Children suffer as Venezuela
crisis deepens
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| Venezuela health crisis (AFP) |
The most recent UNICEF report says some 3.2 million children
in Venezuela need humanitarian aid as conditions across the country continue to
deteriorate.
By Vatican News
Venezuela is in the midst of one of the worst economic
crises in history. According to the United Nations, one quarter of its
population of 30 million people is in need of life-saving humanitarian assistance.
Many of these are children.
While Venezuela remains gridlocked in a power-struggle
between President Nicolàs Maduro and the leader of the country’s National
Assembly, Juan Guaidò, children and families struggle to cope with food
shortages and limited access to healthcare, safe water and
education.
The numbers
At least 4.3 million people across Venezuela do not have
access to safe drinking water; vaccine-preventable diseases including measles
and diphtheria have re-emerged, while yellow fever and malaria are on the rise.
An estimated 1.3 million children and adolescents need protection services,
while over 1 million children are out of school.
The Church
During their Plenary Assembly in Caracas, in July, the
Bishops of Venezuela issued a new appeal for the restoration of constitutional
order and for urgently needed humanitarian aid. “Faced with the reality of an
illegitimate and bankrupt government, Venezuela is crying out for a change of
direction”, they wrote. Describing the situation in the country as “dramatic”,
they confirmed it is worsening by the day.
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