ABC News: Venezuela standoff extends to oil sector as questions swirl over humanitarian aid “Venezuela’s growing parallel opposition government extended its reach to the all-important oil sector on Wednesday when the country’s National Assembly moved to appoint new boards of directors to the state oil company and its refiner CITGO.…

IRIN: Briefing: International politics and humanitarian aid collide in Venezuela “… Last week, 50 metric tonnes of aid provided by the United States Agency for International Development, or USAID, was delivered in a convoy of trucks with the help of the Colombian government to Cúcuta. Colombian and U.S. officials say…

U.N. Dispatch: Venezuela is a Refugee Crisis Mark Leon Goldberg, editor of U.N. Dispatch and host of the Global Dispatches Podcast, discusses the refugee crisis in Venezuela, including the movement of Venezuelan refugees into Colombia and countries in Central America and the Caribbean. Goldberg highlights a podcast episode on the topic…

Reuters: Venezuela opposition delivers first cargo of humanitarian aid: Guaido “Venezuela’s opposition leader, Juan Guaido, said on Monday his team had delivered a first cargo of the humanitarian aid that has become a flashpoint in his tussle with President Nicolas Maduro, without specifying how it had received it. Guaido, who…

Al Jazeera: U.S., Russia present rival U.N. draft resolutions on Venezuela “The United States has presented a draft resolution on Venezuela to the United Nations Security Council, triggering a Russian counterproposal. The U.S. draft resolution calls for international aid deliveries and presidential elections in Venezuela while stressing ‘deep concern with…

U.S. Department of State’s “DipNote”: United States Supports the Venezuelan People With Humanitarian Assistance This post discusses U.S. efforts to support Venezuela during the country’s economic and humanitarian crisis, highlighting remarks from U.S. Vice President Mike Pence, USAID Administrator Mark Green, U.S. Special Representative for Venezuela Elliott Abrams, and U.S.…

CIDRAP News: Study: Dengue immunity may have offered protection against Zika in Brazil “A new study published [Thursday] in Science shows that prior dengue infection may have protected some Brazilians from severe Zika infections during the 2015-2016 epidemic in the Americas. The study findings could have major implications for both…

Associated Press: U.S. emergency aid for Venezuela arrives at Colombian border “Trucks carrying U.S. humanitarian aid destined for Venezuela arrived Thursday at the Colombian border, where opposition leaders vowed to bring them into their troubled nation despite objections from embattled President Nicolás Maduro…” (Armario/Haberkorn, 2/7). Reuters: Venezuela aid trucks arrive…

U.S. Department of State: The United States Supports the Venezuelan People With Humanitarian Assistance This fact sheet discusses Venezuela’s humanitarian crisis and outlines U.S. efforts to support Venezuelans through emergency humanitarian aid (2/7).

Washington Post: Pompeo slams Venezuelan president over blocking of humanitarian aid “Secretary of State Mike Pompeo blasted Nicolás Maduro Wednesday, accusing the Venezuelan president of blocking the path of humanitarian aid into the impoverished country. The United States, which has called for Maduro’s ouster and recognized National Assembly head Juan…