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OCHA Field activities, Venezuela Support

The humanitarian situation in Venezuela was the result of seven consecutive years of economic contraction, periods of hyperinflation, political polarization and institutional challenges. The pandemic deepened the needs of people due to the impact on essential services such as health care, water, gas and electricity. The food insecurity situation was also aggravated. The office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Assistance coordinated assistance to people across the country, mostly to provide health, water, sanitation, hygiene, protection and education services. Office for the Coordination on Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) played a leading role in integrating cross-cutting issues in the response, such as gender and protection, and in strengthening accountability to affected people (AAP) and protection from sexual exploitation and abuse (PSEA). The HCT adopted the Collective AAP Framework and the protocol that defines procedures for submitting PSEA complaint.