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Fact Sheet #3 (FY) 2021

Venezuela Regional Crisis – Complex Emergency JUNE 22, 2021

SITUATION AT A GLANCE

9.3 5.6 7.5 $708.1 $1.4 MILLION MILLION MILLION MILLION BILLION People Classified as Venezuelan People in Need of Funding Funding Acutely Insecure Migrants and Humanitarian Assistance Requirement Requirement in Globally Across LAC in 2021 for 2021 HRP for 2021 RMRP

UN – February 2020 R4V – June 2021 R4V – April 2021 UN – June 2021 R4V – December 2020

 On June 17, the USG announced nearly $407 million in humanitarian funding for the response to the Venezuela regional crisis.  The UN released the 2021 Venezuela HRP on June 17; relief actors call for expansion of humanitarian access in Venezuela.

 WFP established operations in Venezuela following an

agreement with the regime of Venezuela’s Nicolás Maduro on .

 In May, launched its TPS registration system, the first countrywide effort in the to

regularize Venezuelan migrants.

TOTAL U.S. HUMANITARIAN FUNDING USAID/BHA1 $250,636,832

For the Venezuela Regional Crisis Response in FY 2021 State/PRM2 $156,268,808

For complete funding breakdown with partners, see detailed chart on page 6. Total $406,905,640

1 USAID’s Bureau for Humanitarian Assistance (USAID/BHA) 3 U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration (State/PRM)

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KEY DEVELOPMENTS

USG Announces $407 Million in Additional Funding for the Venezuela Regional Crisis At the June 17 Government of -hosted International Donors’ Conference in Solidarity with Venezuelan Refugees and Migrants, U.S. Ambassador to the UN Linda Thomas-Greenfield announced nearly $407 million in additional U.S. Government (USG) humanitarian funding to respond to the Venezuela regional crisis, including humanitarian assistance inside Venezuela. The funding—comprising approximately $156 million from State/PRM and nearly $251 million from USAID/BHA—will enable non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and UN agencies to continue providing various types of humanitarian assistance to vulnerable populations across the region. The additional funding builds on ongoing programs for and host communities throughout the region, and supports the provision of emergency food assistance—including vouchers and direct cash transfers to purchase food in local markets—and education, health, protection, shelter, and water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) assistance. The funding will also increase USG support for humanitarian coordination and logistics for the response within Venezuela, where international and local relief organizations are working to provide life-saving assistance, including emergency food supplies and health and WASH services, to mitigate the impact of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) . Since 2017, the USG has provided more than $1.4 billion in humanitarian funding for the Venezuela regional crisis response.

UN Releases 2021 Venezuela HRP; Relief Actors Continue Efforts to Procure COVID-19 Vaccines The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) released the 2021 Humanitarian Response Plan (HRP) on June 17, requesting more than $708 million for Venezuela to continue providing multi-sector humanitarian assistance to approximately 4.5 million people through the end of 2021. The HRP calls for increased efforts to guarantee humanitarian access in Venezuela, prioritizes assistance in the health, nutrition, food security, protection, shelter, and WASH sectors, and improved access to essential services throughout the , including education, electricity, and potable water. The HRP also discusses the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic in Venezuela, which has exacerbated existing humanitarian needs and limited livelihood opportunities among vulnerable households. OCHA notes that UN agencies and other humanitarian actors aim to support the deployment of COVID-19 vaccines through the global COVAX initiative, as well as bilateral vaccine donations. However, relief and health organizations have expressed concern over the equitable distribution of vaccines due to the lack of a finalized National Deployment and Vaccination Plan.

WFP Establishes Operations in Venezuela Following April Visit to On April 19, a delegation from the UN Food Program (WFP) met with Venezuela’s Nicolás Maduro and other Maduro regime officials to sign a memorandum of understanding (MoU) that allows WFP to establish humanitarian operations inside Venezuela, provide critically-needed food assistance throughout the country, and implement activities in accordance with the humanitarian principles of humanity, neutrality, impartiality, and operational . Additionally, while in Venezuela, WFP Director David Beasley and WFP representatives met with Interim Juan Guaidó and officials from the interim , other UN agencies, NGOs, and ambassadors from key donor who stressed the importance of reducing household-level food insecurity in Venezuela. The UN agency plans to provide food assistance to nearly 185,000 children via its school feeding program by the end of 2021 and gradually scale up food assistance to reach approximately 1.5 million children in Venezuela by June of 2023. As of 2019, approximately 9.3 million

2 people in Venezuela—more than 32 percent of the country’s population—were moderately or severely food-insecure, according to WFP. Additionally, WFP plans to support the Logistics Cluster—the coordinating body for humanitarian logistics activities, comprising UN agencies, NGOs, and other stakeholders—to implement logistics activities that facilitate humanitarian operations throughout the country.

