State · UNITED NATIONS OFFICE FOR THE COORDINATION OF HUMANITARIAN AFFAIRS — $100.0M (VEN)
Key claim: The Department of State obligated $100 million to the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UNOCHA) for rapid-response life-saving assistance through the Venezuela Pooled Fund in response to earthquakes.
Abstract
Department of State obligated $100.0M to UNITED NATIONS OFFICE FOR THE COORDINATION OF HUMANITARIAN AFFAIRS, for work in VEN. TO PROVIDE A RAPID RESPONSE OF URGENTLY NEEDED LIFE-SAVING ASSISTANCE THROUGH THE FOLLOWING VENEZUELA POOLED FUND IN RESPONSE TO THE EARTHQUAKES
Why this matters
This $100M State obligation marks a significant US contribution to UNOCHA’s country-based pooled fund architecture for Venezuela, specifically earmarked for earthquake-driven rapid-response life-saving assistance. It expands the visible pattern of State channeling large humanitarian tranches through UNOCHA pooled funds alongside Sudan, DRC, and CERF.