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Venezuela

WFP Venezuela: Country Brief - March 2026

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HIGHLIGHTS

  • 280,000 children, caregivers and school staff members benefited from school‑based food assistance in March, alongside critical improvements to food preparation and storage infrastructure in 22 schools across Falcón and Sucre.
  • 17,000 people living in 15 highly food‑insecure communities received community‑based food assistance to help meet their immediate nutritional needs.
  • More than 16,700 people whose lives were disrupted by the 2025 floods across three municipalities in Apure received emergency food assistance.

SITUATION OVERVIEW

  • Access to food is the top priority for Venezuelan families across the country. More than 5 million
    people require urgent food assistance.
  • WFP maintains operations in six states— Amazonas, Apure, Delta Amacuro, Falcón, Sucre, and Zulia— supporting people through schools and community based interventions.
  • WFP’s priority is to ensure people continue to receive inmediate, reliable and diversified
    support, while helping strengthen national social protection systems for longer‑term impact.