humanitarian aid – Summaries of news and views OnVenezuela https://onvenezuela.com Tue, 11 Oct 2022 15:25:50 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.5 https://onvenezuela.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/cropped-Screen-Shot-2019-12-20-at-12.31.03-PM-1-32x32.png humanitarian aid – Summaries of news and views OnVenezuela https://onvenezuela.com 32 32 Unión Europea refuerza ayuda humanitaria a Colombia, en especial a los venezolanos https://onvenezuela.com/union-europea-refuerza-ayuda-humanitaria-a-colombia-en-especial-a-los-venezolanos%ef%bf%bc/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=union-europea-refuerza-ayuda-humanitaria-a-colombia-en-especial-a-los-venezolanos%25ef%25bf%25bc Tue, 11 Oct 2022 15:23:41 +0000 https://onvenezuela.com/?p=16319

La Unión Europea refuerza su ayuda humanitaria en Latinoamérica y destinará 34 millones para asistencia humanitaria en Colombia, de la cual la mayoría, 22 millones, irán a parar a cubrir las necesidades de los refugiados venezolanos y las comunidades afectadas por esta crisis. Texto Completo -> ElSiglo

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DoS: Humanitarian Assistance to Respond to the Venezuela Regional Crisis https://onvenezuela.com/humanitarian-assistance-to-respond-to-the-venezuela-regional-crisis%ef%bf%bc/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=humanitarian-assistance-to-respond-to-the-venezuela-regional-crisis%25ef%25bf%25bc Thu, 22 Sep 2022 22:00:00 +0000 https://onvenezuela.com/?p=16108

The United States announced today nearly $376 million in new humanitarian assistance to respond to the needs of vulnerable Venezuelans in Venezuela, Venezuelan refugees and migrants, and their generous host communities across the region.  This announcement makes good on our commitments under the Los Angeles Declaration on Migration and Protection and demonstrates our solidarity with the Venezuelan people and our ongoing commitment to strengthening the international response to this crisis.  This humanitarian assistance includes more than $181 million through the State Department’s Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration and more than $194 million through the U.S. Agency for International Development. By Antony J. Blinken, Secretary of State. Full Text -> USDoS

Traducción de cortesía -> Estados Unidos anunció hoy casi $376 millones en nueva asistencia humanitaria para responder a las necesidades de los venezolanos vulnerables en Venezuela, los refugiados y migrantes venezolanos y sus generosas comunidades anfitrionas en toda la región. Este anuncio cumple con nuestros compromisos bajo la Declaración de Los Ángeles sobre Migración y Protección y demuestra nuestra solidaridad con el pueblo venezolano y nuestro compromiso continuo de fortalecer la respuesta internacional a esta crisis. Esta asistencia humanitaria incluye más de $181 millones a través de la Oficina de Población, Refugiados y Migración del Departamento de Estado y más de $194 millones a través de la Agencia de los Estados Unidos para el Desarrollo Internacional.

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La ONU requiere casi US$ 800 millones para plan humanitario en Venezuela https://onvenezuela.com/la-onu-requiere-casi-us-800-millones-para-plan-humanitario-en-venezuela/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=la-onu-requiere-casi-us-800-millones-para-plan-humanitario-en-venezuela Wed, 17 Aug 2022 05:08:16 +0000 https://onvenezuela.com/?p=15639

La Organización de Naciones Unidas (ONU) lanzó este lunes un nuevo plan de ayuda humanitaria para Venezuela para asistir a 5,2 millones de personas con necesidades urgentes y para el cual necesitan 795 millones de dólares. El llamado «Plan de Respuesta Humanitaria 2022-2023» es una hoja de ruta bianual que requiere del dinero este año para atender a las poblaciones más vulnerables del país, ubicadas mayoritariamente en los estados Miranda, Sucre, Falcón, Bolívar, Delta Amacuro, Apure, Amazonas y Zulia. Texto Completo -> AlNavio

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Donors’ conference for Venezuelan refugees hosted by Canada aims to raise $1.44B https://onvenezuela.com/donors-conference-for-venezuelan-refugees-hosted-by-canada-aims-to-raise-1-44b/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=donors-conference-for-venezuelan-refugees-hosted-by-canada-aims-to-raise-1-44b Sun, 13 Jun 2021 14:13:50 +0000 https://onvenezuela.com/?p=9682

A conference Canada will host next week for donors to Venezuelan refugees will highlight key challenges six million asylum seekers are facing and raise funds to address these challenges, Global Affairs Canada’s assistant deputy minister said. Full Text -> NewsOptimisthttps://www.newsoptimist.ca/donors-conference-for-venezuelan-refugees-hosted-by-canada-aims-to-raise-1-44b-1.24329614

