In 2023, UNFPA celebrates 20 years of uninterrupted operations in Venezuela. There are many achievements but also an increasingly deep and conscious commitment to meet the needs of women, adolescents, and girls in this country.
2022 was the year we expanded our work to 3 more states (prioritized locations of the Humanitarian Response Plan -HRP-): Anzoátegui, Apure, Bolívar, Delta Amacuro, Capital District, Guárico, Miranda, Sucre, Táchira, and Zulia states.
We know that much remains to be done in the efforts to assist people in need of humanitarian aid in Venezuela. Based on the work we have done so far, we can contribute with expertise and in-depth understanding of the many factors, impacts, and causes of the crisis, which is essential for further humanitarian work in the future.
In this document, we therefore describe the scope of our work in Venezuela and how we promote the achievement of both the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) and UNFPA’s 2022-2026 Strategic Plan Goals, including zero unmet need for family planning, zero maternal deaths and zero gender-based violence and harmful practices.
For 2023, the UNFPA team in Venezuela has outlined an intervention strategy to create the necessary synergy between interventions that save lives, development cooperation, capacity building and the promotion of peace structures. This to address the needs, vulnerabilities and risks faced by women, adolescents, and young people in the country.
Since 2019, 1.1 million people received assistance. Figures from 2022 show that 350 thousand people received assistance that year alone.