Se reportó un 90% de la población en pobreza, 32% de los niños con desnutrición crónica y uno de cada tres adultos con inseguridad alimentaria, en un estudio del Centro Johns Hopkins para la Salud Humanitaria y de la Fundación Simón Bolívar. Texto Completo -> El Pitazo

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At the Summit of the Americas in Los Angeles, the President is bringing together key partners to address this crisis and announcing $331 million for humanitarian assistance, food security assistance, and disaster risk reduction assistance– out of the $645 million total, that includes support for refugee and migrant populations. Full Text -> TheWhiteHouse

Traducción de cortesía -> En la Cumbre de las Américas en Los Ángeles, el presidente reunirá a socios clave para abordar esta crisis y anunciará $331 millones para asistencia humanitaria, asistencia para la seguridad alimentaria y asistencia para la reducción del riesgo de desastres, del total de $645 millones, que incluye apoyo para poblaciones de refugiados y migrantes

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En alianza con la Federación Nacional de Ganaderos de Venezuela (Fedenaga), el Observatorio identificó 50 casos de ciclos de invasiones en 2021, una situación que, explica Tovar, en la mayoría de los casos, ocurre de manera progresiva y pasa por un proceso de hostigamiento contra propietarios y trabajadores.Añade que, a las invasiones, se suman las fiscalizaciones gubernamentales que, en algunos comercios, bajan los precios, “a veces a perdida”, propiciando que “difícilmente tenga para reponer el stock de productos”, afectando la “disponibilidad de alimentos y la accesibilidad a ellos”. Por Carolina Alcalde. Texto Completo -> VOA

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The pensions of Sequera, González and millions of other similarly situated retirees went up last month because President Nicolás Maduro increased the monthly minimum wage from roughly $2 to about $30, an amount insufficient to pay basic goods, whose cost in February was estimated at $365, according to the Venezuelan Finance Observatory, an organization specializing in economic studies. By Shaylim Valderrama. Full Text -> abcNews

Traducción de cortesía -> Las pensiones de Sequera, González y millones de otros jubilados en situación similar aumentaron el mes pasado porque el presidente Nicolás Maduro aumentó el salario mínimo mensual de aproximadamente $2 a unos $30, monto insuficiente para pagar los bienes básicos, cuyo costo en febrero se estimó en $365. según el Observatorio Financiero de Venezuela, organismo especializado en estudios económicos

The 26-minute-long “‘We’re starving to death’: City of Maracaibo symbolises Venezuela’s collapse” by FRANCE 24’s Roméo Langlois and Jorge Benezra, won the top prize in the short-format category on Saturday. The report gives a heart-wrenching account of the depths of human suffering caused by the brutal descent into poverty of Maracaibo, where even eating has become a luxury. Full Text-> France24

Traducción de cortesía -> La película de 26 minutos de duración “‘Estamos muriendo de hambre’: la ciudad de Maracaibo simboliza el colapso de Venezuela” de Roméo Langlois y Jorge Benezra de FRANCE 24, ganó el sábado el primer premio en la categoría de formato corto. El informe da un relato desgarrador de las profundidades del sufrimiento humano causado por el brutal descenso a la pobreza de Maracaibo, donde incluso comer se ha convertido en un lujo.

In Maicao, a Colombian town on the border with Venezuela, slums have grown in size due to an increased number of Venezuelan migrants. One of these neighbourhoods, La Pista, is located on an old landing strip. Battling a lack of resources, most of the migrants who live there do not have enough to feed their families. Their children suffer from malnutrition, a scourge that has worsened with the Covid-19 pandemic. Full Text and video -> France24

The group identified countries including Yemen, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), Afghanistan and Venezuela as places where existing food crises had been worsened by the onset of the pandemic and its economic consequences. Full Text -> Aljazeera

Her only furniture in the one-room shelter is a second-hand foam mattress and a crib. The home is made of tin and is surrounded by rooms housing other Venezuelans. The metal makes for a sweltering interior in daytime, but at least she is safe here for now. Her funds are likely to last for three months, she says. By Steven Grattan. Full Text ->TheGuardian

In a country suffering what’s considered the Western Hemisphere’s worst humanitarian crisis, Venezuela’s pain is hitting a new order of magnitude as the food markets of Caracas turn into ghost towns. At Guaicaipuro, near downtown, the long hallways of stalls seem to stretch endlessly with hardly a shopper in sight. At Quinta Crespo, food sellers are desperate to attract attention, screaming over each other every time someone walks by. At San Martin market, on the city’s west side, some stalls are shuttered, while some have so little food, they might as well have also closed. Others have decent supplies, but high price tags mean would-be customers mostly just walk away. Business is so scant some hawkers can’t even be bothered — they just sit at their posts, playing on their phones, with no expectations for the day. By Nicolle Yapur. Full Text -> Bloomberg

Misery from Venezuela’s economic crisis, largely overshadowed by the COVID-19 pandemic, has reached a new milestone, with 62 percent of the population living with hunger and refugees in neighboring countries now exceeding 5.6 million, the aid group World Vision said on Tuesday. By Mohammad Ali. Full Text-> UrduPoint