Venezuela Earthquake Emergency
6.7 million people impacted by deadly earthquakes in Venezuela. Donate now to support our emergency response.
On June 24th, two powerful magnitude 7.2 and 7.5 earthquakes struck northern Venezuela within minutes of each other. The damage was severe and widespread, including to homes, schools, hospitals, and critical infrastructure. More than 5,390 people were killed, over 16,700 injured, and more than 1.8 million people, including 680,000 children, are in urgent need of humanitarian assistance.
UNICEF teams are on the ground working to deliver urgent, life-saving aid to those affected. Right now, children and families desperately need shelter, clean water, food and medical care.
Please support our emergency response with a life-saving donation.
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What's happening in Venezuela and how can I help?
Right now, the best way to help children and families in Venezuela is by supporting our appeal.
For children, the risks extend well beyond the initial impact of the earthquakes to the ongoing humanitarian crisis. Almost 18,000 people have been left homeless, 38 hospitals and 432 schools have been damaged, in the Capital District alone.
Urgent needs include safe water, healthcare, nutrition support, child protection services, psychosocial support, temporary learning spaces and other essential supplies.
Our teams are on the ground, working alongside the Government of Venezuela, and our local and international partners. We've deployed multidisciplinary surge teams - emergency, health, WASH, nutrition, child protection, communication and supply specialists - to reinforce the country office and accelerate delivery of emergency aid.
So far we've delivered 82 metric tonnes of emergency supplies, enough to support more than 100,000 people. The shipments include essential medical and emergency health kits, personal protective equipment for health workers, collapsible water storage containers, water purification and distribution tanks to help restore access to safe drinking water, hygiene kits for affected families and tents for setting up child-friendly spaces and service points, mobility aids including wheelchairs, and recreational and early childhood development supplies to help children regain a sense of normalcy and continue learning.
As the emergency response evolves into recovery, we'll continue to assess the situation and scale-up our response by mobilising additional resources to where ever is needed.
In temporary camps and affected communities, UNICEF and partners have:
- Provided safe water to more than 2,800 people through the daily distribution of 80,000 litres of water.
- Distributed essential hygiene supplies to 8,900 people and delivered critical WASH items to reach up to 29,000 people.
- Have supported mobile health teams to reach more than 21,000 people with providing primary healthcare services, including vaccinations.
- Supplied essential medicines to 198 health facilities, boosting the capacity to provide primary healthcare services to up to 49,000 people.
- Reached more than 5,000 people with nutrition services, including acute malnutrition screening, micronutrient supplementation, nutrition counselling, and breastfeeding support for pregnant and lactating women.
- Established child-friendly spaces in transitional camps in La Guaira, reaching more than 4,000 children, adolescents, and caregivers with psychosocial support, recreational activities, case management, and specialised child protection services.
- Supported Post-Disaster Needs Assessments (PDNAs) across key sectors, including WASH, health, nutrition, and education, to help accelerate the restoration of essential social services for children and their families in affected areas.
UNICEF responds to more than 300 emergencies every year. We're there in the immediate aftermath of a crisis like this, and we stay for the long term while children still need us.
A one-off or monthly donation today can make a life-saving difference to children in Venezuela. You'll be helping provide life-saving supplies like food, clean water, shelter and healthcare to families suffering after this disaster.
Donate today to provide life-saving support to children.
Venezuela Earthquake Emergency - FAQs
VENEZUELA EARTHQUAKE
Children and families have had their lives turned upside down. Donate today to help children affected by the earthquakes.
Other ways you can support
You can donate over the phone by calling our friendly team on 0800 243 575.
You can donate direct to our bank account:
ANZ: 01-0505-0463764-000
Account Name: New Zealand National Committee
Particulars: Your Name
Code: venee-ws
If you'd like to fundraise with your community to support our work in Venezuela, you can start a Raisely or Givealittle fundraiser.
You can make a philanthropic donation - please visit our Philanthropy page for more details.
You can also help us spread awareness of the situation for kids in Venezuela by sharing our appeal with your friends and family.
With your generous support we can help provide emergency supplies and essential services to children caught in the Venezuela earthquakes. Thank you.
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