Governments of , Colombia, and Aim to Integrate Venezuelans On May 5, the (GoC) launched the first phase of registration for Temporary Protected Status (TPS) in Colombia, which includes virtual enrollment via a GoC-administered website or mobile application. Venezuelans who acquire TPS will formalize their legal status in Colombia and gain access to public services, including education, health care, formal employment, and national banking institutions, for up to 10 years while they apply for long-term residency. GoC officials have also established more than 100 in-person sites throughout the country to support registrants. As of June 16, approximately 1 million people had initiated the registration process on the GoC’s TPS website. USAID/BHA and State/PRM partners, including Save the Children (SCF), the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), and WFP, have been coordinating with the Interagency Group for Mixed Migration Flows (GIFMM)—a group of NGOs and UN agencies in Colombia supporting the coordination of the nationwide humanitarian response to migration—and Migración Colombia, the GoC’s migration authority, to support the TPS registration process by providing internet access to registrants, clarifying required documentation, and implementing fraud prevention measures. Separately, on June 2, the GoC announced that it had officially reopened the Colombia–Venezuela land after closing it for more than a year in an effort to limit the spread of COVID-19. Migración Colombia is reopening the border gradually over the coming months in accordance with set schedules and protocols at official crossing points, and the agency is expected to impose a daily limit on the number of individuals allowed to enter Colombia.

Meanwhile, at the June 17 donor conference, President of Ecuador reiterated the Government of Ecuador (GoE)’s commitment to formalizing the legal status of Venezuelans who lack a valid migration status in the country. President Lasso emphasized the need to establish a comprehensive migration policy that safeguards the rights and legal status of Venezuelan migrants in Ecuador, indicating that the GoE would coordinate with UN agencies to integrate Venezuelans. During a –25 visit to Ecuador, Ambassador Thomas-Greenfield met with President Lasso and relief actors—including USG partners the International Organization for Migration (IOM), UNHCR, and WFP—to discuss the need for sustained humanitarian assistance and integration support for Venezuelan migrants in Ecuador. In Brazil, since March 2018, the Government of Brazil (GoB) has resettled more than 50,000 Venezuelan migrants from State along the Brazil–Venezuela border to 675 cities throughout the country as part of Operation Welcome, the GoB-led effort to facilitate the integration of Venezuelans in Brazil. With support from State/PRM partners IOM and UNHCR, the GoB aims to accommodate the influx of Venezuelan migrants by improving access to long-term shelter solutions and sustainable livelihood opportunities.

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KEY FIGURES U.S. GOVERNMENT RESPONSE

FOOD SECURITY USAID/BHA assistance to date in FY 2021 aims to acute food insecurity among migrants, refugees, and host community members residing 960,000 in Colombia and , as well as vulnerable Venezuelans inside Venezuela. People supported USAID/BHA-funded emergency food assistance—implemented through through USAID/BHA- Solidarités International in Colombia and WFP in Colombia and Peru— funded emergency food assistance includes locally procured in-kind food assistance, hot meals, cash transfers for food, food vouchers, and complementary nutrition and WASH support. In Venezuela, USAID/BHA is funding NGO and UN partners for hot meals and in-kind food assistance. In total, these programs aim to reach more than 887,000 people in Colombia and Peru and more than 73,000 people in Venezuela using FY 2021 funds. USAID/BHA also contributes to coordination and capacity-building activities for food security actors that aim to improve the quality of humanitarian programming for the Venezuela regional crisis.

HEALTH In FY 2021, USAID/BHA is providing nearly $8.8 million to two NGOs—the Adventist Development and Relief Agency (ADRA) and Americares—to $8.8 Million provide life-saving health care services to vulnerable Venezuelans and host In dedicated USAID/BHA community members in Colombia. USAID/BHA funding enables partners to support for life-saving distribute medical supplies, support provision at health facilities, and health care programming train community health workers to address urgent health needs. With FY to date in FY 2021 2021 funding, USAID/BHA partners aim to provide nearly 434,000 people

with improved access to health care services. Additionally, State/PRM partners—including IFRC, UNHCR, and Jesuit Service (JRS)— support essential health interventions for Venezuelans residing in 17 countries, including Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru.

