Malnourishment

A skinny and malnourished woman poses for a picture while sitting at a table at her home in Caracas, Venezuela.

Malnourished Venezuelans hope urgently needed aid arrives soon

Conflict & Justice

Many Venezuelans suffering from malnutrition as the once-prosperous, oil-rich OPEC nation has seen its economy halve in size over the last five years under President Nicolás Maduro. Venezuelans’ diets have become ever more deficient in vitamins and protein, as currency controls restrict food imports and salaries fail to keep apace with inflation that is now above 2 million percent annually.

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