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UN: More aid for Venezuela refugees needed
UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi made a plea on Sunday to increase humanitarian aid for Venezuelan refugees, as the new arrivals are overwhelming social services and sparking local tensions in neighboring countries.
"This is really one of the most under-funded humanitarian appeals in the world for one of the biggest crises," Grandi said.
The UN and NGOs had sought for $770 million (€694 million) at the beginning of the year, but so far the humanitarian organizations have received less than $180 million, the UN Human Rights chief.
Grandi made the appeal for more aid while on a visit to Brazil, to assess the situation of Venezuelan refugees there.
The UNHCR estimates that some 4.3 million Venezuelans have fled the economic and political crises in their country so far.
Colombia has taken in some 1.2 million of its neighbor's refugees. Peru, Chile and Ecuador have taken a bulk of Venezuelan migrants, while some 180,000 have stayed in Brazil.