WASH In FY 2021, USAID/BHA and State/PRM are supporting WASH programming to address the needs of vulnerable Venezuelans and to prevent the spread 89,000 of COVID-19 and other communicable diseases. State/PRM partners People supported implement WASH activities that assist Venezuelans residing outside with USAID/BHA-funded Venezuela, including WASH measures to mitigate the risk of COVID-19 WASH activities in Venezuela in FY 2021 infection. With FY 2021 funding, State/PRM is supporting the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) to reach nearly 960,000 beneficiaries across Brazil, Colombia, and Ecuador. In addition, USAID/BHA is providing more than $12 million in FY 2021 funding to several relief agencies to implement critical WASH activities inside Venezuela, which include providing personal protective equipment and training local health care workers to respond to cases of COVID-19 in Venezuela, conducting hygiene awareness sessions, rehabilitating WASH infrastructure in schools, and installing handwashing stations at community kitchens.

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ECONOMIC RECOVERY AND CASH ASSISTANCE With more than $58 million in FY 2021 funding for multipurpose cash assistance (MPCA), USAID/BHA partners are distributing cash assistance $58.4 Million through prepaid debit cards and cash transfers to vulnerable households in In USAID/BHA Colombia. MPCA transfers enable recipients to individually prioritize needs FY 2021 MPCA such as food, health care, essential household items, school supplies, and funding in Colombia shelter, as well as provide a means to pursue income-generating opportunities.

State/PRM partners in Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru support economic recovery by strengthening livelihood opportunities and socioeconomic integration among vulnerable Venezuelans, providing training and resources to enable the adoption of sustainable entrepreneurship and employment strategies. State/PRM partners provide Venezuelans with registration and technical assistance for work permits; employment and vocational training; language training; technical skills certifications; business development training; and the provision of seed capital and cash assistance via transfers, prepaid cards, and mobile money platforms.

PROTECTION State/PRM supports seven partners to address protection concerns among nearly 1.3 million vulnerable Venezuelans residing in Venezuela and across 7 the region, particularly along the Colombia–Venezuela border. State/PRM- Number of USG supported protection activities aim to increase access to and support the partners implementing provision of protection services, including gender-based violence prevention standalone protection and case management, child-friendly spaces, community-based mental health interventions in FY 2021 and psychosocial support, and legal assistance. State/PRM partners also work with the broader humanitarian community across the region to support advocacy efforts with local and national authorities and promote the delivery of protection services in areas with significant humanitarian access constraints.

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CONTEXT IN BRIEF  Deteriorating economic and political conditions—characterized by —in the Bolivarian of Venezuela have decreased households’ access to food, medicine, and livelihoods; contributed to increasing humanitarian needs; and triggered an influx of Venezuelans into countries across LAC, primarily to Brazil, , Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru. By June 2021, approximately 5.6 million Venezuelans were living outside of Venezuela, according to the Regional Interagency Coordination Platform for Refugees from Venezuela (R4V), led by IOM and UNHCR.

 The population influx continues to strain available services, especially in border areas of Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru. Recent assessments indicate that food, health care, and WASH support are among the most urgent humanitarian needs among vulnerable populations, including Venezuelans, Colombian returnees from Venezuela, and host communities in border . The outflow of people from Venezuela also contributes to increased concerns throughout the region, particularly with regard to overburdened health care systems and the spread of COVID-19, as well as other infectious diseases.

 On April 16, 2018, USAID activated the Venezuela Regional Crisis RMT in Washington, D.C., to coordinate USG regional humanitarian efforts. On June 7, 2018, USAID activated the Venezuela Regional Crisis DART to support delivery of life-saving assistance across the region.

 In addition to supporting ongoing regional response activities, USAID/BHA and State/PRM staff members based throughout the region and in Washington, D.C., are monitoring the humanitarian situation in close coordination with relevant host , donor governments, NGOs, and UN counterparts.

