The governments of Mexico and the United States are studying a strategy to increase financial aid for hurricane victims And the s corn, In addition to the displaced from Honduras, Guatemala and El Salvador, the most notable Special Envoy for the Northern Triangle, Ricardo Zunega.
“We are working with Mexico to see what we can do as huge and important economic actors to try to create opportunities in Central America and create humanitarian conditions,” Zuniga said after visiting Mexico, Guatemala and El Salvador.
Its goal is to collaborate with local authorities, non-governmental groups and international organizations, including the United Nations, to identify existing programs that can assist victims of internal displacement and those affected by hurricanes. This is Iota, Among other vulnerable groups.
Ricardo Z and Nega mentioned a United Nations World Food Program (WFP) project directing money to those who need quick access to food.
According to the World Food Program website, $ 2.1 billion in cash was transferred to people in 64 countries in 2019 alone.
In addition to bringing money to recipients in this way, coupons that can be redeemed are also used in some stores and mobile applications that facilitate banking transactions.
Zuniga explained that the United States has experience using these types of formulas to distribute humanitarian aid and ensure it gets to those who need it.
In this regard, he indicated that Washington does not want the money sent to the so-called Northern Triangle of Central America (El Salvador, Honduras and Guatemala) to be used in financing the travel of illegal immigrants to the North.
But he clarified that “there is currently no new advertising program” and that what is being done is to evaluate the best service mechanism.
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