By Jennifer Churay.
Countries should provide this assistance to Venezuelans for two reasons: (1) humanitarian and (2) political. Humanitarian assistance is needed because, without a global response, conditions for Venezuelan refugees will worsen as regional host countries become increasingly unable or unwilling to provide aid. Conditions in Venezuela are so severe that human rights violations may ensue because access to life-sustaining resources and immigration protections guaranteed by international human rights agreements are not being delivered.
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