UNHCR operation in the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela (2023) Oficina de ACNUR en la República Bolivariana de Venezuela (2023) L'opération du HCR en la République bolivarienne du Venezuela (2023) Despite some economic relief from lifted sanctions, the Humanitarian Needs Assessment for the 2024-25 Humanitarian Response Plan reveals that 7.6 million Venezuelans require humanitarian assistance. This aligns closely with the 7.7 million who have left the country in search of better prospects. In the lead-up to the polarizing electoral year of 2024, UNHCR takes on a crucial role as the leader of the Protection Cluster and the Shelter, Energy, and Non-Food Items Cluster, targeting populations in need of 4.4 and 2.4 million people, respectively.

UNHCR's protection strategy in Venezuela focuses on several key objectives, including protecting refugees, asylum-seekers, and Venezuelans affected by the crisis, preventing statelessness, facilitating sustainable reintegration of returnees, and mitigating displacement risks through community resilience and disaster preparedness. 

Working alongside partners, both international and local non-governmental organizations, UNHCR supports internally displaced persons, those at risk of displacement, individuals at risk of statelessness, returnees, refugees, and asylum seekers. Psychosocial assistance is provided with a focus on vulnerable groups. Legal aid is extended to undocumented individuals at risk of statelessness, particularly the indigenous population.

To bolster community capacities for identifying needs and care routes, UNHCR conducts training for existing groups and structures. Mobile information desks are deployed countrywide to comprehend the protection rights situation, offer individual guidance, and identify and refer individuals with specific needs to specialized services. UNHCR actively promotes community cohesion among displaced and returning populations and their host communities through solidarity initiatives led by local communities and leaders.

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This activity shows details of the UNCR operation in the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela for 2023 including the budget, funding, expenditure and results. For specific details on the objectives of this operation, please use the document link Stategy". Cette activité montre les détails de l'opération du HCR en la République bolivarienne du Venezuela pour 2023 et les années à venir, y compris le budget, les financements, les dépenses et les résultats. Pour plus de détails sur les objectifs de cette opération, merci d'utiliser le lien document "Strategy". UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, is a global organisation dedicated to saving lives, protecting rights and building a better future for refugees, forcibly displaced communities and stateless people. For specific details on the populations supported in this operation, please use the document link "Populations". El ACNUR, la Agencia de la ONU para los Refugiados, es una organización mundial dedicada a salvar las vidas, proteger los derechos y construir un futuro mejor para los refugiados, las comunidades desplazadas por la fuerza y las personas apátridas. Le HCR, l'Agence des Nations Unies pour les réfugiés, est une organisation internationale qui a pour mission de sauver des vies, de protéger les droits des réfugiés et de construire un avenir meilleur pour les réfugiés, les communautés déplacées et les apatrides. Pour des précisions sur les populations soutenu dans cette opération, merci d'utiliser le lien document "Populations". UNHCR's work is made possible by the generosity of its donors, including dozens of governments, hundreds of companies and their employees, and millions of private individuals who give directly or through UNHCR's National Partners.

The activities of the UNHCR operation in the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela are governed by the Financial Rules for Voluntary Funds Administered by the High Commissioner for Refugees.