- The high risk of drought in Northern Central America, linked to erratic rainfall and sustained high temperatures, raises food security concerns across the Dry Corridor in Guatemala, Honduras and El Salvador.
- Anticipatory action frameworks have been triggered to protect livelihoods, crop production and access to food and basic services, as delayed planting and mounting water stress threaten to further constrain agricultural yields and exacerbate food insecurity.
- The UN’s Global Emergency Fund (CERF) has released US$10.5 million to support 65 000 vulnerable people in Honduras, 60 000 in Guatemala and 20 000 in El Salvador.
- In Guatemala, DG ECHO has strengthened the response through the activation of the Crisis Modifier under its regional anticipatory action implemented by WFP, FAO and the German Red Cross.
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