Encovi 2015 guatemala pdf

Principales resultados encovi 2014 by mario chocoj issuu. Between 1990 and 2015, guatemalas population grew by 78. The most recent election was held in 2011, with the next scheduled for 2015. Abuse and discrimination towards indigenous people in public. Decree 7 2015, which was previously approved by congress on 5 november 2015. Encovi uses a probabilistic sampling design that draws from a twostage stratification process.

Guatemala 2015 human rights report executive summary guatemala is a multiparty constitutional republic. Climate risk and food availability in guatemala environment. Background the obesity epidemic is spreading rapidly in guatemala, a lowmiddle income country still struggling with undernutrition. In guatemala, where most healthcare providers belong to the dominant, nonindigenous ethnic group, experiences of discrimination are framed in the broader social exclusion situation that support the perceived inferiority of the indigenous people, based on their ethnicity, educational level, and socioeconomic status 3, 5, 34. The peaceful mobilisation of tens of thousands of guatemalans in major cities every weekend from april through august calling for justice and for the president and vicepresident to resign, had not been seen since the. Guatemala country programme document 2015 2019 the country programme document for guatemala eicef2014pl. In contrast, the existing water legislation is ambiguous and fragmented across a number of codes, agreements, and regulations ballestero et al. General elections were held in guatemala on june 16, 2019, to elect the president, congress and local councils. Guatemala, con datos actualizados a enero del 2015. Guatemala is the second mostvulnerable country in the world to climate change and natural disasters. Mujeres acuchilladas, violadas, mutiladas, golpeadas. Human capital, labour market outcomes, and horizontal.

Labor in guatemala, which aims to end the worst forms of child labor by 2015. No safe place 5 transgender is a term used to describe different variants of gender identity, the common denominator being a lack of conformity between a persons biological sex and the gender identity traditionally assigned. Pdf water, sanitation, and diarrhea incidence among. The foreword, five regional overviews and a survey of 160 countries and territories highlight the suffering endured by many, be it through conflict, displacement, discrimination or repression. In alta verapaz, roughly one in five individuals has access to. Ownprice, crossprice, and expenditure elasticities on sugar. Icefi and cicig were the main catalysts of the momentous social and political movements that guatemala experienced in 2015. Gisselquistb acentredeconomiedelasorbonne,paris,france. On september 3, congress swore in alejandro maldona do as president to complete the term of otto perez. Guatemala has a unicameral legislative system, with legislative power delegated to the congress of the republic. The credit card law establishes a legal framework for regulating transactions made with credit cards in guatemala, as well as the relationship between the credit card issuer, the operator, credit card holders and affiliates.

Relations congressional research service 1 political conditions president jimmy morales, then a relative political newcomer, ran in 2015 on a platform of governing transparently and continuing to root out corruption. Economies are ranked on their ease of doing business. Water, sanitation, and diarrhea incidence among children. The information of the 2006 encovi has been fundamental in the decision making process and the foundation of public policies that benefitthe population living in poverty, as well as the ellaboration of indicators in the peoples and gender issues, and follow up on the. The amnesty international report 2015 16 documents the state of the worlds human rights during 2015. In 1990, its population structure displayed a rapidly expanding pyramidal shape, with a predominance of age groups under the age of 20. Hdi trends for guatemala, nicaragua and honduras, 19902018 guatemala s 2018 hdi of 0. Pdf encovi 2015 venezuela vivir a medias genny zuniga.

Who presents world health statistics 2015 as an integral part of its ongoing efforts to provide enhanced access to comparable highquality statistics on core measures of population health and national health systems. Guatemala does not have an integral, comprehensive law to regulate the use of water resources or the provision of safe drinking water. Sugar sweetened beverages ssbs consumption is strongly associated with overweight, obesity, and noncommunicable diseases. A twostage cluster sample design was used to produce data representative of all students in primero, segundo, and tercero basico in guatemala. Guatemala 2018 human rights report executive summary guatemala is a multiparty constitutional republic. Unicef annual report 2015 guatemala executive summary the year 2015 was a historic year for guatemala. Unless otherwise stated, all estimates have been cleared following consultation with. The 2015 guatemala gshs was a schoolbased survey of students in primero, segundo, and tercero basico, which are typically attended by students aged 17. With a sample of 11,536 households, encovi is nationally representative and provides data on income and expenditure, food consumption and production for selfconsumption, health care access, and other socioeconomic and demographic variables. It was prepared by cindi cisek, chloe revuz, and christina kramer for the strengthening health outcomes through the private sector shops project. Evidence from guatemala article pdf available in water policy 175.

It calls for legal reform to eliminate exceptions to the minimum age in the labor code and to comprehensively prohibit all forms of. Guatemalas water supply, sanitation, and hygiene poverty. Data come from the lhms encovi survey, years 20002014, and are weighted to make the analysis representative at the national level. The 158 members of the congress are directly elected through universal suffrage for a four year term, with possibility of reelection. In january 2016 james ernesto morales cabrera of the national convergence front party was sworn into office for a fouryear term as president. Seguridad alimentaria elcsa en guatemala encovi 2014. The department of homeland security dhs reports that unaccompanied minors presenting. He is now being investigated for corruption himself. International observers considered the presidential election held in 2015 as generally free and fair. Guatemala country programme document 20152019 the country programme document for guatemala eicef2014pl. On october 25, 2015 james ernesto morales was chosen in the second round as. Closing gaps to generate more inclusive growth systematic country diagnostic susana m.

A second round of the presidential elections was held on august 11, 2019, since no candidate won a majority in the first round. Alejandro giammattei won the election in the second round of voting. Improving tax compliance 2 international monetary fund approved by vitor gaspar prepared by michael keen, juan toro, katherine baer, victoria perry, john norregaard, junji ueda, john brondolo, duncan cleary, eric hutton, oana luca, enrique rojas, mick thackray, and philippe wingender. Humberto lopez central america country management unit.

Rights in guatemala ohchr guatemala amid the deep political and institutional crisis in decades, and the guatemalans are aware that only through comprehensive reforms will real change be achieved in the country. In guatemala, ssbs are readily available and consumption is high, particularly among adolescents. In accordance with executive board decision 20141, a draft. Doing business 2016 is the th edition in a series of annual reports measuring the regulations that enhance business activity and those that constrain it.