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<p>The UK has committed a package of £6.5 million in humanitarian aid to respond to
the most severe needs in Venezuela and the region, including funding the International
Federation of the Red Cross in Colombia. The UK has provided a further £8 million
to the World Bank’s Global Concessional Financing Facility (GCFF) for Colombia, helping
to unlock USD$750 million of concessional loans to support Colombia in continuing
to host more than a million Venezuelans.</p><p> </p><p>DFID has had staff deployed
in the region since last year and this package builds on our core support to the UN
and Red Cross, operating since the early stages of the crisis.</p><p> </p><p>Other
donors are also providing significant support through the UN, Red Cross and NGOs.</p>
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