Venezuelan Opposition Leader Guaido Announces Creation Of Humanitarian Aid Hub In Miami

Fahad Shabbir (@FahadShabbir) Published February 16, 2019 | 07:45 AM

Juan Guaido, the Venezuelan opposition leader who has proclaimed himself the country's interim president, announced the establishment of a new center for the collection of humanitarian aid for Venezuela in the US city of Miami

MEXICO CITY (UrduPoint News / Sputnik - 16th February, 2019) Juan Guaido, the Venezuelan opposition leader who has proclaimed himself the country's interim president, announced the establishment of a new center for the collection of humanitarian aid for Venezuela in the US city of Miami.

"More efforts for humanitarian aid. We are announcing the establishment of an aid collection center in Miami to allow Venezuelans of the world to engage and join this movement for Venezuela. We will continue our active preparations for February 23 � a humanitarian avalanche," Guaido wrote on Twitter in Friday.

Earlier in February, Guaido announced that humanitarian aid will arrive in the crisis-torn country on February 23, despite the reluctance of President Nicolas Maduro to allow the aid in. Maduro's government has cited concerns that foreign humanitarian aid might justify foreign intervention, blocking the deliveries at the border.

Humanitarian cargo has been brought over the recent weeks to hubs in Brazil and Colombia, while one more collection center is planned to be set up on one of the islands in the Caribbean.