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CORRECTED-UPDATE 1-U.N. halts Venezuela cash transfer programs Reuters 1/21/2021
(Corrects to change sourcing in paragraph 1 to United Nations, clarifies budget language in paragraph 8)
CARACAS, Jan 20 (Reuters) - The United Nations said on Wednesday it has temporarily suspended programs in Venezuela that provide cash transfers to the poor via local nonprofit organizations. We re working with pertinent authorities so that the (cash transfer programs) are in line with the country s financial/banking regulatory framework with the aim of reactivating them, guaranteeing the safety of humanitarian workers and continuing to support . vulnerable people, the agency wrote in an email.
It added that the suspension does not affect other humanitarian activities in its portfolio, and that it is seeking to provide other types of benefits to those who have been receiving cash transfers.
By Reuters Staff
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(This January 20 story corrects to change sourcing in paragraph 1 to United Nations, clarifies budget language in paragraph 8)
FILE PHOTO: Venezuela s President Nicolas Maduro delivers his annual state of the nation speech during a special session of the National Constituent Assembly, in Caracas, Venezuela January 12, 2021. REUTERS/Manaure Quintero
CARACAS (Reuters) - The United Nations said on Wednesday it has temporarily suspended programs in Venezuela that provide cash transfers to the poor via local nonprofit organizations.
“We’re working with pertinent authorities so that the (cash transfer programs) are in line with the country’s financial/banking regulatory framework with the aim of reactivating them, guaranteeing the safety of humanitarian workers and continuing to support . vulnerable people,” the agency wrote in an email.