The worst drought in a decade has brought parts of Central America to the brink of what has been called an emerging food crisis.
Unless “urgently needed” funds materialize soon, 2 million people who are currently food-insecure could face an even more dire outlook, according to donors and NGOs who are currently scrambling to attract emergency funding to a region often overlooked by food security programs.
The United Nations, World Food Program, Oxfam and Save the Children have all requested emergency funding for a situation that “has deteriorated since 2014” and become a “serious humanitarian situation” that could worsen, according to Juan Pinzón, Save the Children’s regional operations and humanitarian officer.
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Claire Luke
Claire is a journalist passionate about all things development, with a particular interest in labor, having worked previously for the Indonesia-based International Labor Organization. She has experience reporting in Cambodia, Nicaragua and Burma, and is happy to be immersed in the action of D.C. Claire is a master's candidate in development economics at the George Washington Elliott School of International Affairs and received her bachelor's degree in political philosophy from the College of the Holy Cross.
