ReliefWeb

Highlights

• Fuel shortage across several locations affected access and delivery of health and education services provided by UNICEF and partners.
• A total of 192,740 vaccine vials against yellow fever and polio procured by UNICEF arrived in the country to meet the regular immunization needs of over 405,000 children under age 5.
• As part of the back to school campaign, UNICEF and partners distributed education materials to 51,438 children (26,485 girls and 24,953 boys) and 944 teachers in 220 schools.
• UNICEF distributed granulated chlorine and built the capacity of 210 health personnel on the adequate use of these supplies in 42 hospital that serve 315,000 people.
• In partnership with 68 Child Protection Councils and six non-governmental organizations, UNICEF reached 18,213 children (9,106 girls and 9,107 boys) with legal assistance, psychosocial support and referral services.

Situation in Numbers

• 3,200,000 children in need of humanitarian assistance
• 7,000,000 people in need (OCHA August 2019)
• 4,627,000 refugees and migrants from Venezuela worldwide (Regional Inter-Agency Coordination Platform, November 2019)