Guatemalans To Receive Aid Package Announced by US Vice-President Kamala Harris

GUATEMALA CITY, GUATEMALA - APRIL 30: Children smile as residents line up in the community of "La Verbena", zone 7 of the city, to receive a plate of food given by the government on April 30, 2021 in Guatemala City, Guatemala. US Vice President Kamala Harris announced on Monday a humanitarian aid package of 310 million dollars for El Salvador, Honduras and Guatemala after a virtual meeting with Guatemalan president Alejandro Giammattei. 55 million dollars will will go towards addressing food insecurity, pushed by the pandemic and by the social inequality. According to the Central American Integration System, 7.3 million people suffer from food insecurity in the Northern Triangle. This announcement is seen as an effort to manage the migration crisis that hits the southern border of the US. (Photo by Josue Decavele/Getty Images)