USG HUMANITARIAN FUNDING FOR THE VENEZUELA REGIONAL CRISIS RESPONSE IN FY 20211

IMPLEMENTING PARTNER ACTIVITY LOCATION AMOUNT FUNDING IN VENEZUELA FOR THE VENEZUELA REGIONAL CRISIS RESPONSE

USAID/BHA

Humanitarian Coordination and Information Management (HCIM), Logistics Support, Venezuela $14,841,327 Nutrition, WASH

Implementing Partners (IPs)

Food Assistance—Cash Transfers for Food, Local, Regional, and International Venezuela $61,955,505 Procurement (LRIP)

TOTAL USAID/BHA FUNDING IN VENEZUELA IN FY 2021 $76,796,832

STATE/PRM

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IPs Multi-Sector Assistance Venezuela $17,100,000

TOTAL STATE/PRM FUNDING IN VENEZUELA IN FY 2021 $17,100,000 TOTAL USG FUNDING FOR THE VENEZUELA REGIONAL RESPONSE IN VENEZUELA IN FY 2021 $93,896,832

USG HUMANITARIAN FUNDING IN LAC FOR THE VENEZUELA REGIONAL CRISIS RESPONSE IN FY 2021

IMPLEMENTING PARTNER ACTIVITY LOCATION AMOUNT FUNDING IN FOR THE VENEZUELA REGIONAL CRISIS RESPONSE

STATE/PRM IFRC Multi-Sector Assistance Argentina $130,000 IOM Multi-Sector Assistance Argentina $1,200,000 TOTAL STATE/PRM FUNDING IN ARGENTINA IN FY 2021 $1,330,000 TOTAL USG FUNDING FOR THE VENEZUELA REGIONAL RESPONSE IN ARGENTINA IN FY 2021 $1,330,000 FUNDING IN FOR THE VENEZUELA REGIONAL CRISIS RESPONSE

STATE/PRM IOM Multi-Sector Assistance Aruba $70,000 TOTAL STATE/PRM FUNDING IN ARUBA IN FY 2021 $70,000 TOTAL USG FUNDING FOR THE VENEZUELA REGIONAL RESPONSE IN ARUBA IN FY 2021 $70,000 FUNDING IN FOR THE VENEZUELA REGIONAL CRISIS RESPONSE

STATE/PRM IFRC Multi-Sector Assistance Bolivia $50,000 IOM Multi-Sector Assistance Bolivia $120,000 UNICEF Multi-Sector Assistance Bolivia $325,000 TOTAL STATE/PRM FUNDING IN BOLIVIA IN FY 2021 $495,000 TOTAL USG FUNDING FOR THE VENEZUELA REGIONAL RESPONSE IN BOLIVIA IN FY 2021 $495,000 FUNDING IN BRAZIL FOR THE VENEZUELA REGIONAL CRISIS RESPONSE

STATE/PRM IOM Multi-Sector Assistance Brazil $3,860,000 UNHCR Multi-Sector Assistance Brazil $8,600,000 UNICEF Multi-Sector Assistance Brazil $2,700,000 TOTAL STATE/PRM FUNDING IN BRAZIL IN FY 2021 $15,160,000 TOTAL USG FUNDING FOR THE VENEZUELA REGIONAL RESPONSE IN BRAZIL IN FY 2021 $15,160,000 FUNDING IN CHILE FOR THE VENEZUELA REGIONAL CRISIS RESPONSE

STATE/PRM IFRC Multi-Sector Assistance Chile $270,000 IOM Multi-Sector Assistance Chile $5,650,000 UNHCR Multi-Sector Assistance Chile $3,000,000 TOTAL STATE/PRM FUNDING IN CHILE IN FY 2021 $8,920,000 TOTAL USG FUNDING FOR THE VENEZUELA REGIONAL RESPONSE IN CHILE IN FY 2021 $8,920,000 FUNDING IN COLOMBIA FOR THE VENEZUELA REGIONAL CRISIS RESPONSE

USAID/BHA Acción contra el Hambre (ACH) MPCA, Nutrition, WASH Colombia $21,585,000 ADRA Health, WASH Colombia $3,340,000

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Americares Health Colombia $6,000,000 Mercy Corps MPCA, Nutrition, WASH Colombia $38,130,000 Solidarités International Food Assistance—LRIP Colombia $2,500,000

Food Assistance—Cash Transfers for Food; WFP Colombia $83,000,000 Food Vouchers; LRIP

Program Support Colombia $285,000 TOTAL USAID/BHA FUNDING IN COLOMBIA IN FY 2021 $154,840,000

