Andorran UNICEF Committee Sends €11,720 for Venezuela Earthquake Aid

The Andorran Committee for Unicef has allocated €11,720 to assist victims of the earthquakes that struck Venezuela on 24 June.

Collected from donations by Andorran residents, companies and groups, the money will support Unicef's work with children and families, prioritising drinking water, medical care, food supplies and safeguarding measures.

According to Unicef's 20 July assessment, the tremors led to 5,208 fatalities and 16,740 injuries. They displaced 17,907 individuals, with 23,820 people still housed in 107 emergency shelters, mostly in Caracas and the Miranda, La Guaira and Aragua regions.

Children remain especially vulnerable to upheaval, interrupted education, psychological distress and shortages of essentials. Shelter overcrowding has overwhelmed water and sanitation facilities, heightening disease outbreaks.

Unicef launched its aid operation right away, leveraging local networks and government ties. It has so far aided over 7,500 people, distributing clean water to 2,861, hygiene packs to 7,180, vaccines to 6,466, clinic services to 2,108 and health checks to 2,452 young children. Psychosocial programmes have reached more than 2,700 children, adolescents and parents.

Dàmaris Castellanos, Unicef Andorra's director, highlighted the importance of ongoing support after the first wave of relief. She expressed gratitude to local contributors for sustaining vital supplies.

Unicef has secured $11.5 million to date but seeks $65.7 million more to help 470,000 people, among them 169,000 children. The Andorran appeal continues, calling for donations from citizens, firms and bodies.