The United States is the largest single donor for the humanitarian response to the Venezuelan regional crisis, providing assistance supporting refugees, asylum seekers, and other vulnerable populations. More than 7.7 million people inside Venezuela need immediate humanitarian assistance and more than 6 million Venezuelans have been displaced in 17 countries across the region since 2015.
During the 2023 International Conference in Solidarity with Venezuelan Refugees and Migrants and their Host Countries and Communities in Brussels, United States Ambassador to the United Nations Linda Thomas-Greenfield announced more than $140 million in additional humanitarian assistance and more than $31 million in development assistance to help respond to the Venezuela regional crisis. This assistance includes more than $56 million through the Department of State’s Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration (PRM) and more than $115 million through the United States Agency for International Development (USAID). This brings total U.S. assistance for the response to the Venezuela regional crisis to more than $2.8 billion since 2017, including more than $2.5 billion in humanitarian assistance and $387 million in development assistance.
This assistance from the American people makes good on the Los Angeles Declaration's commitment to support countries hosting large populations of displaced migrants and refugees. It supports the most vulnerable Venezuelans with their critical needs.
- With this assistance, the United States supports a wide range of life-saving humanitarian and development programs for Venezuelans and their host communities, such as food assistance; emergency shelter; access to health care including psychosocial support; water, sanitation, and hygiene supplies; support for livelihoods; and protection for vulnerable groups including women, youth, LGBTQI+ individuals, and indigenous people. Our assistance also includes integration support in the communities throughout the region generously hosting Venezuelan refugees and migrants. It complements the efforts of the host communities in 17 countries that have generously supported vulnerable Venezuelans, namely: Argentina, Aruba, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Curacao, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Guyana, Mexico, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Trinidad and Tobago, and Uruguay.
- USAID humanitarian assistance inside Venezuela supports a multi-sectoral response and provides critically needed food and nutrition assistance, healthcare, and ...
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