The ICRC's response to affected populations and infrastructure following the events of January 2026 in Venezuela
Since the beginning of the year, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has carried out a series of activities ranging from the delivery of medical supplies to mental health training, in order to address the most urgent humanitarian needs of those affected by the events of January 3, 2026, in Venezuela
In its exclusively humanitarian, neutral, impartial, and independent work, the ICRC, together with the Venezuelan Red Cross, has been in contact with civil and military authorities, as well as with people in the affected communities, to provide a timely and appropriate response to their needs.
As part of these efforts, more than 1,000 people benefitted from ICRC humanitarian action during the first quarter of the year as part of the follow-up to the events that took place on 3 January. The activities were carried out in 11 locations, such as health centres, forensic services and vulnerable communities.
The ICRC delegation for Venezuela and the Caribbean, based in Caracas, works to mitigate the humanitarian consequences of violence. It also conducts activities related to its mandate and addresses 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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