*Guatemala’s national council for food security and nutrition (Conasan), the inter-ministerial body that leads policy direction, has approved its annual operative plan for 2025, which earmarks funding of Q$14.2bn (US$1.83bn), up 33% on the 2024 budget. Addressing food insecurity is a key pledge of the new left-of-centre government led by President Bernardo Arévalo which took office in January. An April 2024 update by the World Bank highlights that Guatemala’s child malnutrition rate was 47%, putting Guatemala among the worst ten countries in the world while poverty was estimated at 55.1% of the population in 2023.
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LatinNews Daily - 23 July 2024
In brief: More funds to address food insecurity in Guatemala
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