Juan Guaidó asked the UN to activate "support mechanisms" to the humanitarian crisis in Venezuela

In the midst of political and economic crisis in Venezuela, the Speaker of the National Assembly and self-proclaimed interim president, Juan Guaidó he asked the UN to activate "support mechanisms" to deal with the humanitarian crisis in this Caribbean country.

Guaidó sent a letter to the general secretary of the body Antonio Guterres in which he warned about "the emergency situation" that the Caribbean country is suffering. "Millions of victims are suffering from lack of access to health, food security, education and security," he said.

"I am writing to request the activation of the early support and crisis management mechanisms of the United Nations system and all agencies with a mandate for badistance and prevention in the areas of the United Nations. Humanitarian aid, "he said in an open letter that was distributed in his account. Twitter

Guaidó demanded "the cooperation of international solidarity urgently" to mitigate the deep humanitarian crisis that Venezuela is going through. the shortage of staple foods and medications, even though it is the country with the largest reserves of crude in the world.

The head of state said that "in the near future", the international community will be invited to Venezuela to "define the best strategy to ensure the financing of humanitarian aid in times of transition and the best way for national reconstruction and reconciliation ".

In the previous, the UN confirmed the visit of the United Nations High Commissioner for human rights Michelle Bachelet. Although there is still no specific date or list of places that it will go through. The opposition, relatives and lawyers of Venezuelan political prisoners have asked more than a dozen times the visit of Bachelet to see first-hand the situation in which the country is located.

While Guaidó expects an answer to Venezuela, the political tension is worsening, which has intensified since the opposition obtained the interim executive power, facing what he warns as a "usurpation" of Nicolás Maduro in the chair.

The leader has received strong support from the majority of US governments (including Argentina), the Organization of American States (OAS) and the European Union. While Maduro denounces an attempted coup d'etat and foreign interventionism.