U.S. Agency for International Development

U.S. Government Acts to Ameliorate Guatemala Malnutrition Crisis

Published in Law and Health Weekly, December 5th, 2009

Seeking to combat the food security crisis in Guatemala's Dry Corridor, which is located in the country's eastern region, the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) announced plans to provide $15 million in emergency assistance Nov. 19.

USAID's Guatemala Mission Director Wayne R. Nilsestuen and the U.S. Ambassador to Guatemala Stephen G. McFarland announced the U.S. government's intent while meeting with Guatemalan government officials and municipal mayors in the department of Chiquimula.

The emergency assistance will be used in five of the seven regions that the Guatemalan government identified as requiring urgent attention:...

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Source: Law and Health Weekly (2009-12-05)

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