Guatemala: Humanitarian Response Plan 2023 (January 2023)

Foreword

The Humanitarian Country Team (HCT), formed by the United Nations Agencies, Civil Society Organizations, the Red Cross Movement and the Government of Guatemala, works together with the National Coordinator for Disaster Reduction (CONRED) in response to the most critical humanitarian needs of the Guatemalan population.

During 2021 and 2022, under the Humanitarian Response Plan (HRP) strategy, around $84 million was directly mobilised and some $110 million indirectly to benefit 1.7 million people.

During 2023, the multi-sectoral response will be maintained through a new HRP that foresees the mobilisation of $126 million to benefit 2.3 million people. This time, the most severe humanitarian needs were identified in the departments of Izabal, Alta Verapaz, Quiché, Huehuetenango, San Marcos and Chiquimula. Humanitarian action will focus on populations affected by the impacts of food and nutrition insecurity (INSAN), the aftermath of Eta/Iota, the consequences of the last rainy season and on the groups with human mobility in all its manifestations.

The 2023 HRP has been formulated through the work of the HCT sectoral roundtables involving specialised humanitarian actors as well as government lead institutions. Between July and October 2022, the Humanitarian Needs Overview (HNO) was prepared, quantifying these needs and identifying the population groups and regions most affected. Subsequently, the response strategy and sectoral plans of the HRP were defined following a review of the government institutions' own Response Plans, as well as the programmatic commitments of the UN System's Development Cooperation Framework.

Thus, in presenting this 2023 HRP for Guatemala, I would like to thank all humanitarian actors for their exceptional work and appeal to the solidarity of donors and the international community in funding the projects included. With this process, we reaffirm our commitment to the country and to the populations most in need.

José Miguel Barreto Resident Coordinator of the United Nations System in Guatemala Co-lead of the Humanitarian Country Team (HCT)