Juan Guaidó convened a humanitarian conference on Venezuela at the OAS headquarters in Washington

The self-proclaimed interim President of Venezuela, Juan Guaidó, summoned for the next February 14th at a conference on humanitarian aid for your countrywhich will take place at the headquarters of Organization of American States (OAS) in Washington.

"The Venezuelan interim government will seek help from governments, the Venezuelan diaspora, NGOs and the private sector to help meet these urgent and immediate needs", said a statement issued by the press team of Guaidó's representative in Washington, Carlos Vecchio.

Representatives from governments, the private sector and civil society were invited to the meeting, the document added.

Vecchio and the Secretary General of the OAS, Luis Almagro, will open the meeting, detail the statement and explain that this "will focus on the Venezuelan government's interim badessment of urgent humanitarian needs to address widespread hunger and medical needs in Venezuela"

Venezuela is plunged into a deep economic and social crisis, exacerbated by uncontrolled inflation and a severe shortage of food and medicine that has forced hundreds of Venezuelans to leave their country in search of better living conditions.

Last Saturday, a spokesman for the National Security Council of the White House confirmed to EFE that the US government had begun sending packages of humanitarian aid in Venezuela

John BoltonUS President Donald Trump's national security advisor announced on Twitter on Twitter that the United States intended to start sending aid to Venezuela after Guaidó requested it.

"At the request of the acting President, Juan Guaidó, and in consultation with his officials, the United States will mobilize and transport humanitarian aid, surgical supplies and nutritional supplements for the people of Venezuela, it is time that Maduro emerges, "he tweeted. Bolton friday.

"Venezuela can not be made a false promise of so-called humanitarian aid (…) we are no beggars of anyone," said Maduro, accused by Guaidó of usurping the presidency of the country Caribbean.

(With EFE information)