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UN Humanitarian Flight Arrives in Venezuela with Nutrition, Water, Hygiene and Sanitation Supplies

CARACAS, May 29, 2020 - A plane carrying 12 tonnes of humanitarian aid, aimed at providing nutritional support and improving access to safe water for thousands of families, has landed in the country to support the United Nations humanitarian response. With this shipment, the United Nations has brought more than 100 tons of humanitarian assistance to Venezuela since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, thanks to generous funding from the international community.

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Global Food and Nutrition Security

date:  31/05/2020

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This UNICEF shipment includes 127,000 water purification tablets, 18 water tanks and 40,000 nutritional support packages.  These supplies complement UNICEF's response, which has already delivered some 90 tonnes of supplies to 189 health institutions, including 38 sentinel hospitals, clinics and community health centres in 13 states.

Full text available here: https://www.unicef.org/press-releases/un-humanitarian-flight-arrives-venezuela-nutrition-water-hygiene-and-sanitation