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• Amnesty International - Guyana
• Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) - Guyana
• International Committee of the Red Cross - The ICRC regional delegation in Caracas
• Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) - Guyana
• Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) - Guyana
• ReliefWeb - Guyana
• UNHCR - Guyana
• United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) - Guyana
• United States Department of State - Guyana
• World Health Organization (WHO) - Guyana