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& THE Monthly Situation Snapshot As of 8 June 2021

LATIN AMERICA & THE CARIBBEAN: COVID-19 Despite the growing roll-out of COVID-19 vaccines, several countries in Latin America and the Caribbean experienced their worst month of the pandemic in May. COVID-19 deaths reached record highs in May in , , and , while saw a record number of hospitalizations and active cases that overran the public health system. South American countries continue to see cases skyrocket, with seeing about a fifth of its cumulative cases in May alone, dealing with a third wave of infections and growing demand for oxygen supplies and now having more than 15 times as many cases as their case total at the end of 2020. Vaccine roll-outs across Latin America and the Caribbean continue to target vulnerable populations such as the elderly. Photo: UNICEF/Jose Vilca

34.2M 1.18M The increasing trend in cases and deaths poses a challenge to countries TOTAL COVID-19 CASES IN LAC TOTAL COVID-19 DEATHS IN LAC scrambling to scale up vaccine roll-outs even further amid supply AS OF 8 JUNE AS OF 8 JUNE shortages. PAHO is calling for the region to seek local vaccine production alternatives to rely less on imports and close gaps in vaccine access. indicates they will soon begin shipping AstraZeneca doses 183.1M 59.6M manufactured in Argentina and bottled in Mexico to Latin American COVID-19 VACCINE DOSES FULLY VACCINATED PEOPLE IN ADMINISTERED AS OF 8 JUNE LAC AS OF 8 JUNE countries under the terms of an agreement for 150 million doses. The region will also receive 6 million doses through the COVAX Facility as part Sources: Government case data: bit.ly/37VaJV1, Government vaccination data: bit.ly/3rGm9F4 of the ' global 80 million-dose donation.

COVID-19 vaccine doses administered per 100 people (as of 8 June 2021) 101.8 87.9

56.8 55.7 51.6 50.2 47.9 36.3 33.7 33.1 32.6 31.7 28.3 26.8 26.5 26.3 25.1 22.7 22.6 20.2 19.3 18.4 16.1 15.0 14.0 13.2 11.6 9.0 6.0 5.7 4.3 3.3 2.5

Chile SVG* Peru Guyana Mexico Bolivia Uruguay DominicaBarbados Argentina St. Lucia GrenadaColombia Suriname Bahamas El SalvadorCosta Rica HondurasGuatemalaNicaragua St. Kitts & Nevis Antigua & Barbuda Trinidad & Tobago Dominican

LATIN AMERICA & THE CARIBBEAN: INTERNAL DISPLACEMENT Per the Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre (IDMC), Brazil, Cuba, and CUBA 639K Honduras were the four countries in the region with the most new displacements due to Atlantic disasters in 2020. The unprecedented number of displacements in Guatemala, Honduras Ocean and , in particular, came after Eta and Iota's impact in November 2020. 937K HONDURAS Additionally, 2020 saw 238,000 displacements over conflict and violence, most notably in , , Mexico and . These displacements, the result of non-state armed groups and criminal organizations using violence to exert territorial control, were GUATEMALA fewer than in years past, presumably due to COVID-19 restrictions. 339K Pacific Ocean BRAZIL 6M 1.7M 238K 358K INTERNALLY DISPLACED DISPLACEMENTS ACROSS DISPLACEMENTS OVER New displacements in PEOPLE IN THE REGION AT THE REGION DUE TO ETA CONFLICT & VIOLENCE Brazil, Cuba, Guatemala THE END OF 2020 & IOTA DURING 2020 and Honduras due to disasters in 2020 Sources: Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre - bit.ly/3g4igqb

The boundaries and names shown and the designations used the maps in this publication do not imply official endorsement or acceptancey b the . *St. Vincent & the Grenadines The numbers presented are for orientation and not conclusive. Creation date: 11 May 2021 Sources: ReliefWeb Feedback: [email protected] | www.unocha.org/rolac | www.reliefweb.int p. 1/2 ETA & IOTA: SIX MONTHS LATER Eta & Iota response funding & key figures

Country Link Funding requested / received (US$) / funding coverage (%)

Honduras (Eta/Iota Flash Appeal) bit.ly/2YrC4tS $90.1M $61.9M 68.7%

Nicaragua (Eta/Iota Action Plan) bit.ly/2NBiXfk $50.9M $23.3M 45.8%

Guatemala (Eta/Iota Action Plan) bit.ly/3dDOLuG $38.9M $24.7M 63.5%

HONDURAS GUATEMALA NICARAGUA

700K 493.7K 205.2K People reached with assistance provided by Litres of water distributed across six People received food in shelters and upon Humanitarian Country Team partners affected departments return to home communities

2.2M 296.6K 28.7K Litres of water distributed to vulnerable Homes reached with People provided with access to communities in the Valley cash transfer programmes safe drinking water

189K 57.9K 10.3K Supply kits for various needs delivered by Non-food, food and medical supply kits People benefitted from vouchers for sector group partners delivered by response partners certified seed supplies

140K 36.6K 10.8K Food rations delivered during response to People reached with CERF-backed Children provided with backpacks stocked Eta & Iota in Honduras Food Security projects (160% of target) with educational supplies

Governments and humanitarian partners in Honduras, Guatemala and Nicaragua are still responding to needs six months after Eta and Iota battered amid the effects of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and chronic food insecurity, violence and population movements. Humanitarian funding appeals and action plans have supported nearly 6,600 reported response activities across Guatemala and Honduras, while also backing response in 26 affected Nicaraguan .

Affected communities in these countries will continue to recover under the threat of the 2021 Atlantic hurricane season, which the United States' National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) forecasts will be another above-normal season. NOAA says that experts do not anticipate the Guatemala historic level of activity seen in 2020, the most active hurricane season in Humanitarian partners continue responding to the needs of those affected by Eta and Iota recorded history. through projects backed by CERF allocations, funding appeals and action plans. Photo: WFP

Atlantic hurricane season: historical averages, 2020 forecasts/results and 2021 forecasts Named storms Hurricanes Major hurricanes

30 14 7 6 11 6-10 3-5 19 13-20 12 6 3

Historical 2020 2020 2021 Historical 2020 2020 2021 Historical 2020 2020 2021 average forecast result forecast average forecast result forecast average forecast result forecast

All forecasts and results sourced from NOAA.

The boundaries and names shown and the designations used the maps in this publication do not imply official endorsement or acceptancey b the United Nations. The numbers presented are for orientation and not conclusive. Creation date: 8 June 2021 Sources: ReliefWeb Feedback: [email protected] | www.unocha.org/rolac | www.reliefweb.int p. 2/2