Please refer to the attached file. Highlights Four months after the 24 June earthquakes, UNICEF is supporting early recovery, adapting services as families relocate while maintaining essential assistance. UNICEF has reached 60, 995 people with primary health care, screened 17, 810 children for acute malnutrition and provided 21, 008 people with safe water. Child protection interventions reached 29, 728 people, including 22, 999 through community-based mental health and psychosocial support. UNICEF is supporting 52 learning spaces reaching 1, 981 children and adolescents, restoring WASH services in schools, health facilities and water systems, and strengthening community-based protection and referrals. UNICEF has mobilized US$33. 6 million of the US$65. 7 million required for the earthquake response, covering 51 per cent of needs. However, the broader 2026 humanitarian response remains 63 per cent underfunded, underscoring the urgent need for sustained, flexible funding to support recovery while safeguarding assistance for other vulnerable children across Venezuela. SITUATION OVERVIEW AND HUMANITARIAN NEEDS Four months after the earthquakes, the response is progressively shifting towards early recovery while maintaining essential humanitarian assistance for families who remain displaced or continue to face significant needs due to housing losses and disruptions to basic services. The continued use of some schools as temporary accommodation is also placing pressure on education infrastructure and affecting the full return of children and adolescents to learning. Authorities and humanitarian partners are supporting the voluntary transition of affected families from temporary camps to safer and more sustainable accommodation. As of 11 October, 18, 055 people remained in 86 transitional camps, while 7, 336 people had been relocated and 30 camps had closed. 4 Later in October, the Government reported the delivery of 500 transitional housing units in Ciudad Caribia, La Guaira, with an initial 400 families, approximately 1, 750 people, moving from temporary camps and tents into the new accommodation. 5 These developments reflect the progressive transition from emergency accommodation towards more sustainable housing solutions, although significant temporary accommodation needs remain. Housing recovery is also advancing, although needs remain substantial. As of 29 September, under the Plan “Venezuela Renace”, authorities reported that 709 homes had been allocated to earthquake-affected families, while construction was under way across 38 worksites for an additional 5, 213 housing units. 6 Government measures also include the rehabilitation of damaged housing, construction of new units and other mechanisms to support families requiring housing solutions. The progressive transition of affected families from temporary camps to communities, return areas and more sustainable housing solutions is reshaping protection and service-delivery needs rather than bringing them to an end. As families relocate, protection and service delivery needs are becoming more geographically dispersed, increasing the importance of territorial coordination and effective referral pathways to ensure continuity of child protection, education, WASH, nutrition and other essential services. This transition is particularly important for children and families with ongoing protection cases or specialized needs, as changes in location may affect the continuity of case management, follow-up and access to services unless referral arrangements are adjusted accordingly. Psychosocial needs also remain significant. Through ongoing community-based interventions, UNICEF and partners continue to identify children, adolescents, caregivers and other affected community members requiring psychosocial support, including cases requiring specialized referral and follow-up. The impacts of bereavement, prolonged displacement, uncertainty regarding housing and livelihoods, relocation and adaptation to new communities can compound existing vulnerabilities. Sustained community-based mental health and psychosocial support, accompanied by specialized referrals where required, remains essential throughout camp closure, relocation, return and housing recovery. As the response moves further into early recovery, sustained humanitarian support remains essential to ensure that relocation translates into durable recovery rather than new vulnerabilities. Continued assistance will be required to restore access to essential services, accompany affected children and families through relocation and return, and ensure that protection, education, health, nutrition, WASH and psychosocial needs are addressed without interruption, while progressively strengthening community-based systems and resilience.
UNICEF Venezuela Situation Report No.10 (Earthquake Response), 8 September -19 October 2026
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