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:

1. 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

2. 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.

3. 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.

4. 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.

5. 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.

6. 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.

7. 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.

8. 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

9. 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:

1. C. MÉDICOS UNIDOS DE VENEZUELA
2. Acceso a la Justicia
3. Acción Solidaria
4. ACCSI, Acción Ciudadana Contra el SIDA
5. ACOANA, Asociación Venezolana para la Conservación de Áreas Naturales
6. Aconvida
7. AID FOR AIDS Venezuela
8. Alianza Colectiva Contra El VIH (ACOVIH Portuguesa)
9. Amigos Trasplantados de Venezuela
10. Aprovida Zulia
11. Asociación Civil Centro de Educación Integral Gurrufio
12. Asociación Civil Fuerza, Unión, Justicia, Solidaridad y Paz (FUNPAZ)
13. Asociación Civil Impulso Vital Aragua ACIVA
14. Asociación Civil Mujeres en Línea
15. Asociación de Derechos Humanos Amigos de Margarita – ADHAM
16. Asociación por la Vida (ASOVIDA) Mérida
17. Asociación Venezolana para la Hemofilia
18. Asociación Vida y Luz
19. AVESA, Asociación Venezolana para una Educación Sexual Alternativa
20. Caleidoscopio Humano
21. Cátedra de Derechos Humanos de la Universidad Centrooccidental Lisandro Alvarado
22. Catedra de la Paz/Universidad de Los Andes
23. CENDIF-Universidad Metropolitana
24. Centro de Acción y Defensa por los Derechos Humanos (Cadef)
25. Centro de Derechos Humanos de la Universidad Católica Andrés Bello (CDH UCAB)
26. Centro de Derechos Humanos de la Universidad Metropolitana (CDH UNIMET)
27. Centro de Investigación Social, Formación y Estudios de la Mujer (CISFEM)
28. Centro de Justicia y Paz – Cepaz
29. Centro para la Paz y los Derechos Humanos “Padre Luis María Olaso” UCV
30. CIIDER Venezuela
31. Civilis Derechos Humanos
32. Clima21 – Ambiente y Derechos Humanos
33. Codevida
34. Codhez – Comisión para los Derechos Humanos del Estado Zulia
35. Comisión Nacional de DDHH de la Federación venezolana de Colegios de Abogados del estado Apure
36. Comisión Nacional de DDHH de la Federación venezolana de Colegios de Abogados del estado Mérida
37. Comisión Nacional de DDHH de la Federación venezolana de Colegios de Abogados del estado Nueva Esparta
38. Comisión Nacional de DDHH de la Federación venezolana de Colegios de Abogados del estado Táchira
39. Conciencia Ciudadana C
40. Control Ciudadano para la Seguridad, la Defensa y la Fuerza Armada Nacional
41. ConviteAC
42. Defensa en Acción
43. Defiende Venezuela
44. Espacio Público
45. EVAH
46. Excubitus DHE
47. Federación de Colegios de Bioanalistas de Venezuela
48. Fénix ONG
49. Funcamama
50. Fundación Agua Sin Fronteras
51. Fundación Arcoíris por la Vida
52. Fundación Conciencia Por La Vida
53. Fundación Lucelia
54. Fundación MAVID
55. Fundación para la Prevención de la Violencia Domestica hacia la Mujer-FUNDAMUJER
56. Fundación Parkinson Carabobo
57. Fundación San Onofre
58. Gran Familia de la Salud
59. Gente y Ciudad
60. Gobiérnatec
61. Hogar Virgen de los Dolores
62. Huellas en Positivo Barinas
63. Instituto Mead de Venezuela C
64. LaboCiudadano
65. Laboratorio de Paz
66. Lara en positivo
67. Liga Merideña contra el Sida
68. Médicos Unidos Venezuela Capitulo Carabobo
69. Médicos Unidos Venezuela capítulo Táchira
70. Monitor Social C.
71. Movimiento Vinotinto
72. Movimiento SOMOS
73. Observatorio Global de Comunicación y Democracia
74. Observatorio Penal Mérida -OPEM DDHH
75. Observatorio Venezolano de la salud
76. Observatorio Venezolano de Los Derechos Humanos de las Mujeres -OVDHM
77. Oficina de DDHH del vicariato apostólico de Puerto Ayacucho
78. Padres Organizados de Venezuela
79. Proadopción, C.
80. Programa Venezolano de Educación-Acción en Derechos Humanos – PROVEA
81. Promoción Educación y Defensa en DDHH – PROMEDEHUM
82. Provafamilia
83. Proyecta Ciudadanía C
84. PSICODEHU, Psicología y derechos
85. Psicólogos sin Fronteras Venezuela
86. Red Andina de Organizaciones en DDHH (RADAR)
87. Red de Acción y Defensa por los Derechos Humanos (RADDH)
88. Red de Defensores de Derechos Humanos Nueva Esparta
89. REDHNNA
90. RedOrgBaruta
91. RVG+
92. Sociedad Hominis Iura (SOHI)
93. Sociedad Medica Maternidad Concepción Palacios
94. Un Mundo Sin Mordaza
95. Una Ventana a la Libertad
96. Unión Afirmativa de Venezuela
97. Unión Vecinal para la Participación Ciudadana C
98. Universidad de Los Andes
99. Vicaría de Derechos Humanos de la Arquidiócesis de Barquisimeto

