Acting President Rodriguez announces nationwide reconstruction efforts and meets with UN humanitarian chief.
On Tuesday, Venezuelan Acting President Delcy Rodriguez announced the activation of a plan to recover homes and infrastructure affected by the June 24 earthquakes.
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“We launched the “Venezuela Rises Again” plan to restore homes affected by the double earthquake. We have begun the simultaneous rehabilitation of buildings in Caracas and several states across the country so that families can safely return to their homes.
This is the effort of a united Venezuela: workers, engineers, architects, students, institutions and the technical support of countries with experience in seismic matters, combining capabilities to advance the recovery.
Venezuela will rise again through solidarity, work and the hope of a people who never give up,” she stressed.
The “Venezuela Rises Again” plan brings together the operational capabilities of previous social programs such as the Great New Neighborhood, Tricolor Neighborhood Mission, the Together Everything Is Possible Corporation, and the Beautiful Venezuela Mission. They will carry out civil works, prioritizing assistance in La Guaira state, where the greatest structural damage has been recorded.
According to the most recent official figures, the double earthquake on June 24 in Venezuela left a toll of 3,685 dead, 16,740 injured, 17,907 people affected, and 856 buildings damaged.
Tom Fletcher Meets with Venezuelan Acting President Rodriguez
On Tuesday, Rodriguez also held a working meeting with United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, Tom Fletcher, who arrived in Venezuela for a field assessment in La Guaira.
Also participating in the high-level meeting were Gianluca Rampolla, resident coordinator of the UN system in Caracas; Jorge Rodriguez, president of the General Staff for Transitional Camps and Housing; and Foreign Affairs Minister Yvan Gil.
During the meeting, Fletcher praised the extraordinary, coordinated and practical mobilization of solidarity that has been deployed throughout the country.
He confirmed that he would maintain a joint and ongoing working agenda with the Venezuelan government to coordinate response efforts to the humanitarian situation caused by the earthquakes.
For her part, Rodriguez reaffirmed the Venezuelan government’s full commitment to further strengthening cooperation with the multilateral system to implement assistance and recovery plans.
“I received the UN Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs, Tom Fletcher, in a working meeting to strengthen the coordination of the international response to the earthquakes that affected our country. We agreed on the importance of maintaining the international community’s support and cooperation during this new phase of reconstruction. Venezuela will continue working tirelessly to protect our people and move forward with determination toward its recovery,” she stated.
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Sources: VTV – EFE
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