Central America has a promising future. Debt relief is in sight under the Initiative for Highly Indebted Poor Countries (HIPC Initiative), which will help them achieve a sustainable external position and significantly increase their capacity to meet their social needs. With the foreign debt aid and the money that is being invested in the countries for disaster relief, the countries should be able to lower their poverty rates, and increase employment levels.
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20. Picture of Hurricane Mitch taken from http://www.un.hn/mitch/entrada.htm
21. Picture 2 (smaller) of Hurricane Mitch taken from http://www.disasterrelief.org/Disasters/991026mitchanniversary/