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VENEZUELA CRISIS RESPONSE Situation Report HOPE WITHOUT BORDERS July 2020 VENEZUELA CRISIS RESPONSE Situation Report HOPE WITHOUT BORDERS July 2020 Latin America and the Caribbean REGIONAL HUMANITARIAN NEEDS REGIONAL OVERVIEW KEY RESPONSE MESSAGES by sector in host countries Political, human rights and socio-economic develop- ments in Venezuela continue to lead to the exodus of 5 K World Vision millions of refugees and migrants—more than 5.2 Migrants and 6.17 M 3.62 M Response Locations million as of July 5, 2020. Children VENEZUELA refugees leaving People need Venezuela daily, humanitarian in need of In response to the new crisis brought on by before border closures assistance. protection* COLOMBIA COVID-19-prevention measures, World Vision is requesting US$3 million to scale up response activities inside Venezuela. We aim to assist 50,000 people ECUADOR through multi-purpose cash assistance. This allows them to buy essential supplies like food, medicine, and 4 M 3.23 M 1.88 M personal hygiene items. We are focused on the most People in need People who People in vulnerable people in Venezuela. of critical health are food need of services insecure shelter PERU BRAZIL Venezuela is ranked among the least prepared coun- tries to respond to a pandemic, as it lacks basic BOLIVIA supplies needed to prevent infection and treat illness. Meanwhile the closure of the borders in March prompted migrants to once again take to the illegal 2.17 M 1.52 M 1.49 M crossings, exposing children and women, in particular, People in need People in People in to increased risk of trafficking and abuse. In this time of life-saving need of need of of a global pandemic, the international community WASH services education non-food should focus on humanitarian aid towards Venezuela, services items applying humanitarian law and obligations, and try to *Reported cases of unaccompanied and separated children, prevent a health disaster that could spread across elderly, people with disabilities, as well as human trafficking and much of Latin America. smuggling prevention and response services. CHILE Migrants’ needs under COVID-19 are accentuated by higher risks of income loss, housing eviction, exploita- DONORS AND PARTNERS tion, human trafficking and others. In recent assess- ment conducted by WV in 7 countries in South America, 70% of Venezuelans had to change their housing arrangements because they could no longer Venezuelan refugees and afford it and looked for a cheaper solution, shelter or migrants in South America remain on the street. In this context every third child reported going to bed hungry. Governments need to Colombia 1,788,380 ensure that humanitarian organizations have access Peru 829,677 to communities, migrants and refugees to provide Ecuador 362,887 basic assistance alongside the governments. Chile 455,494 World Vision’s 7-country response aims to raise Brazil 264,617 US$80 million to reach 700,000 people from January Bolivia 5,225 2020 through December 2022. That includes reaching 200,000 regionally and 40,000 in Venezuela between SOURCES: October 2019 and September 2020. OCHA H RP | R4V 2019 | R4V Mid-Year Report June 2019 | R4V.info | COVID-19 RMRP 2020 | UNHCR Data Portal Latin America and the Caribbean Colombia: Since the pandemic reached REGIONAL OVERVIEW COUNTRY OVERVIEWS Colombia, Venezuelan migrants and refugees are among the most affected by evictions, unemploy- Bolivia: Together with organizations that are ment and lack of food. This led to the voluntary RESPONSE ACHIEVEMENTS: MONTHLY part of a consortium, WV has been responding return of more than 81,000 people to Venezuela (JUNE 2020) to families in the cities of La Paz and El Alto, with with another 30,000 expected to follow. Due to the delivery of food kits, hygiene and personal the restrictions imposed by the Venezuelan care kits and first aid kits. In addition, health care authorities on the number of returns per week, 36,732 services are provided to that needy population Venezuelans are being turned away and now are People reached with 13,309 2,932 and the provision of seasonal items (polar stuck at several points along the border. Since some form of People reached jackets, blankets). the launch of Healthcare Center ‘Tienditas’ People received (CAST in Spanish) June 14 in Norte de Santan- assistance*, including with protection : Since the beginning of the COVID-19 13,452 children multipurpose services Brazil der, this center has been at its full capacity and cash transfers pandemic, Brazilian livelihoods were impacted, unable to meet the increasing needs. Advocacy including the humanitarian programs leaded by the and support from humanitarian actors remains a government and other humanitarian agencies. For critical need. about 3 months, internal resettlement operations were