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Venezuela says donor countries can track humanitarian aid on a platform

From El Nacional · () Spanish

Translated from Spanish, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

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  • Venezuela's acting president, Delcy Rodríguez, stated that countries donating humanitarian aid can track its distribution via a technological platform.
  • The platform allows donor nations to see how their aid is being used for earthquake victims.
  • The US confirmed its aid delivery to Venezuela has been reliable and swift, spending over $310 million to date.

Venezuela's acting president, Delcy Rodríguez, announced that donor countries can track their humanitarian aid for earthquake victims through a technological platform. She made the statement while inspecting 2,000 tons of aid from 28 nations at a collection center.

each country will be able to know how its aid is being used.

— Delcy RodríguezVenezuela's acting president explaining the function of the aid tracking platform.

Rodríguez emphasized that the platform enables each country to see how its contributions are being utilized for those affected by the devastating earthquakes. Civil Protection officials are actively involved in distributing the aid, and Rodríguez expressed gratitude for the global solidarity shown to Venezuela.

The United States has corroborated the reliability and speed of aid delivery, with its chargé d'affaires in Venezuela, John Barrett, reporting over $310 million spent to date. This statement comes amid social media rumors accusing the Venezuelan military and Rodríguez's government of hindering aid distribution.

Venezuela never tires of thanking the countries, the governments of the world, that have offered a hand of solidarity in times of much pain and suffering for our people.

— Delcy RodríguezExpressing gratitude for international support following the earthquakes.

Earlier, Venezuela's Interior Minister, Diosdado Cabello, criticized Panama's mayor, Mayer Mizrachi, for claiming to track humanitarian aid sent to the country following the earthquake, which resulted in 3,685 deaths and 16,740 injuries.

I am very proud of this network and I am very proud to report that we are seeing reliable, swift delivery, which has been arriving with more than $310 million spent to date.

— John BarrettUS Chargé d'affaires in Venezuela confirming the effectiveness of aid delivery.
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Originally published by El Nacional in Spanish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.