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<p>The Foreign Secretary discussed the humanitarian crisis with Venezuela’s constitutional,
interim President, Juan Guaidó, on 30 January. The UK Government is extremely concerned
about the situation in Venezuela and continues to call for all actors to allow unhindered
access for humanitarian assistance to meet the urgent needs of the Venezuelan people.</p><p>
</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>There is a lack of official data from the Maduro regime, but
the UN’s Food and Agriculture Organization estimates that approximately 4.1 million
people are currently undernourished.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>We remain in touch
with partners in the region, including through British Embassies and DFID advisers
deployed to the region. DFID continues to work closely with, and provide significant
core funding to, the UN and Red Cross movement, while actively looking at how we may
enhance our efforts to support the response to the Venezuela crisis.</p><p> </p>
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