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

The Speaker of Parliament and self-proclaimed President of Venezuela, Juan Guaidó, sent this Saturday a letter to the Secretary-General of the United Nations, António Guterres, asking him to activate "support mechanisms" to deal with the humanitarian crisis in the country.

"I am writing to request the activation of early support and crisis management mechanisms United Nations and all agencies mandated with support and prevention in the areas of humanitarian aid, "reads the open letter.

Guaidó emphasized in his letter that "the cooperation of the international solidarity is urgently necessary" to face the acute crisis that crosses the country and that manifests itself in a shortage of staple foods and medicines.

He also stressed that the "emergency situation" in which Venezuela finds itself "has millions of victims who do not have access to health, food security, education and training. security (personal)."

Venezuela, the country with the largest proven reserves of crude oil in the world, is going through an acute economic crisis that is resulting in a shortage of products, hyperinflation and frequent failures in the provision of public services.

Guaidó notes that "in the near future" the international community will be invited to Venezuela for "establish the best strategy for securing funding for humanitarian badistance in transition"and" the best way of national reconstruction and reconciliation ".

The UN has confirmed a visit by the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Michelle Bachelet, although there is still no specific date or list of the representative of this organization would like to visit.

The opposition, relatives and lawyers of Venezuelan political prisoners have asked more than ten times the visit of Bachelet to verify the situation in which the country is located.

While Guaidó expects an answer, in Venezuela, the political tension that has increased since the opposition obtained the powers of the interim executive, is maintained before the "usurpation" which ensures Nicolás Maduro of the presidency .

Guaidó has received overwhelming support from the majority of the governments of the Americas, the Organization of American States (OAS) and the European Union, while the Maduro government denounces an attempted coup d'etat and foreign interventionism.