In relation to the recent publication of the first Situation Report on Humanitarian Scaling-up in Venezuela prepared by the United Nations, the undersigned organizations and individuals wish to express the following:
- We take note of the fact that for the first time the existence of the Coordination Team for Cooperation and Assistance (ECCA) as the Humanitarian Country Team is publicly acknowledged, which is a clear expression that Venezuela is going through a complex humanitarian emergency alerted for more than 4 years by Venezuelan civil society organizations, before national and international institutions, which demands a large-scale response coordinated by the United
- We express our uneasiness not only because of the delayed response of the United Nations System (UNS) to this serious situation that has claimed many lives and caused suffering of Venezuelans, but also due to the fact that the Situation Report is a unbalanced and incomplete document, which leaves out a broad perspective of the seriousness of the complex humanitarian emergency and the needs for relief and attention throughout the country. By privileging only the activities carried out by the UNS, it is impossible to put in perspective the impact of the response in regards to the As it is, the Situation Report can lead to erroneous conclusions about the dimension of what is happening in Venezuela and play against the formulation and implementation of an adequate response proportional to the magnitude of the humanitarian needs of the Venezuelan population.
- We express our deep concern and alarm at the fact that the original Situation Report included information that does not correspond to the reality on the ground, which was duly denounced by civil society organizations working in the defense of rights of people with The original version spoke of 10 million HIV medications that had benefited 50,000 people for 3 months in 24 states. Hours after this Situation Report was made public, it was replaced by a new version that corrected the original, noting that 1.6 million tablets were distributed to specialized HIV pharmacies in 24 states, which is expected to start or reactivate the treatment of at least 30,000 people with HIV in the coming months.
- The above is a serious fact that concerns us not only because the change was made from one version to another without notice or explanation, but also by the discrepancy between the two versions and the magnitude of this This situation highlights the difficulties of internal coordination and information management by the UN System, which jeopardize the seriousness and transparency of the system, not being up to the demands of the Venezuelan crisis.
- We note with concern that in both versions the participation of civil society is highlighted, specifically in the response to HIV/AIDS, when such participation has been impeded by the
Venezuelan State, a fact known to the UNS in Venezuela. Moreover, in recent days there have been reprisals by authorities against HIV activists after a statement was made public denouncing the discrepancy in the figures included in the two versions of the Situation Report released by the United Nations.
- We demand that the United Nations team take into account in its operations and activities the context of repression, harassment and institutional weakness that characterizes Venezuela, in particular the reprisals against human rights defenders and humanitarian In this sense, we call for humanitarian action not only to focus on the delivery of aid, but also on the protection of those involved in it, be it delivery or reception.
- Considering that the Situation Report must describe the humanitarian emergency, and understanding that its purpose is both to inform and to alert about the scale and scope of the emergency, as well as the gaps in responding to humanitarian needs, we regret that only one mention has been made in a short sentence to the existence of “important humanitarian needs”. In addition, it mentions a “draft document of needs overview” that has not been made public to date, even though it was presented by the Relief Coordinator at the Security Council meeting on April 10, 2019, and whose figures were referred to by the UN Secretary General in just a Twitter message, indicating that currently a total of 7 million people have humanitarian needs in Venezuela.
