Ecuador assigns 200k Jóvenes en Acción beneficiaries to El Niño emergency tasks

Ecuador's government will assign 200,000 beneficiaries of the Jóvenes en Acción program to support El Niño emergency response, with training by the National Secretariat for Risks. This is a domestic policy move to mobilize labor for disaster preparedness, but details on scope and funding remain unclear. It signals government prioritization of El Niño risk management.