suspended, reducing opportunities for Ecuador: Venezuelans migrants’ desperation to 1,899 1,329 14,571 return to their country during coronavirus Children and migrants to travel to other states in search of better People reached People reached living conditions. This situation led to fewer jobs pandemic has led them to seek dangerous educators reached with WASH with food security, methods of transport to traverse borders, with education services services opportunitties, mobility restrictions created to nutrition, or livelihoods reduce the risk of infection, and closing of and other including resorting to use of human traffickers. assistance or training activities . The borders between Brazil and Venezuela The prolonged closure of the Ecuador-Colombia still are closed and the speed of refugees status border has led to informal crossing and an requests delayed. Some states are starting to reopen, increase in crime, including trafficking of people, 1,338 541 17 but migrants and others are highly vulnerable. medicine, cash, drugs, and merchandise, involving People reached People provided children in some cases. People provided with non-food items with shelter inclusion services Chile: The response has focused on reaching Peru: A series of measures and benefits have those migrant families that have been affected most been promoted for people in conditions of RESPONSE ACHIEVEMENTS: CUMULATIVE strongly by the effects of the coronavirus, both in poverty and extreme poverty, however, these are (JANUARY 2019- PRESENT) the territories of Arica and in the Metropolitan limited to the Venezuelan migrant population. In region. The quarantine system has forced the July, six people from the national office were project to adopt certain flexibilities and adopt new assigned to the OFDA project with a percentage aid modalities such as money transfers to help of their working time: 1 intern at 100%, 1 intern 314,693 families meet their most basic needs. at 50%, 1 administrative staff at 50%, 1 intern at 58,109 30%, 1 accounting assistant at 100%, 1 accounting People reached 58,907 People reached with some form of People received staff at 50%. World Vision will also provide with protection support in the components of Cash Transfer, hot assistance*, including multipurpose services 157,642 children cash transfers CONTACT INFORMATION meals and logistical, administrative and financial support. Fabiano Franz | [email protected] Response Director Venezuela: The estimated cost during the month of April of the food basket for a family 37,384 16,682 3,971 Natalia Korobkova | [email protected] group was of USD $164.09 and the minimum Children and People reached People provided Response Advocacy and Protection Manager wage is equivalent to USD $2.33 at the official educators reached with WASH inclusion services exchange in May. That is, the person who earns with education services services Chris Huber | [email protected] the minimum wage only has the real purchasing Response Communications Manager power of 1.7% of the food basket for his/her family (CENDA). The return of Venezuelans migrants to their home country is increasing, Mishelle Mitchell | [email protected] especially in the border state. This requires 202 2,103 133,190 Regional Communications Director People provided People reached People reached particular attention to ensure that basic needs with shelter with non-food with food security & are met and protection actios are active in place. Jose Luis Jimenez | [email protected] Coordination of cross-border efforts needs to items nutrition assistance Regional Senior Director of Operations or livelihoods training be active. *Protection, education, food security, nutrition, or WASH (water, sanitation and hygiene) COLOMBIA | VENEZUELA CRISIS RESPONSE Situation Report HOPE WITHOUT BORDERS July 2020 HUMANITARIAN NEEDS COUNTRY OVERVIEW La Guajira Norte de Santander 1.02 M 3.2 M KEY MESSAGES Atlántico Migrants in People in need Colombia with of humanitarian irregular status. assistance Due to the high rate of unemployment Santander among the heads of household, the access to Antioquia food and shelter has worsened. As such, the need for advocacy and support from humani- tarian actors must continue and increase. Valle del 1.89M Cauca 1.45M People in need of People in need protection services of water, sanitation, and hygiene services Since the pandemic reached Colombia, the number of migrants has decreased. About Nariño 81,000 Venezuelans have returned to Vene- zuela and another 30,000 are expected to follow. The cities that have registered the greater decrease in the number of migrants 330,300 2.22M World Vision People in People in need are Bogotá, Cúcuta, Barranquilla, Medellín Response of food assistance and Cali. Locations transit and nutrition services More than 124.494
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