The Dry Corridor
April 22, 2025
The Dry Corridor is a strip of land across El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras and Nicaragua that is vulnerable to extreme climate events like long periods of drought, putting livelihoods at risk.
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Location: Nicaragua
Nicaragua
April 22, 2025
Nicaragua is one of the poorest countries in Latin America, with a full 30% of the population living in poverty.
Barren Farms, Violent Crime and No Jobs. Here’s What Most of Us Don’t Know About Migration
June 15, 2021
Today, the global spotlight on the Central American migration crisis has left many to question what the root causes are of the migration. We have some answers, and they all boil down to one thing: hunger.
To Untangle America’s Complex Border Challenges, We Must First Tame Climate Change and Hunger
May 13, 2021
There are no easy solutions to untangle America’s complex border challenges, but there are remedies that can alleviate vulnerable people’s need to migrate. They begin with understanding what truly drives the hunger that prompts so many people to leave their homes.
Battered by Climate Shocks and Bruised by Economic Crisis Millions More in Central America Face Hunger
February 23, 2021
Communities in Central America have hit rock bottom: Many now have nowhere to live and are staying in temporary shelters, surviving on next to nothing.
U.N. World Food Programme Mobilizes Resources for Hurricane Iota Landfall
November 16, 2020
In Nicaragua, some 80,000 families are at risk. We have shipped drinking water, storage containers, and 275 metric tons of rice, beans and vegetable oil in response.
Hurricane Eta Leaves Millions in Central America Needing Urgent Food Assistance
November 13, 2020
Eta arrived at the worst time, making life harder for millions of people already hard hit by years of erratic weather and the socioeconomic crisis COVID-19 caused.
Statement From WFP USA CEO on Mobilization of Aid for Nicaragua as Hurricane Eta Pounds the Country
November 3, 2020
World Food Program USA stands by the communities impacted by the hurricane and pledges to do all we can to support WFP’s emergency response in the region.
WFP Positions Food Supplies and Deploys Staff in Nicaragua’s Northern Caribbean Region as Hurricane Eta Makes Landfall
November 3, 2020
The Caribbean Northern Region is mostly inhabited by indigenous Miskito and Mayagna communities, and Afro-descendants, who are among the poorest and most vulnerable communities in Nicaragua.
Female Farmers Are Breaking Men’s “Economic Control” Over Women in Nicaragua
February 28, 2020
Nicaraguan women explain how they overcame old ways of doing things, where men controlled the family’s money and material goods. Now women are farming land, making joint decisions and managing household income.
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