A/HRC/13/33/Add.4 claim benefits if left out. Additional efforts should also be made to develop and improve mechanisms through which the beneficiaries can take part in the design, implementation and evaluation of the programmes. 73. The Special Rapporteur welcomes the invitation of the First Lady to study further how these principles could be implemented in the programmes coordinated through the Council on Social Cohesion. He also expresses the hope that, in time, these programmes will be institutionalized and codified into legislation in order to improve their sustainability and transparency. In this regard, the creation of a task force to work on such institutionalization is a step forward. The proposal to establish a Ministry of Social Development also deserves serious consideration. B. Food aid 74. In partnership with national institutions, the World Food Programme (WFP) supports around 350,000 people in Guatemala through food for development, school meals, and mother and child health-care schemes. This includes 75,000 people who are covered by the regional Protracted Relief and Rehabilitation Operation (PRRO), which seeks to enhance the preparedness in communities exposed to recurrent natural events. 75. WFP schemes are implemented in partnership with the Government and local and international NGOs. A successful partnership initiative by the Government, WFP, FAO and NGOs is the development and distribution of VitaCereal, a blended food supplement distributed (as of 22 September 2009) to 100,000 children and 50,000 pregnant and lactating women to combat malnutrition. VitaCereal is distributed primarily in rural areas where access to healthy food is severely limited and has proven to be especially relevant during food crises. It is worth noting that VitaCereal is made with locally produced white maize as one of the main components. 76. Efforts must be made to ensure that food aid is targeted towards implementation of the Strategic Plan for Food and Nutrition Security (PESAN 2009-2012) adopted under the SINASAN law. More generally, food aid delivery in Guatemala should follow an objective mapping of food vulnerability and insecurity; take into account the potential impact on local agricultural production and on the affordability of food; and adhere to transparent criteria which are set out in legislation, so as to allow for effective remedies for potential beneficiaries who are unjustifiably excluded. C. Disaster preparation and management 77. Guatemala is prone to natural disasters, including hurricanes, earthquakes, floods, droughts and frosts. It is therefore vital to ensure preparedness against such contingencies, and appropriate funding of the responses. The belated reaction to the 2009 drought should serve as a warning sign. 78. CONASAN drafts a yearly Food Contingency and Emergency Plan (Plan de Contingencia y Emergencia Alimentaria) identifying the necessary actions and budgetary allocations needed to assist people affected by a food crisis that may arise due to natural or socio-economic causes. The implementation of the plan is coordinated through an interinstitutional monitoring group, headed by SESAN and bringing together the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Food, (MAGA), the Ministry of Public Health (MSPAS), the National Fund for Peace (FONAPAZ), the Council on Social Cohesion, the Secretariat of Social Works of the Spouse of the President (SOSEP) and government departments. Main components include the provision of emergency food packages - bolsas solidarias rurales and bolsas de subsistencia - and basic health services to affected persons and communities. 19