Venezuela: Overseas Aid
(asked on 20th July 2016) - View Source
Question to the Department for International Development:
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps her Department is taking to assist those suffering from hunger in Venezuela.
This question was answered on 5th September 2016
The current political, social and economic problems in Venezuela, in particular shortages of food and medicine are concerning. DFID is supporting Venezuela through our core contributions to United Nations’ (UN) agencies, the European Commission’s Humanitarian Aid and Civil Protection Department and the Red Cross, all of whom are currently working to support food and medicine distribution systems to the most vulnerable people in Venezuela.