UNICEF - United Nations Children's Fund

Published purpose

The project aims to support the 6th National Survey on Maternal and Child Health in Guatemala, a key tool to influence decision-makers and support the formulation and monitoring of food security policies, programs and budgets by the government and donors. Guatemala's Ministry of Health and the National Statistics Institute lead the survey, with the technical support of UNICEF. Project activities include: (1) sharing information and analysis on food and nutrition security concerning children under five and men and women of reproductive age; (2) gathering information from women, men and households on their health and nutritional status, levels of mortality, fertility and reproductive patterns to highlight inequalities and determining factors, such as sex, age, location, urban-rural settlement, ethnicity, and education levels; and (3) supporting the Government of Guatemala to account to its citizens on the performance of the Zero Hunger Pact.