Venezuela has been experiencing a political and economic crisis since 2014. To date, more than 7.7 million Venezuelans have left the country, according to the Inter-Agency Coordination Platform for Refugees and Migrants from Venezuela. Of these, more than 6.5 million have relocated to Latin American and Caribbean countries, straining healthcare, education, and other social services.

USAID has responded to the unprecedented influx of migrants across the hemisphere. This support ranges from improving host government migration management, connecting migrants to quality social services, integrating them into the local economy and encouraging entrepreneurship, as well as addressing xenophobia.

Inside Venezuela, USAID works alongside human rights defenders, civil society leaders, independent media outlets, and a coalition of democratic actors in the hopes of restoring democracy to all Venezuelans. . Despite an extremely challenging political context, polling shows that two-thirds of Venezuelans still believe elections are the path to change. In that context, USAID seeks to encourage democratic transformation in the country, with a return to free and fair elections in 2024 and 2025.

USAID is also helping to address this man-made crisis by providing robust humanitarian support in Venezuela and throughout the region. You can learn more about these efforts from the Bureau of Humanitarian Assistance.

Updates from USAID/Venezuela

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United States Announces Additional Funding to Support Displaced Persons And Host Communities in the Western Hemisphere

Today, at the Fourth Ministerial Meeting on the Los Angeles Declaration on Migration and Protection, Secretary Antony Blinken announced more than $686 million in additional humanitarian, development, economic, and security assistance to facilitate United Nations (UN) and non-governmental organization (NGO) partners’ responses to the needs of displaced persons, migrant and refugee populations, and host communities across the Western Hemisphere. 

United States Announces Additional Support for Vulnerable Venezuelans and Migrants in the Region

Today, at the third Los Angeles Declaration on Migration and Protection Ministerial in Guatemala City, Guatemala, the United States announced almost $578 million in humanitarian, development, and economic assistance. This funding will support partner countries and host communities in responding to urgent humanitarian needs, expanding lawful pathways, and supporting the regularization and integration of migrants.

United States Provides Nearly $485 Million in Additional Humanitarian Assistance for the Western Hemisphere

During the inaugural Americas Partnership for Economic Prosperity Leaders’ Summit, President Joseph R. Biden announced nearly $485 million in additional humanitarian assistance in FY 2023 funding for the Western Hemisphere, of which nearly $451 million is to support those affected by the Venezuela regional crisis. This assistance includes $174 million through USAID and more than $310 million through the Department of State. 

The United States Announces More than $171 Million in Additional Humanitarian and Development Assistance for People Affected by the Ongoing Crisis in Venezuela and the Region

Today, U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Linda Thomas-Greenfield announced more than $171 million in additional assistance for people affected by the Venezuela regional crisis. The protracted political and economic crisis in Venezuela has driven more than 7.1 million Venezuelans to flee their country, and left more than 7.7 million of those remaining in Venezuela in need of urgent humanitarian assistance.