Action Against Hunger: Number of People Facing Hunger in Guatemala Doubled Due to COVID-19
June 17, 2020
June 17, 2020
NEW YORK, June 17 -- Action Against Hunger issued the following news release:
The COVID-19 pandemic has affected food security for hundreds of thousands of Guatemala's most vulnerable people. Right now, 1.2 million people are currently in need of emergency food aid - an increase of 570,000 from the beginning of the year - as a result of the loss of livelihoods related to the pandemic. More than 15,000 cases of acute malnutrition among children were reported at the end of May 2020, e . . .
The COVID-19 pandemic has affected food security for hundreds of thousands of Guatemala's most vulnerable people. Right now, 1.2 million people are currently in need of emergency food aid - an increase of 570,000 from the beginning of the year - as a result of the loss of livelihoods related to the pandemic. More than 15,000 cases of acute malnutrition among children were reported at the end of May 2020, e . . .