Ministerial-level Member States Virtual Briefing on the humanitarian response to the earthquakes in Venezuela.


Ministerial-level Member States Virtual Briefing on the humanitarian response to the earthquakes in Venezuela.

Chairperson: Mr. Indrika Ratwatte, Assistant Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Deputy Emergency Relief Coordinator a.i.

Humanitarian Situation and Response Update
• H.E. Mr. Yván Gil Pinto, Minister of People's Power for Foreign Affairs, Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela [TBC]
• Mr. Tom Fletcher, Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs, and Emergency Relief Coordinator
• H.E. Ms. Hadja Lahbib, European Commissioner for Equality, Preparedness and Crisis Management;
• H.E. Mr. Musa Kulaklikaya, Deputy Foreign Minister of the Republic of Türkiye
• H.E. Mr. Wolnei Barreiros Wolff, Vice Minister of Civil Protection and Defence, Ministry of Integration and Regional Development, Brazil
• Mr. Ryan Shrum, Senior Bureau Official, Bureau of Disaster and Humanitarian Response, United States
• Mr. Gianluca Rampolla, Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator for Venezuela; Statements from Member States
Location: Av. de la Paix 8-14, 1211 Genève, Switzerland

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