- Having access to the aforementioned needs overview, whose figures were used for the Situation Report, is not only vital for the protection of people in Venezuela who are risking their lives, safety and well-being, if there is not a timely, proportional and effective response, but it can also put in doubt basic aspects of independence, accountability and transparency established in humanitarian norms and respect for the right of access to public information in areas of extreme importance for
- Finally, those of us who subscribe to this pronouncement have no other purpose than to be part of the search for solutions to the humanitarian emergency in Venezuela. The humanitarian response is a right and an obligation of the State and the international community, framed in protection mandates and adherence to imperative and universal principles of international law, as established by the policies and regulations of the United Nations humanitarian agencies; therefore, we consider that it cannot be lent to ambiguities or deviations from these mandates. In this sense, we are in a position to provide assistance and support but also to make our positions known in the face of any event, action or omission that could distort the
Subscribed by:
- C. MÉDICOS UNIDOS DE VENEZUELA
- Acceso a la Justicia
- Acción Solidaria
- ACCSI, Acción Ciudadana Contra el SIDA
- ACOANA, Asociación Venezolana para la Conservación de Áreas Naturales
- Aconvida
- AID FOR AIDS Venezuela
- Alianza Colectiva Contra El VIH (ACOVIH Portuguesa)
- Amigos Trasplantados de Venezuela
- Aprovida Zulia
- Asociación Civil Centro de Educación Integral Gurrufio
- Asociación Civil Fuerza, Unión, Justicia, Solidaridad y Paz (FUNPAZ)
- Asociación Civil Impulso Vital Aragua ACIVA
- Asociación Civil Mujeres en Línea
- Asociación de Derechos Humanos Amigos de Margarita – ADHAM
- Asociación por la Vida (ASOVIDA) Mérida
- Asociación Venezolana para la Hemofilia
- Asociación Vida y Luz
- AVESA, Asociación Venezolana para una Educación Sexual Alternativa
- Caleidoscopio Humano
- Cátedra de Derechos Humanos de la Universidad Centrooccidental Lisandro Alvarado
- Catedra de la Paz/Universidad de Los Andes
- CENDIF-Universidad Metropolitana
- Centro de Acción y Defensa por los Derechos Humanos (Cadef)
- Centro de Derechos Humanos de la Universidad Católica Andrés Bello (CDH UCAB)
- Centro de Derechos Humanos de la Universidad Metropolitana (CDH UNIMET)
- Centro de Investigación Social, Formación y Estudios de la Mujer (CISFEM)
- Centro de Justicia y Paz – Cepaz
- Centro para la Paz y los Derechos Humanos “Padre Luis María Olaso” UCV
- CIIDER Venezuela
- Civilis Derechos Humanos
- Clima21 – Ambiente y Derechos Humanos
- Codevida
- Codhez – Comisión para los Derechos Humanos del Estado Zulia
- Comisión Nacional de DDHH de la Federación venezolana de Colegios de Abogados del estado Apure
- Comisión Nacional de DDHH de la Federación venezolana de Colegios de Abogados del estado Mérida
- Comisión Nacional de DDHH de la Federación venezolana de Colegios de Abogados del estado Nueva Esparta
- Comisión Nacional de DDHH de la Federación venezolana de Colegios de Abogados del estado Táchira
- Conciencia Ciudadana C
- Control Ciudadano para la Seguridad, la Defensa y la Fuerza Armada Nacional
- ConviteAC
- Defensa en Acción
- Defiende Venezuela
- Espacio Público
- EVAH
- Excubitus DHE
- Federación de Colegios de Bioanalistas de Venezuela
- Fénix ONG
- Funcamama
- Fundación Agua Sin Fronteras
- Fundación Arcoíris por la Vida
- Fundación Conciencia Por La Vida
- Fundación Lucelia
- Fundación MAVID
- Fundación para la Prevención de la Violencia Domestica hacia la Mujer-FUNDAMUJER
- Fundación Parkinson Carabobo
- Fundación San Onofre
- Gran Familia de la Salud
- Gente y Ciudad
- Gobiérnatec
- Hogar Virgen de los Dolores
- Huellas en Positivo Barinas
- Instituto Mead de Venezuela C
- LaboCiudadano
- Laboratorio de Paz
- Lara en positivo
- Liga Merideña contra el Sida
- Médicos Unidos Venezuela Capitulo Carabobo
- Médicos Unidos Venezuela capítulo Táchira
- Monitor Social C.
