; (4) Legislative Decree No. 319 dated 4 June 1998, published in the Diario Oficial, No. 121, vol. 340, of 1 July 1998; and (5) Legislative Decree No. 811 dated 6 January 2000, published in the Diario Oficial, No. 31, vol. 346, of 14 February 2000.

37 ³⁷ Legislative Decree No. 482 dated 11 March 1993, published in the Diario Oficial, No. 63, vol. 318, of 31 March 1993. This decree has been amended three times, by: (1) Legislative Decree No. 133 dated 14 September 1994, published in the Diario Oficial, No. 173, vol. 324, of 20 September 1994; (2) Legislative Decree No. 911 dated 11 July 2002, published in the Diario Oficial, No. 144, vol. 356, of 8 August 2002; and (3) Legislative Decree No. 983 dated 23 September 2002, published in the Diario Oficial, No. 189, vol. 357, of 10 October 2002.

38 ³⁸ Legislative Decree No. 717 dated 23 January 2002, published in the Diario Oficial, No. 38, vol. 354, of 25 February 2002, which has been amended twice, by: (1) Legislative Decree No. 910 dated 24 July 2002, published in the Diario Oficial, No. 144, vol. 356, of 8 August 2002; and (2) Legislative Decree No. 1043 dated 1 November 2002, published in the Diario Oficial, No. 231, vol. 357, of 9 December 2002.

39 ³⁹ Legislative Decree No. 33 dated 25 July 1939, published in the Diario Oficial, No. 174, vol. 127, of 17 August 1939; this decree was amended by: (1) Legislative Decree No. 124 dated 14 May 1947, published in the Diario Oficial, No. 114, vol. 142, of 28 May 1947; and (2) Legislative Decree No. 467 dated 29 October 1998, published in the Diario Oficial, No. 21, vol. 341, of 13 November 1998.

40 ⁴⁰ Legislative Decree No. 600 dated 16 May 1974, published in the Diario Oficial, No. 105, vol. 243, of 7 June 1974, which has been amended by: (1) Legislative Decree No. 80 dated 4 July 1985, published in the Diario Oficial, No. 148, vol. 288, of 12 August 1985; (2) Legislative Decree No. 127 dated 1 September 1994, published in the Diario Oficial, No. 184, vol. 326, of 5 October 1994; and (3) Legislative Decree No. 582 dated 18 October 2001, published in the Diario Oficial, No 198, vol. 353, of 19 October 2001.

41 ⁴¹ Legislative Decree No. 312 dated 22 April 1969, published in the Diario Oficial, No. 71, vol. 223, of 22 April 1969, which was amended by Legislative Decree No. 294 dated 12 June 1975, published in the Diario Oficial, No. 108, vol. 247, of 13 June 1975.

42 ⁴² Legislative Decree No. 153 dated 11 November 1970, published in the Diario Oficial, No. 213, vol. 229, of 23 November 1970. This decree has been amended by: (1) Legislative Decree No. 232 dated 27 April 1989, published in the Diario Oficial, No. 82, vol. 303, of 5 May 1989; (2) Legislative Decree No. 385 dated 30 November 1989, published in the Diario Oficial, No. 227, vol. 305, of 7 December 1989; and (3) Legislative Decree No. 603 dated 18 October 1990, published in the Diario Oficial, No. 251, vol. 309, of 30 October 1990.

43 ⁴³ Legislative Decree No. 513 dated 22 April 1993, published in the Diario Oficial, No. 98, vol. 319, of 26 May 1993.

44 ⁴⁴ Legislative Decree No. 2591 dated 18 February 1958, published in the Diario Oficial, No. 35, vol. 178, of 20 February 1958. This decree has been amended by: (1) Legislative Decree No. 2822 dated 31 March 1959, published in the Diario Oficial, No. 64, vol. 183, of 10 April 1959; (2) Legislative Decree No. 69 dated 18 January 1961, published in the Diario oficial, No. 15, vol. 190, of 23 January 1961; (3) Legislative Decree No. 80 dated 20 March 1961, published in the Diario Oficial, No. 58, vol. 190, of 23 March 1961; (4) Legislative Decree No. 524 dated 4 December 1967, published in the Diario Oficial, No. 231, vol. 217, of 15 December 1967; (5) Legislative Decree No. 576 dated 4 December 1969, published in the Diario Oficial, No. 233, vol. 255, of 15 December 1969; (6) Legislative Decree No. 624 dated 30 May 1974, published in the Diario Oficial, No. 109, vol. 243, of 13 April 1974; (7) Legislative Decree No. 399 dated 10 November 1977, published in the Diario Oficial, No. 219, vol. 257, of 25 November 1977; (8) Legislative Decree No. 286 dated 18 July 1989, published in the Diario Oficial, No. 140, vol. 304, of 28 July 1989; and (9) Legislative Decree No. 641 dated 29 November 1990, published in the Diario Oficial, No. 286, vol. 309, of 20 December 1990.