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Venezuela: Casa Don Bosco enrolls more than 4,000 children in need of education, feeds more than 700 each day in its 7 programs https://onvenezuela.com/venezuela-casa-don-bosco-enrolls-more-than-4000-children-in-need-of-education-feeds-more-than-700-each-day-in-its-7-programs/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=venezuela-casa-don-bosco-enrolls-more-than-4000-children-in-need-of-education-feeds-more-than-700-each-day-in-its-7-programs Wed, 07 Oct 2020 12:55:30 +0000 https://onvenezuela.com/?p=5942

As people in Venezuela continue to suffer from the country’s economic crisis and the coronavirus pandemic, Salesian missionaries remain living and working in the country. Missionaries are helping distribute food, water and hygiene products in the communities they serve to help those impacted by COVID-19. They have helped returning migrants, organized community kitchens, supported people in parishes and aided indigenous communities in the Amazon. They are also focused on the youth served in their programs. Full Text -> MissionNewsWire

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Venezuela: Allow UN to Help Stop Covid-19 Spread https://onvenezuela.com/venezuela-allow-un-to-help-stop-covid-19-spread/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=venezuela-allow-un-to-help-stop-covid-19-spread Thu, 30 Jul 2020 12:42:53 +0000 https://onvenezuela.com/?p=4744

United Nations leadership and member states should press the Nicolás Maduro government to enable UN humanitarian agencies to do everything in their power to prevent a further spread of Covid-19 across Venezuela, Human Rights Watch, Johns Hopkins University’s Centers for Public Health and Human Rights and for Humanitarian Health, and Women’s Link Worldwide said today. Venezuela’s health system had collapsed even before the pandemic hit. Full Text -> ReliefWeb

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U.S. calls on Russia, China to provide more aid to Venezuela to combat COVID-19 https://onvenezuela.com/u-s-calls-on-russia-china-to-provide-more-aid-to-venezuela-to-combat-covid-19/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=u-s-calls-on-russia-china-to-provide-more-aid-to-venezuela-to-combat-covid-19 Fri, 26 Jun 2020 04:38:00 +0000 https://onvenezuela.com/?p=4133

“There has been, I believe, some contribution of goods with respect to COVID-19 by Russia and China,” Mr. Abrams continued, as quoted by Reuters. “But the scale, the dollar amount of this aid, is really quite low in comparison to the needs.”By Lauren Meier . Full Text -> The Washington Times

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UN Humanitarian Flight Arrives in Venezuela with Nutrition, Water, Hygiene and Sanitation Supplies https://onvenezuela.com/un-humanitarian-flight-arrives-in-venezuela-with-nutrition-water-hygiene-and-sanitation-supplies/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=un-humanitarian-flight-arrives-in-venezuela-with-nutrition-water-hygiene-and-sanitation-supplies Sun, 31 May 2020 11:13:00 +0000 https://onvenezuela.com/?p=3588

A plane carrying 12 tonnes of humanitarian aid, aimed at providing nutritional support and improving access to safe water for thousands of families, is scheduled to land in the country today to support the United Nations humanitarian response. With this shipment, the United Nations has brought more than 100 tons of humanitarian assistance to Venezuela since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, thanks to generous funding from the international community. Full Text -> ReliefWeb.OCHA

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Venezuela Expects To Receive Another Batch Of Humanitarian Aid On Wednesday https://onvenezuela.com/venezuela-expects-to-receive-another-batch-of-humanitarian-aid-on-wednesday/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=venezuela-expects-to-receive-another-batch-of-humanitarian-aid-on-wednesday Wed, 08 Apr 2020 12:46:03 +0000 https://onvenezuela.com/?p=2581

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has said that he expects another batch of humanitarian aid from the World Health Organization, United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and Russia to arrive in the country later on Wednesday. By Mohammad Ali. Full text -> UrduPoint

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Spanish hotel owner turns resort over to refugees during coronavirus crisis https://onvenezuela.com/spanish-hotel-owner-turns-resort-over-to-refugees-during-coronavirus-crisis/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=spanish-hotel-owner-turns-resort-over-to-refugees-during-coronavirus-crisis Sun, 05 Apr 2020 10:31:00 +0000 https://onvenezuela.com/?p=2513

The resort is housing 12 families with children, around 65 people, most of them Venezuelan refugees. Although the staff have been temporarily laid off while the complex is shut to paying visitors, they come in to help voluntarily. BY Sergio Perez and Raul Cadenas. Full text -> The Jakarta Post

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