- Movimiento Vinotinto
- Movimiento SOMOS
- Observatorio Global de Comunicación y Democracia
- Observatorio Penal Mérida -OPEM DDHH
- Observatorio Venezolano de la salud
- Observatorio Venezolano de Los Derechos Humanos de las Mujeres -OVDHM
- Oficina de DDHH del vicariato apostólico de Puerto Ayacucho
- Padres Organizados de Venezuela
- Proadopción, C.
- Programa Venezolano de Educación-Acción en Derechos Humanos – PROVEA
- Promoción Educación y Defensa en DDHH – PROMEDEHUM
- Provafamilia
- Proyecta Ciudadanía C
- PSICODEHU, Psicología y derechos
- Psicólogos sin Fronteras Venezuela
- Red Andina de Organizaciones en DDHH (RADAR)
- Red de Acción y Defensa por los Derechos Humanos (RADDH)
- Red de Defensores de Derechos Humanos Nueva Esparta
- REDHNNA
- RedOrgBaruta
- RVG+
- Sociedad Hominis Iura (SOHI)
- Sociedad Medica Maternidad Concepción Palacios
- Un Mundo Sin Mordaza
- Una Ventana a la Libertad
- Unión Afirmativa de Venezuela
- Unión Vecinal para la Participación Ciudadana C
- Universidad de Los Andes
- Vicaría de Derechos Humanos de la Arquidiócesis de Barquisimeto
Individuals:
- Adriana Pérez (Cadef)
- Agustina Domínguez
- Alejandra Olivares Hidalgo, abogada y defensora de DDHH
- Alfonzo Bolívar Salvatierra
- Amílcar Aponte
- Ana Carvajal
- Aura Sofía Díaz
- Beatriz Rodríguez
- Carlos Guerra García
- Carlos Nieto Palma
- Carlos Walter
- Douglas Gómez
- Luz marina Linares Ríos
- María Gabriela García Mujíca
- Ela Ferris
- Eliseo Sierra
- Euglis Palma
- Fernando Arangueren
- Flavia Pesci Feltri
- Francisco González Cruz
- Gabriela Buada Blondell
- Gente y ciudad
- Gilianys Quintero Requejo
- Gipsy Sarita Montiel R
- Griselda Barroso Morgado Defensora DDHH de la Mujer
- Haydee Deutsch
- Héctor Pérez Marcano
- Hernán Porras
- Huniades Urbina-Media, MD, PhD. Sociedad Venezolana de Puericultura y Pediatría
- Isabel Polito
- Isolda de Salvatierra
- Jaiver Peraza
- José Ángel Chavero
- Juan Carlos Scagliati Scovino
- Juan José Cárdenas
- Judith León Capote
- Judith Vega Mejia
- Abdalicia Díaz González
- Juan Marcano Suárez
- Lilia Arvelo
- Lilian Vivas Díaz
- Liliana Peña Rojas
- Liliana Rodríguez OP, Defensora de Derechos Humanos y Abogado
- Lorena Liendo
- Luisangela Correa
- Magaly Huggins Castañeda
- Manuel Parra, Médicos Unidos Capítulo Guárico
- María Mercedes Armas
- Marisol de la Rosa
- Maritza Loreto presidenta sociedad médica maternidad Concepción Palacios
- Martin Lucena
- Miguel Nucete H
- Moraima Hernández
- Nancy Cardozo
- Natalia Brandler
- Neomar Balza
- Nohemi Ramos
- Norkys J. Salcedo
- Ofelia Álvarez Cardier
- Oswaldo Cabrera
- Raúl Cubas
- Raiza Suarez
- Raúl Viera
- Renato Bernieri
- Rigoberto Lobo, defensor #DDHH
- Sandra Pepe
- Silvio Anzola Duque
- Tibisay Betancourt Parra
- Urquia Sánchez
- Virginia Rivero
- William Requejo Orobio
- Xioely Gomez, RedDes-Ucla
- Yadira franco
- Yajaira Bermúdez
- Yurizahima Quintana
- Zoraida Pacheco
- Zulma Bermúdez