Guatemala Updates

El Plan de Emergencia y Resiliencia de la FAO en Guatemala 2026-28 responde a la alta vulnerabilidad alimentaria y agrícola del país frente a choques climáticos y socioeconómicos recurrentes,...

Mensajes Clave El Corredor Seco, áreas de Alta Verapaz y Altiplano continuarán clasificadas en Crisis (Fase 3, CIF) hasta mayo 2026 como resultado de al menos tres años consecutivos de pérdidas de...

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Description of the Event Date when the trigger was met 16-01-2026 What happened, where and when? Throughout 2025, the Ministry of Public Health and Social Assistance of Guatemala, through the...

CIFRAS CLAVE 29K+ personas asistidas por NRC en Guatemala entre 2022 y su cierre en 2026 416 restricciones de acceso humanitario registrados en Colombia en 2025 64K hectáreas quemadas por incendios...

KEY FIGURES 29K+ people in Guatemala assisted by NRC from 2022 until its 2026 closure 416 humanitarian access restrictions recorded in Colombia in 2025 64K hectares burned by ongoing wildfires in...

FOOD SECURITY SNAPSHOT Maize output in 2025 preliminarily anticipated at near‑average level Cereal import requirements expected about 25 percent above average in 2025/26 Prices of white maize and...

Funding cuts have forced NRC Guatemala to close its doors, leaving thousands of displaced people without support. By Mayela Molina Published 20. Jan 2026 The Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) opened...

Operational Updates • In Alta Verapaz, Izabal, and Chiquimula departments, a total of 1,119 individuals (46% women) affected by acute food insecurity received emergency food assistance through...

Mensajes Clave Los resultados de Crisis (Fase 3, CIF) persistirán hasta mayo en el Corredor Seco, áreas de Alta Verapaz y del Altiplano. Los hogares más pobres no han logrado recuperarse de los...

Operational Updates • In Alta Verapaz and Izabal departments, 10,734 individuals affected by acute food insecurity received emergency food assistance through unconditional cash-based transfers (CBT)...

Mensajes Clave Tras un año más de pérdidas de cosechas de granos básicos de subsistencia, muchas áreas del Corredor Seco permanecerán en Crisis (Fase 3, CIF) hasta mayo de 2026. Si bien entre...

Key Messages After another year of subsistence staple grain crop losses**,** many areas of the Dry Corridor will remain in Crisis (IPC Phase 3) through May 2026. Between November and February, the...

In Numbers USD 537,179 in cash-based transfers and commodity vouchers 687,950 food rations (January–October 2025) prepared and pre-positioned nationwide to ensure timely emergency assistance USD 4.1m...

Marta Ávalos Martínez used to fear losing everything to drought. The community leader from Camotán in Guatemala’s Dry Corridor had to walk long distances for maize and water, after alternating...

What happened, where and when? On 8 July 2025, the central region of Guatemala was shaken by a series of earthquakes with epicenters located in the departments of Sacatepéquez and Escuintla. These...

Mensajes Clave En octubre se presenta una situación generalizada de inseguridad alimentaria en Crisis (Fase 3, CIF) en el Corredor Seco, Alta Verapaz y Altiplano. Las lluvias irregulares y escasas en...

Key Messages In October, widespread Crisis (IPC Phase 3) food insecurity is present in the Dry Corridor, Alta Verapaz, and the Highlands. Irregular and scarce rainfall during 2025 delayed staple...

OPERATIONAL CONTEXT Guatemala, a multiethnic and multilingual nation, plays a pivotal strategic role in regional migration dynamics as a country of origin, destination, and return. In recent years,...