Name: __Melannie_________________________ Country:____Guatemala____________

MUN Resource Guide

Use the following template to research topics relevant to our MUN conference.
Topic Summary (including your countrys Source - Include URL and CARRDS
involvement if applicable)

Food and 3 main goals - eradication of hunger, food URL: http://www.fao.org/countryprofiles/index/en/?iso3=GTM

Agriculture insecurity and malnutrition; elimination of
Organization poverty; driving forward economic and social Credibility: Author - FAO. Official UN Organization. No Ads.
progress; sustainable management of
natural resources. Accuracy: New information. Fact check needed. Connects with
MUN Topic Background.
Food and nutrition security
Sustainable management of Reliability: Presents research
renewable natural resources
Risk management
Adaptability to climate change Relevance: Yes, very relevant. Presents information needed.

Date: Undated, but website contains recent new articles.

Sources: Facts based on field-research. Working with other UN

organizations.
Topic Summary & countrys involvement
World Food The World Food Summit was called in to
Summit discuss issues on agriculture and future food
needs. Guatemala did attend the
conference.They signed la paz firme y
duradera, dando as fin a 36 aos de
conflicto armado interno
World Health The World Health Organization
Organization (WHO).Member states work together to help
others to improve health and come up with
strategies for their national health
development process. Guatemala is a
member of this organization. They receive
help but dont do too much with it.
Source - Include URL and CARRDS
URL:http://www.fao.org/wfs/index_en.htm
Credibility:The vice president of Guatemala, published on World
Food Summit website
Accuracy: Old information bit its the document for the actual
conference.
Reliability:it presents issues on food security.
Relevance: It is relevant. It shows the information needed
Date: November 13-17 1996
Sources: Advisors to the vice president
URL:http://www.who.int/countries/gtm/en/
Credibility:Author - WHO. Official UN Organization. No Ads.
Accuracy: Very accurate, lots of statistic and good information,
Reliability: Shows all info on Guatemala relation with WHO
 Relevance: Shows all necessary info.

Date: May 2015

Sources: UN

Topic Summary & countrys involvement Source - Include URL and CARRDS

International The (IFAD) is an international financial URL:http://www.unfoundation.org/who-we-are/

Fund for institution and specialized United Nations Credibility:Author - UN foundation. No Ads
Agricultural agency that helps with poverty. Couldnt find
Development any relation with Guatemala.
Accuracy: Kind of accurate but not lots of information.

Reliability: Very reliable explains its purpose

Relevance: Not very relevant, it didnt show the information I

needed.

Date: Not sure

Sources: The United Nations Foundation

Five Rome The Five Rome Principles for sustainable URL:http://www.fao.org/docrep/meeting/026/ME498E.pdf no ads
Principles for Global Food Security was adopted in
Sustainable November 2009 in Rome. It was an to action Credibility: Committee of World Food Security
Global Food to help fight hunger. There were no found
Security (2009) relations with Guatemala.
Accuracy: Its accurate
 Reliability: Good for other info

Relevance: Not really relevant didnt answer any of my

questions

Date: September 2012

Sources: CFS, FAO

Topic Summary & countrys involvement Source - Include URL and CARRDS

High-Level The HLTF gives support to countries URL: http://www.un.org/en/issues/food/taskforce/index.shtml

Task Force on struggling with food security. The CFA uses
Global Food (the twin pack approach) to encourage Credibility: Author - Secretary General Ban-Ki Moon - UN - No
Security Crisis concerted responses to the food price crisis Ads
(2008) - with actions that respond to the immediate
Updated needs of vulnerable populations and Accuracy: Pretty accurate, gives good summary
Comprehensive contribute to longer-term resilience. Couldnt
Framework for find any involvement with guatemala.
Action (2010) Reliability: Very reliable

Relevance: Relevant it presents all necessary information

Date: 16 November 2009

Sources: Works with many organization in UN

Agenda 21 Agenda 21 is an action plan for the UN from URL:

(1992) the Earth Summit. Talks about human https://sustainabledevelopment.un.org/index.php?page=view&ty
impact on the environment. pe=400&nr=23&menu=35

Credibility: Author - sustainable development - UN - no ads

Accuracy: Not very accurate

Reliability: Not reliable not much info

Relevance: Not relevant, didnt answer any questions

Date: Not known

Sources: 2015-Time for Global Action for People and Planet,

UN, etc.

Topic Summary & countrys involvement Source - Include URL and CARRDS

Millennium The (MDGs)is a global partnership that URL:http://www.unmillenniumproject.org/goals/

Development wanted to reduce poverty, hunger,
Goals (2000 - diseases, help basic human rights etc on a Credibility: Author - Millennium Project - UN - No ads
2015) time-bound. Guatemala was committed into
this organization.
Accuracy: not very accurate, old information

Reliability: Shows research

Relevance: Relevant to work, good info

 Date: 2006

Sources: UNPD, UN, IMF, OECD

Relevant Guatemala is involved with the United URL:http://web.undp.org/evaluation/evaluations/documents/the

Regional Nations Development Programme (UNDP). matic/conflict/Guatemala.pdf
Organizations / It helps conflict affected countries, like
Treaties (e.g. Guatemala, with food security. Credibility: Author -Evaluation office - UN - No ads
Maputo
Declaration,
Kazan Accuracy: Seemed accurate but maybe not because it was kind
Declaration - of old
refer to topic
background)
Reliability: Shows a lot of statistics and facts

Relevance: Very relevant to my research

Date: 2006

Sources: UN

Topic Summary & countrys involvement Source - Include URL and CARRDS

World Food The World Food Programme (WFP) helps URL:https://www.wfp.org/countries/guatemala

Programme fight hunger worldwide, and is also part of
the UN. It helps Guatemala by reducing Credibility: Author - World Food Programme - No Ads
food insecurity, improving the nutritional
status of mothers and children under five
and living conditions of vulnerable groups by Accuracy: Yes accurate, it is new information
 increasing agricultural productivity and
farmers marketing practices
Reliability: Very reliable

Relevance: It was relevant because it had all the information

and even included a lot of info on my country as well.

Date: 2017

Sources: UN

United Nations The United Nations Environment URL:https://www.epa.gov/international-cooperation/epas-role-un

Environment Programme (UNEP) helps address ited-nations-environment-programme-unep
Programme environmental problems with UN.
Credibility: Author - Hodayah Finman - No Ads

Accuracy: Quite accurate it was new information

Reliability: Not reliable because there was enough info

Relevance: Not very relevant to my work or country

Date: January 13, 2017

Sources: UN

Topic Summary & countrys involvement Source - Include URL and CARRDS
Committee on The Committee on World Food Security URL: http://www.fao.org/cfs/en/
World Food (CFS) works together to help food security
Security and nutrition for everybody. Couldnt find any Credibility: Author - CSM Secretariat - UN -No Ads
relation with Guatemala.

Accuracy: Accurate becuase it was recently updated and is with

UN

Reliability: It was reliable because its a safe website

Relevance: Doesnt show all necessary information but is

relevant

Date: 1/9/2016

Sources: FAO, WFP, JLIFAD

Global The Global Agriculture and Food Security URL:http://www.gafspfund.org

Agriculture and Programme (GAFSP) hopes to help poor
Food Security countries by improving agricultural Credibility: Author - GAFSP - No Ads
Programme productivity, which will also help improve
food, incomes, and nutrition security.
Accuracy: Accurate, new information

Reliability: Shows research

Relevance: Not relevant to my research

Date: 2014

Sources: GAFSp