Individuals:

1. Adriana Pérez (Cadef)
2. Agustina Domínguez
3. Alejandra Olivares Hidalgo, abogada y defensora de DDHH
4. Alfonzo Bolívar Salvatierra
5. Amílcar Aponte
6. Ana Carvajal
7. Aura Sofía Díaz
8. Beatriz Rodríguez
9. Carlos Guerra García
10. Carlos Nieto Palma
11. Carlos Walter
12. Douglas Gómez
13. Luz marina Linares Ríos
14. María Gabriela García Mujíca
15. Ela Ferris
16. Eliseo Sierra
17. Euglis Palma
18. Fernando Arangueren
19. Flavia Pesci Feltri
20. Francisco González Cruz
21. Gabriela Buada Blondell
22. Gente y ciudad
23. Gilianys Quintero Requejo
24. Gipsy Sarita Montiel R
25. Griselda Barroso Morgado Defensora DDHH de la Mujer
26. Haydee Deutsch
27. Héctor Pérez Marcano
28. Hernán Porras
29. Huniades Urbina-Media, MD, PhD. Sociedad Venezolana de Puericultura y Pediatría
30. Isabel Polito
31. Isolda de Salvatierra
32. Jaiver Peraza
33. José Ángel Chavero
34. Juan Carlos Scagliati Scovino
35. Juan José Cárdenas
36. Judith León Capote
37. Judith Vega Mejia
38. Abdalicia Díaz González
39. Juan Marcano Suárez
40. Lilia Arvelo
41. Lilian Vivas Díaz
42. Liliana Peña Rojas
43. Liliana Rodríguez OP, Defensora de Derechos Humanos y Abogado
44. Lorena Liendo
45. Luisangela Correa
46. Magaly Huggins Castañeda
47. Manuel Parra, Médicos Unidos Capítulo Guárico
48. María Mercedes Armas
49. Marisol de la Rosa
50. Maritza Loreto presidenta sociedad médica maternidad Concepción Palacios
51. Martin Lucena
52. Miguel Nucete H
53. Moraima Hernández
54. Nancy Cardozo
55. Natalia Brandler
56. Neomar Balza
57. Nohemi Ramos
58. Norkys J. Salcedo
59. Ofelia Álvarez Cardier
60. Oswaldo Cabrera
61. Raúl Cubas
62. Raiza Suarez
63. Raúl Viera
64. Renato Bernieri
65. Rigoberto Lobo, defensor #DDHH
66. Sandra Pepe
67. Silvio Anzola Duque
68. Tibisay Betancourt Parra
69. Urquia Sánchez
70. Virginia Rivero
71. William Requejo Orobio
72. Xioely Gomez, RedDes-Ucla
73. Yadira franco
74. Yajaira Bermúdez
75. Yurizahima Quintana
76. Zoraida Pacheco
77. Zulma Bermúdez