Venezuela

OCHA/Gemma Cortes

News in Brief 15 November 2019

15 November 2019
News in Brief
  • ‘Deadliest year yet’: UN warns over migration deaths in Americas
  • DRC Ebola infection rate drop is ‘encouraging’ news: WHO
  • Central African Republic: 20,500 displaced by unseasonal, heavy rains in Bangui
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2'56"
WHO/PAHO/Sebastián Oliel

Wednesday's Daily Brief: UN bid to aid diabetics, Israel-Gaza attacks, climate change in Nepal, Iraq envoy appeal to MPs

13 November 2019
Health

A recap of Wednesday’s stories in brief: UN leads plan for insulin supply boosts; ‘No justification’ for Gaza border violence; Iraqis paying ‘unthinkable price’ in protests; $1.35 billion needed for Venezuela crisis; Record flooding affects 100,000 Nigerians.

© UNHCR/Jaime Giménez Sánchez

‘Harmonized’ plan launched to support millions of Venezuelan refugees and migrants

13 November 2019
Migrants and Refugees

A $1.35 billion appeal has been launched to meet the increasing humanitarian needs of Venezuelan refugees and migrants in Latin America and the Caribbean and to support the communities hosting them.

OCHA/Muthana El Najjar

News in Brief 13 November 2019

13 November 2019
News in Brief
  • 'Indiscriminate’ rocket fire in Israel-Gaza ‘must stop immediately’
  • $1.35 billion humanitarian gap for fleeing Venezuelans
  • Diabetes cases nearly doubling, UN chief urges more action ahead of World Day
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OCHA/Gema Cortes

‘Everyone needs to do more’ to help suffering Venezuelans, says UN Emergency Relief Coordinator

6 November 2019
Humanitarian Aid

“Ordinary women, men and children face overwhelming challenges” just to survive in Venezuela today, UN Emergency Relief Coordinator Mark Lowcock said on Wednesday in the capital, Caracas.

©UNICEF/UN0316934/Pasqualli

Wednesday's Daily Brief: New food agency partnership for children, conference on solidarity for Venezuela, snow leopard at risk of extinction

23 October 2019
Humanitarian Aid

A recap of Wednesday's top stories:  UN food agency partnership to feed millions of hungry children; Solidarity conference for 4.5 million Venezuelans on the move;  new panel to aid internally displaced persons; healthy working conditions still not universal - UN rights expert; Environment Programme to help endangered snow leopard.

IOM/Muse Mohammed

UN and partners call for solidarity, as Venezuelans on the move reach 4.5 million

23 October 2019
Migrants and Refugees

Since 2015, approximately 4.5 million Venezuelans have fled their country as the Latin American nation's political, humanitarian and economic crisis drags on, creating one of the “direst” displacement crises in the world, the UN and European Union said on Wednesday, ahead of a solidarity conference next week.

UN Photo/Cia Pak

Venezuela Vice-President speaks out against ‘coup d’etat’, $130 bn lost to ‘economic terrorism’

27 September 2019
Peace and Security

The Vice-President of Venezuela on Friday criticized administrations which have recognized National Assembly president Juan Guaidó as leader of the South American country.

© UNICEF/Santiago Arcos

News in Brief 27 September 2019

27 September 2019
News in Brief
  • Human Rights Council agrees on fact-finding mission to Venezuela
  • Brutal violence in northern Nigeria forces thousands into Niger
  • Zimbabwe must act quicker on democratic vision, urges UN-appointed independent expert
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UN Photo/Jean Marc Ferre

Human Rights Briefing: Updates on Egypt, Zimbabwe, Venezuela and Saudi Arabia

27 September 2019
Climate Change

Here’s a roundup of human rights news this Friday: UN’s Bachelet urges restraint over arrests of Egypt protestors; expert calls for ‘democratic shift’ in Zimbabwe; Human Rights Council agrees fact-finding mission to Venezuela; independent experts urge freedom for Saudi women's rights defender, after 500 days in prison.