Venezuela - Factsheets

• During May 2020, the Shelter Cluster, through member organisations reached a total of 21,355 beneficiaries and covered seven states and Distrito Capital: Falcón (6458), Zulia (5640), Apure (4433), Táchira (2947), La Guaira (936), Bolívar (558), Miranda (214) and Distrito Capital (169).

• In April 2020, the Shelter, Energy and NFI Cluster reached, through partner organisations, 15,995 beneficiaries with a coverage of three states: Apure (8,093), Táchira (7,615), and Zulia (287). Since the beginning of the year, a total of 53,589 people benefitted with a coverage of six states and Distrito Capital.

• The important dynamics of human mobility in country in search of better living conditions have been constantly increasing since last year, with an increased pressure to access the limited basic services (including energy and electricity) and secure livelihoods. In response to the COVID-19 emergency, which is having a global impact in most countries worldwide, Venezuela activated the social quarantine from 16 March 2020 onwards.

• During January and February 2020, the Shelter Cluster partners reached a total of 14,578 individuals with a coverage of five states (Táchira, Apure, Zulia, Distrito Capital and Miranda). At the national level, the Shelter Cluster monitors achievements closely and provides updates on remaining gaps and constraints reported by United Nations (UN) agencies, international and national organisations, and other relevant stakeholders.

Through January 2020, the Cluster has been working on finalising the calculation of the sectoral People in Need (PiN) based on the available data disaggregated by admin level 1 (estado). The cluster has estimated that 1 million people will be in need of shelter, energy and/or NFI assistance for 2020. The cluster has also been working on the narrative for the Humanitarian Needs Overview (HNO) and the Humanitarian Response Plan (HRP), together with the sectoral logical framework. The logframe has been already discussed and shared with the partners.

·     From July to December 2019 the Cluster has conducted field missions to Zulia, Bolívar, Táchira, Amazonas, Apure, Carabobo, and Sucre to identify needs and support the 2020 HNO data collection with Key Informant Interviews (KIIs).