UNICEF Executive Director Henrietta Fore’s remarks at the Venezuela High-Level Donor Roundtable

“The country and its people are struggling with poverty, crime, hyperinflation and political tensions. “The situation is a humanitarian crisis — with over seven million people urgently needing humanitarian assistance. Half are children.”It’s a food and nutrition crisis — as David will explain.”It’s a displacement crisis — one of the world’s fastest-growing.”Over 5.4 million Venezuelans — including two million children — are on the move, on par with the rate of Syrians fleeing at the height of the conflict there. Another one million children are left behind in Venezuela by parents who are forced to leave. Each day, about 2,000 more people flee. Full Text -> UNICEF

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