45 ⁴⁵ Legislative Decree No. 315 dated 22 February 2001, published in the Diario Oficial, No. 47, vol. 350, of 6 March 2001.

46 ⁴⁶ Legislative Decree No. 588 dated 24 October 2001, published in the Diario Oficial, No. 222, vol. 353, of 23 November 2001. The Act has been amended once, by Legislative Decree No. 1016 dated 10 October 2002, published in the Diario Oficial, No. 211, vol. 357, of 11 November 2002.

47 ⁴⁷ The figures take into account home-improvement loans, except in the cases of FSV and commercial banks, when only long-term financing is included. In the case of FONAVIPO, only its two basic programmes (loans and subsidies) are taken into consideration; rebuilding loans are disregarded.

48 ⁴⁸ See the annex “Lending policy in El Salvador”.

49 ⁴⁹ Health in the Americas, vol.2. PAHO, Scientific and Technical Publication No. 587, 2002, chapter on El Salvador.

50 ⁵⁰ See the annex “Decline of illiteracy among young people and adults”.

51 ⁵¹ See the annex “Coverage of the education programmes for adults and young people aged over 15”.

52 ⁵² See the annex “Total enrolment in nursery education by department, 1996-2002.

53 ⁵³ See the annex “Total enrolment in primary education by department, 1996-2002”.

54 ⁵⁴ See the annex “Total enrolment in secondary education by department, 1996-2002”.

55 ⁵⁵ See the annex “Drop-out rates in primary education by grade and sex, 1996-2002”.

56 ⁵⁶ See the annex “Pupils graduating from primary schools (both sexes) by department and grade, 2000.

57 ⁵⁷ See the annex “Students graduating from secondary schools (both sexes) by department and grade, 2000.

58 ⁵⁸ See the annex “Evolution of El Salvador’s education budget”.

59 ⁵⁹ See the annexes “Total enrolment in secondary education by department, 1996-2002” and “Total enrolment in nursery education by department, 1996-2002”.

60 ⁶⁰ See the annex “Guiding principles of the National Policy on Care of the Elderly”.

61 ⁶¹ See the annex “Cultural NGOs benefiting under the CONCULTURA programme on the transfer of funds”.

62 ⁶² See the annex “Sports activities”.

63 ⁶³ See the annex “Museum network of El Salvador”.

64 ⁶⁴ See the annex “Cultural infrastructure investment projects”.

65 ⁶⁵ Published in the Diario Oficial, No. 68. Vol. 331, of 15 April 1996.

66 ⁶⁶ See the annex “Publications of the Office of Publications and Printing of CONCULTURA”.

67 ⁶⁷ See the annex “Churches restored with CONCULTURA support”.

68 ⁶⁸ See the annex “Opportunities for the marketing of handicrafts”.

69 ⁶⁹ See the annex “Joya de Cerén management plan”.

70 ⁷⁰ Legislative Decree No. 604 dated 15 July 1993.

71 ⁷¹ Legislative Decree No. 876, published in the Diario Oficial, No. 20, vol. 298, of 29 January 1988.

72 ⁷² Legislative Decree No. 22, published in the Diario Oficial, No.57, vol. 322, of 22 March 1994.

73 ⁷³ See the annex “Festival for Peace”.

74 ⁷⁴ See the annex “Principal concentrations of indigenous population in El Salvador”.

75 ⁷⁵ See the annex “CONACYT prizes for the diffusion of science and technology”.

76 ⁷⁶ See the annex “Participation of Salvadorans in CYTED events: scholarships taken up abroad”.

77 ⁷⁷ See the annex “CYTED courses, forums and workshops held in El Salvador”.

78 ⁷⁸ See the annex “Conferences on the applications and future development of biotechnology”.

79
⁷⁹ By Executive Decree No. 118 dated 4 November 1997, published in the Diario Oficial, No. 215, vol. 337, of 18 November of that year.

80 ⁸⁰ See the annexes “International cooperation” and “Projects executed with international assistance”.

81 ⁸¹ See the annex “Negotiation of international cooperation projects to support science and technology”.