PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
Guatemala: Human Rights (14 July 2015)

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what reports his Department has received on the implementation of the 2013 ruling by the Department of Zacapa Court in Guatemala, which found violations of the right to adequate food in relation to five children in the Chiquimula region.

Asked by:
Kerry McCarthy (Labour)

Officials at our Embassy in Guatemala City have been in contact with the Guatemalan Ministry of Food Security and Nutrition about the ruling by the Special Children’s Court in Zacapa and the tragic death of five children from malnutrition. They have been informed that the Guatemalan government has complied with the court ruling by providing support to the families affected, in the form of food supplies and cooking equipment, and is continuing to assess what other assistance might be needed. We remain concerned by reports of malnutrition among vulnerable children in Guatemala and we are working with other members of the international community and the private sector to support the Guatemalan government in its efforts to tackle this problem.

Answered by:
Lord Swire (Conservative)
20 July 2015