STATE/PRM iMMAP HCIM Colombia $1,146,724 IOM Multi-Sector Assistance Colombia $17,000,000 JRS Multi-Sector Assistance Colombia $322,084 SCF Multi-Sector Assistance Colombia $780,000 UNHCR Multi-Sector Assistance Colombia $20,200,000 UNICEF Multi-Sector Assistance Colombia $5,700,000 UN Women Multi-Sector Assistance Colombia $1,830,000 TOTAL STATE/PRM FUNDING IN COLOMBIA IN 2021 $46,978,808 TOTAL USG FUNDING FOR THE VENEZUELA REGIONAL RESPONSE IN COLOMBIA IN FY 2021 $201,818,808 FUNDING IN RICA FOR THE VENEZUELA REGIONAL CRISIS RESPONSE

STATE/PRM IOM Multi-Sector Assistance $360,000 TOTAL STATE/PRM FUNDING IN COSTA RICA IN FY 2021 $360,000 TOTAL USG FUNDING FOR THE VENEZUELA REGIONAL RESPONSE IN COSTA RICA IN FY 2021 $360,000 FUNDING IN CURACAO FOR THE VENEZUELA REGIONAL CRISIS RESPONSE

STATE/PRM IOM Multi-Sector Assistance Curaçao $90,000 TOTAL STATE/PRM FUNDING IN CURAÇAO IN FY 2021 $90,000 TOTAL USG FUNDING FOR THE VENEZUELA REGIONAL RESPONSE IN CURAÇAO IN FY 2021 $90,000 FUNDING IN THE FOR THE VENEZUELA REGIONAL CRISIS RESPONSE

STATE/PRM IOM Multi-Sector Assistance The Dominican Republic $560,000 UNHCR Multi-Sector Assistance The Dominican Republic $800,000 TOTAL STATE/PRM FUNDING IN DOMINICAN REPUBLIC IN FY 2021 $1,360,000 TOTAL USG FUNDING FOR THE VENEZUELA REGIONAL RESPONSE IN DOMINICAN REPUBLIC IN $1,360,000 FY 2021 FUNDING IN ECUADOR FOR THE VENEZUELA REGIONAL CRISIS RESPONSE

STATE/PRM IFRC Multi-Sector Assistance Ecuador $340,000 IOM Multi-Sector Assistance Ecuador $10,670,000 UNHCR Multi-Sector Assistance Ecuador $12,300,000 UNICEF Multi-Sector Assistance Ecuador $2,000,000 TOTAL STATE/PRM FUNDING IN ECUADOR IN 2021 $25,310,000 TOTAL USG FUNDING FOR THE VENEZUELA REGIONAL RESPONSE IN ECUADOR IN FY 2021 $25,310,000 FUNDING IN FOR THE VENEZUELA REGIONAL CRISIS RESPONSE

STATE/PRM

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IOM Multi-Sector Assistance Guyana $150,000 UNHCR Multi-Sector Assistance Guyana $1,000,000 UNICEF Multi-Sector Assistance Guyana $150,000 TOTAL STATE/PRM FUNDING IN GUYANA IN FY 2021 $1,300,000 TOTAL USG FUNDING FOR THE VENEZUELA REGIONAL RESPONSE IN GUYANA IN FY 2021 $1,300,000 FUNDING IN FOR THE VENEZUELA REGIONAL CRISIS RESPONSE

STATE/PRM IOM Multi-Sector Assistance Mexico $30,000 TOTAL STATE/PRM FUNDING IN FY 2021 $30,000 TOTAL USG FUNDING FOR THE VENEZUELA REGIONAL RESPONSE IN MEXICO IN FY 2021 $30,000 FUNDING IN FOR THE VENEZUELA REGIONAL CRISIS RESPONSE

STATE/PRM IOM Multi-Sector Assistance Panama $370,000 Education, Health, Multi-Sector Assistance, UNICEF Panama $50,000 Protection, WASH TOTAL STATE/PRM FUNDING IN PANAMA IN FY 2021 $420,000 TOTAL USG FUNDING FOR THE VENEZUELA REGIONAL RESPONSE IN PANAMA IN FY 2021 $420,000 FUNDING IN FOR THE VENEZUELA REGIONAL CRISIS RESPONSE

