ages ▁on ▁an ▁economic ▁war ▁being ▁w aged ▁by ▁foreign ▁advers aries , ▁such ▁as ▁the ▁United ▁States , ▁and ▁claims ▁that ▁the ▁problems ▁in ▁Venezuela ▁are ▁due ▁to ▁the ▁economic ▁san ctions ▁against ▁the ▁state - run ▁oil ▁company ▁P D V SA . ▁ ▁On ▁ 1 1 ▁February ▁ 2 0 1 9 , ▁Gu a id ó ▁and ▁Miguel ▁P izar ro ▁made ▁partial ▁delivery ▁of ▁the ▁first ▁ship ment ▁of ▁human itar ian ▁aid ▁to ▁the ▁Association ▁of ▁Health ▁Cent ers ▁( ASS O V EC ). ▁A ▁joint ▁operation ▁from ▁all ▁coal ition ▁countries ▁by ▁land ▁and ▁sea ▁attempted ▁to ▁deliver ▁human itar ian ▁aid ▁to ▁Venezuela ▁on ▁ 2 3 ▁February ▁ 2 0 1 9 . ▁ ▁In ▁a ▁December ▁ 2 0 1 9 ▁survey ▁by ▁Venez uel an ▁poll ster ▁Meg an alis is , ▁ 8 5 . 5 % ▁of ▁respond ents ▁said ▁that ▁they ▁did ▁not ▁receive ▁support ▁from ▁international ▁human itar ian ▁aid , ▁ 7 . 9 % ▁said ▁they ▁did ▁receive ▁aid ▁and ▁ 6 . 5 % ▁were ▁uns ure ▁if ▁they ▁received ▁human itar ian ▁aid . ▁ ▁Short ages ▁in ▁Venezuela ▁▁ ▁The ▁National ▁Assembly ▁of ▁Venezuela , ▁with ▁an ▁opposition ▁majority , ▁declared ▁a ▁" human itar ian ▁health ▁crisis " ▁on ▁ 2 4 ▁January ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁in ▁view ▁of ▁" the ▁serious ▁short age ▁of ▁medic ines , ▁medical ▁supplies ▁and ▁d eter ior ation ▁of ▁the