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Desde el Año Fiscal 2017, Estados Unidos ha aportado más de US$ 140 millones, lo que
incluye asistencia humanitaria por casi US$ 97 millones y asistencia para el desarrollo
por aproximadamente US$ 44 millones, para apoyar los generosos esfuerzos de los países
que acogen a los venezolanos que han huido del caos en su patria.
La asistencia estadounidense incluye ayuda para los ciudadanos venezolanos en 17 países
de la región, incluidos Brasil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Guyana, México, Panamá,
Perú y Trinidad y Tobago. En particular, Estados Unidos financia a agencias de las
Naciones Unidas y organizaciones no gubernamentales que proporcionan asistencia vital,
como alimentos, atención de la salud, protección y albergue, a venezolanos y
comunidades receptoras en la región.
Estados Unidos seguirá incrementando la asistencia humanitaria en la región para
responder a las necesidades que vayan surgiendo y para reducir el impacto de la crisis
para los venezolanos y los países de acogida.
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UNITED STATES AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Office of Press Relations
For Immediate Release
February 6, 2018
FACT SHEET
The United States Supports the Venezuelan People with Humanitarian Assistance
The spiraling effects of this political and man-made economic crisis have dire
humanitarian consequences.
In what was once the richest country in Latin America, hyperinflation is estimated to
have reached 1.37 million percent in 2018, according to the International Monetary Fund.
Approximately one month of food for a family costs more than 100 times the monthly
minimum wage. As a result, many Venezuelans cannot eat every day.
Crumbling infrastructure has disrupted water and sanitation services, and a collapsing
health system has prompted outbreaks of previously eradicated diseases, such as measles,
that have spread to neighboring countries:
o Nearly 90 percent of Venezuelan hospitals surveyed reported medicine shortages,
and nearly 70 percent reported regular power and water outages.
o A majority of the nearly 17,000 measles cases recorded throughout the region
have been traced to outbreaks in Venezuela, because of the breakdown of basic
childhood vaccination systems - one of the most basic health services a
government can provide.
o In 2017, the Maduro regime fired its health minister, not because of the health
catastrophe underway, but because the Minister publicly released an update on
health statistics. Since then, the regime has stopped publishing health statistics to
hide the scale of its mismanagement.
According to United Nations estimates, more than three million Venezuelans have left
their country, a number that is projected to rise to more than five million by the end of
2019:
o This outflow of vulnerable Venezuelans is straining healthcare, education and
other social services in neighboring countries, including Brazil, Colombia,
Ecuador, and Peru.
Since Fiscal Year 2017, the United States has provided more than $140 million, including
nearly $97 million in humanitarian assistance and approximately $44 million in
development assistance, to support the generous efforts of countries hosting Venezuelans
who have fled the chaos in their homeland.
U.S. assistance includes support for Venezuelans in 17 countries in the region, including
Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Guyana, Mexico, Panama, Peru, and Trinidad
and Tobago. In particular, the United States funds United Nations agencies and non-
governmental organizations to provide life-saving assistance, such as food, health care,
protection, and shelter, to Venezuelans and host communities in the region.
The United States will continue to scale up humanitarian assistance in the region to meet
evolving needs and reduce the impact of the crisis on Venezuelans and host countries.