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Highlights of ICRC Activities in Venezuela and the Caribbean in 2025

Strengthening our humanitarian presence in Venezuela and The Caribbean
Un grupo de niños y niñas están sentados junto a un trabajador del CICR. Están sonrriendo.
C. Ortega/ICRC

In 2025, the ICRC strengthened its action to protect and assist the most vulnerable people in Venezuela and the Caribbean, within the framework of its neutral, impartial and independent humanitarian mandate.

Using an approach focused on human dignity, resilience and sustainability, the ICRC has worked closely with the Red Cross Movement in Venezuela and the Caribbean, national and local authorities, and other civil society actors. This joint effort has maximized the impact of the ICRC’s humanitarian action, responding to the most pressing needs and promoting sustainable solutions for affected communities.

Durante una jornada de salud en el estado Aragua, dos trabajadoras del CICR están conversando con un grupo de niños

Here are some of the highlights of our work in 2025:

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The Venezuelan Red Cross, the ICRC and the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies signed a tripartite agreement to strengthen coordination among the three components of the Movement, ensuring that humanitarian assistance reaches the most vulnerable people in a timely, efficient and unified manner throughout the country.

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officers of the Bolivarian National Armed Forces (FANB) and police forces participated in training on the use of force, IHL and international human rights law. In addition, 170 members of the Bolivarian National Intelligence Service (SEBIN) received training in IHL and humanitarian principles.

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connectivity services and 286 family messages were delivered, collected and distributed (including 171 messages to relatives of persons detained at the Terrorism Confinement Center (CECOT) in El Salvador).

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relatives of persons reported missing were supported with comprehensive support in their search, and helped 182 families obtain information on the whereabouts of their loved ones, which led to nine successful repatriations of human remains.

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members of the security forces and 70 members of the Venezuelan Red Cross were trained in forensic matters. Likewise, 15 forensic specialists from SENAMECF offices in eight Venezuelan states received training in forensic odontology.

235.224

people accessed essential preventive and curative health services in eight ICRC-supported primary health centres in priority areas. 

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people benefitted from improvements in access to drinking water and sanitation with the rehabilitation of seven water systems — work that we carried out with two water utilities, Hidrollanos and Hidrobolívar.

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cocoa-producing households received agronomic and financial training, as well as legal advice to create a cocoa producers' association.

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branches of the Venezuelan Red Cross were supported to strengthen their humanitarian response and the wellbeing of their volunteers. The Maracaibo and Ciudad Bolivar branches also received technical and financial assistance for livelihood initiatives, and a new office was inaugurated in Guasdualito.

 

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the ICRC has strengthened its collaboration with the authorities and with eight National Red Cross Societies in countries such as Cuba, the Dominican Republic, and Trinidad and Tobago, among others.

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The ICRC delegation in Caracas works to mitigate the humanitarian consequences of the violence. It also carries out activities related to its mandate and other immediate needs in Cuba, the Dominican Republic, Guyana, Trinidad and Tobago, Aruba, Bonaire, Curaçao, Antigua and Barbuda, the Bahamas, Barbados, Dominica, Grenada, Jamaica, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, and Suriname.

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