Paula Narvaez, Regional Director for Latin America and the Caribbean, briefed journalists in New York on her recent visit to the country. Speaking…
The UN agency and partners are incorporating this risk into response planning as humanitarian operations shift from search and rescue to…
“People are in shock and despair; formal meetings are not enough,” he said in a virtual briefing from the capital,…
“We and our partners are continuing to scale up assistance to impacted people by the earthquakes, in coordination with the…
The miraculous story of the three-year-old’s rescue in the worst-hit northern region came as tens of thousands of people remained…
“Destruction is all around,” said Stephanie Hochstetter, Country Director in Venezuela for the UN World Food Programme (WFP), speaking from…
Damage to hospitals, schools, and water systems is exacerbating the situation for affected families, many of whom remain displaced.The two…
The death toll continues to rise, while a preliminary assessment estimates the direct physical damage caused by the disaster at…
In all, up to 6.8 million people could be impacted by Wednesday’s emergency, based on the latest available population and…
Two deadly earthquakes struck Venezuela less than a minute apart on Wednesday, with magnitudes of 7.2 and 7.5, causing at…