According to data from Cáritas Venezuela, cited by its director Janeth Márquez, more than 30% of the children evaluated in their programs have acute malnutrition or are at risk, a figure that increases in the areas most affected by the floods of 2025. In response to the rains, the organization has distributed 160 tons of essential supplies that have benefited more than 100,000 people in seven states in seven states
Cáritas Venezuela called on Wednesday to the Venezuelan authorities to guarantee the free access of organizations to address the humanitarian emergency that persists in the country, and that in some regions it has been aggravated due to heavy rains.
“We are here to serve, but we need to allow us to reach those who need it most,” said Janeth Márquez, director of Cáritas Venezuela, during a press conference.
He emphasized that bureaucracy and restrictions should not hinder the work of those who seek to relieve the suffering of thousands of Venezuelans. “What we want is to try to help and let us help us (…) The worst thing that can happen to us is that we are not.”
According to data from Cáritas Venezuela, cited by its director, more than 30% of children evaluated in their programs have acute malnutrition or are at risk, a figure that increases in the areas most affected by floods.
“The lack of access to food and drinking water is hitting families, especially the little ones,” said Márquez.
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In addition, Márquez indicated that the organization has worked for 10 years in a crisis context in the country, but warned that “a crisis cannot last so long.”
“What we are doing is trying to see how we affect the crisis and there are public policies that can improve (the situation of Venezuela) and make dialogue tables where we sentence with all the actors, that we can solve the situation better, especially people,” he said.
In response to the rains, Cáritas has distributed 160 tons of essential supplies that have benefited more than 100,000 people in Mérida, Trujillo, Barinas, Portuguese, Apure, Cojedes and Bolívar.
«Supplies include food, water, clothing, hygiene items, mattresses and tents, essential for those who have lost everything. The Church, despite everything, and through Cáritas remains firm in its commitment for the most vulnerable, ”said Monsignor José Luis Azuaje, president of Cáritas Venezuela and Archbishop of Maracaibo.
Likewise, Father Carlos Zambrano, director of Cáritas in Mérida, stressed that, in addition to material aid, more than eight thousand families have been provided in that state to mitigate the emotional impact of the crisis.
“This work has been possible thanks to a work in alliance, with private companies and NGOs, which is complemented by the unity of the entire Catholic Church, the donations of the people, the support of the banking and the help of Venezuelans abroad, who have contributed their compatriots,” added the religious.
With information from Cocuyo effect
*Journalism in Venezuela is exercised in a hostile environment for the press with dozens of legal instruments arranged for the punishment of the word, especially the laws “against hatred”, “against fascism” and “against blockade.” This content was written taking into consideration the threats and limits that, consequently, have been imposed on the dissemination of information from within the country.
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