Country context
Venezuela continues to face a Complex Humanitarian Emergency that has persisted for over eight years, with deep and sustained impacts on the population. While some macroeconomic indicators show signs of stabilization, humanitarian needs remain critical: more than 7.6 million people (1 in 4 nationwide) require humanitarian assistance (HRP 2024), primarily due to limited access to basic services and livelihood opportunities.
This situation is driven by multiple factors, including institutional fragility, ongoing socio-economic challenges, and increasing exposure to disaster risks—particularly those linked to extreme weather events. Although the growth in the number of people in need has slowed somewhat, the scale of the crisis remains significant. Venezuela continues to represent one of the largest humanitarian situations in Latin America and the Caribbean, while also being at the center of one of the world’s largest displacement crises, with over 7.7 million refugees and migrants as of May 2024. Of these, 6.5 million are currently hosted in countries across the region.
The humanitarian response in Venezuela faces major operational and financial challenges. According to OCHA, as of 30 November 2024, only USD 221 million had been mobilized, covering just 36% of the Humanitarian Response Plan. In 2025, Venezuela has the most underfunded humanitarian plan in the world, highlighting a significant gap between identified needs and available resources. Despite these constraints, by February 2024, more than 791,000 people (57% women) had received humanitarian assistance across 262 municipalities in all 24 states.
In this complex context, limited access to public information and the lack of independent assessments make it difficult to plan evidence-based responses. The fragmentation and lack of coordination in humanitarian information management restrict the ability of actors to make informed decisions, weaken the coordination of effective responses, and hinder essential advocacy to raise visibility and prioritize humanitarian needs in international forums. As a result, inequalities in resource allocation and coordination efforts persist, exacerbating the situation of an already highly vulnerable population.
