USAID – Summaries of news and views OnVenezuela https://onvenezuela.com Fri, 23 Sep 2022 13:25:10 +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 USAID – Summaries of news and views OnVenezuela https://onvenezuela.com 32 32 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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EEUU aprueba multimillonaria ayuda a gobierno de Guaidó https://onvenezuela.com/eeuu-aprueba-multimillonaria-ayuda-a-gobierno-de-guaido/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=eeuu-aprueba-multimillonaria-ayuda-a-gobierno-de-guaido Mon, 13 Sep 2021 23:36:47 +0000 https://onvenezuela.com/?p=10962

La Oficina de Asistencia Exterior de Estados Unidos firmó este martes un acuerdo de cooperación con el líder opositor Juan Guaidó, por un monto de US$98 millones para asistir a los venezolanos dentro del país. Esto es parte del compromiso de USAID con el gobierno interino, que alcanza los US$116, millones como lo expresó el administrador de USAID, Mark Green.

Courtesy Translation -> The United States Office of Foreign Assistance signed on Tuesday a cooperation agreement with the opposition leader Juan Guaidó, for an amount of US $ 98 million to assist Venezuelans within the country. This is part of USAID’s commitment to the interim government, which reaches US $ 116 million as expressed by USAID administrator Mark Green.

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Biden picks Marcela Escobari to lead USAID’s Latin American bureau https://onvenezuela.com/biden-picks-marcela-escobari-to-lead-usaids-latin-american-bureau/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=biden-picks-marcela-escobari-to-lead-usaids-latin-american-bureau Wed, 14 Apr 2021 12:44:43 +0000 https://onvenezuela.com/?p=8654

President Joe Biden named Marcela Escobari Tuesday to run U.S. Agency for International Development’s operations in Latin America and the Caribbean, a region where the organization has played a role in helping Venezuelan migrants, among other humanitarian initiatives. The White House said in a statement on Tuesday that the president tapped Escobari to serve as Assistant Administrator for Latin America and the Caribbean at USAID, a job she held for nine months during the Obama administration. By Adriana Brasileiro. Full Text ->MiamiHerald

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USAID to Allocate $1.17 Million to Support Venezuelans https://onvenezuela.com/usaid-to-allocate-1-17-million-to-support-venezuelans/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=usaid-to-allocate-1-17-million-to-support-venezuelans Tue, 13 Oct 2020 13:46:48 +0000 https://onvenezuela.com/?p=6013

On August 27, the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) announced that it will grant $1.17 million to five institutions that will directly benefit Venezuelans in Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela. The money is part of a partnership between USAID and the Inter-American Development Bank that seeks to identify, finance, and provide innovative solutions to Venezuelans and the communities that receive them throughout Latin America and the Caribbean. Full Text -> Diálogo

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World Council of Credit Unions Launches Flagship Project for USAID’s Venezuela Regional Response Program https://onvenezuela.com/world-council-of-credit-unions-launches-flagship-project-for-usaids-venezuela-regional-response-program/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=world-council-of-credit-unions-launches-flagship-project-for-usaids-venezuela-regional-response-program Wed, 24 Jun 2020 13:18:21 +0000 https://onvenezuela.com/?p=4088

As a result of the Economic Inclusion Project, at least:

100,000 Venezuelans and locals will obtain access to financial services (a credit, savings or insurance product).

-10,000 Venezuelans will have an improved capacity to establish a sustainable livelihood.

Full Text -> GlobeNewswWire

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Delivering Life-Saving Humanitarian Relief to Venezuelans in Need https://onvenezuela.com/delivering-life-saving-humanitarian-relief-to-venezuelans-in-need-2/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=delivering-life-saving-humanitarian-relief-to-venezuelans-in-need-2 Thu, 06 Feb 2020 12:42:00 +0000 http://onvenezuela.com/?p=1133 FACT...]]>

By US. Department of State/ Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration. Full text -> FACT SHEET

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Plan for Venezuelan migrants to settle in Brazil sees US support https://onvenezuela.com/plan-for-venezuelan-migrants-to-settle-in-brazil-sees-us-support/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=plan-for-venezuelan-migrants-to-settle-in-brazil-sees-us-support Wed, 29 Jan 2020 13:50:54 +0000 http://onvenezuela.com/?p=892

The program, called the “Economic Integration of Vulnerable Nationals from Venezuela in Brazil,” aims to assist Venezuelan migrants fleeing the political and economic crises in their country by facilitating access to employment, business training and language courses, Reuters reported. By Bradford Betz. Full text-> Fox News

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