STATE/PRM IOM Multi-Sector Assistance Paraguay $410,000 UNICEF Multi-Sector Assistance Paraguay $25,000 TOTAL STATE/PRM FUNDING IN PARAGUAY IN FY 2021 $435,000 TOTAL USG FUNDING FOR THE VENEZUELA REGIONAL RESPONSE IN PARAGUAY IN FY 2021 $435,000 FUNDING IN PERU FOR THE VENEZUELA REGIONAL CRISIS RESPONSE

USAID/BHA

HCIM, Nutrition Peru $1,177,966 WFP Food Assistance—Cash Transfers for Food Peru $17,822,034

TOTAL USAID/BHA FUNDING IN PERU IN FY 2021 $19,000,000

STATE/PRM IOM Multi-Sector Assistance Peru $5,500,000 UNHCR Multi-Sector Assistance Peru $15,300,000 UNICEF Multi-Sector Assistance Peru $880,000 TOTAL STATE/PRM FUNDING IN PERU IN 2021 $21,680,000 TOTAL USG FUNDING FOR THE VENEZUELA REGIONAL RESPONSE IN PERU IN FY 2021 $40,680,000 FUNDING IN AND FOR THE VENEZUELA REGIONAL CRISIS RESPONSE

STATE/PRM IOM Multi-Sector Assistance $870,000 UNHCR Multi-Sector Assistance Trinidad and Tobago $2,200,000 UNICEF Multi-Sector Assistance Trinidad and Tobago $80,000 TOTAL STATE/PRM FUNDING IN TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO IN FY 2021 $3,150,000 TOTAL USG FUNDING FOR THE VENEZUELA REGIONAL RESPONSE IN TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO $3,150,000 IN FY 2021 FUNDING IN FOR THE VENEZUELA REGIONAL CRISIS RESPONSE

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STATE/PRM IFRC Multi-Sector Assistance Uruguay $100,000 IOM Multi-Sector Assistance Uruguay $90,000 UNICEF Multi-Sector Assistance Uruguay $10,000 TOTAL STATE/PRM FUNDING IN URUGUAY IN FY 2021 $200,000 TOTAL USG FUNDING FOR THE VENEZUELA REGIONAL RESPONSE IN URUGUAY IN FY 2021 $200,000 REGIONAL FUNDING FOR THE VENEZUELA REGIONAL CRISIS RESPONSE

STATE/PRM IOM Multi-Sector Assistance Regional $2,000,000 UNHCR Multi-Sector Assistance Regional $9,100,000 UNICEF Multi-Sector Assistance Regional $780,000 TOTAL /PRM FUNDING IN 2021 $11,880,000 TOTAL REGIONAL USG FUNDING FOR THE VENEZUELA REGIONAL RESPONSE IN FY 2021 $11,880,000

TOTAL USAID/BHA FUNDING FOR VENEZUELA REGIONAL RESPONSE IN FY 2021 $250,636,832 TOTAL STATE/PRM FUNDING FOR VENEZUELA REGIONAL RESPONSE IN FY 2021 $156,268,808 TOTAL USG HUMANITARIAN FUNDING FOR THE VENEZUELA RESPONSE IN FY 2021 $406,905,640

TOTAL USAID/BHA FUNDING FOR VENEZUELA REGIONAL RESPONSE IN FYs 2017–2021 $810,637,853 TOTAL STATE/PRM FUNDING FOR VENEZUELA REGIONAL RESPONSE IN FYs 2017–2021 $597,173,867 TOTAL USG HUMANITARIAN FUNDING FOR THE VENEZUELA RESPONSE FY 2017–2021 $1,407,811,720

1 Year of funding indicates the date of commitment or obligation, not appropriation, of funds. Funding figures reflect publicly announced funding as of June 17, 2021.

PUBLIC DONATION INFORMATION  The most effective way people can assist relief efforts is by making cash contributions to humanitarian organizations that are conducting relief operations. A list of humanitarian organizations that are accepting cash donations for disaster responses around the world can be found at interaction.org.

 USAID encourages cash donations because they allow aid professionals to procure the exact items needed (often in the affected region); reduce the burden on scarce resources (such as transportation routes, staff time, and warehouse space); can be transferred very quickly and without transportation costs; support the economy of the disaster-stricken region; and ensure culturally, dietarily, and environmentally appropriate assistance.

 More information can be found at:

o USAID Center for International Disaster Information: cidi.org o Information on relief activities of the humanitarian community can be found at reliefweb.int.

USAID/BHA bulletins appear on the USAID website at usaid.gov/humanitarian-assistance/where-we-work

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