▁" human itar ian ▁action ▁needs ▁to ▁be ▁independent ▁of ▁political , ▁military ▁or ▁other ▁object ives ", ▁and ▁calls ▁for ▁a ▁de - es cal ation ▁of ▁t ension ▁from ▁both ▁sides . ▁ ▁The ▁International ▁Committee ▁of ▁the ▁Red ▁Cross ▁" warn ed ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁about ▁the ▁ris ks ▁of ▁deliver ing ▁human itar ian ▁aid ▁to ▁Venezuela ▁without ▁the ▁appro val ▁of ▁security ▁forces ▁loyal ▁to ▁President ▁Nicolas ▁Mad uro ". ▁It ▁also ▁said ▁its ▁ability ▁to ▁work ▁in ▁the ▁current ▁environment ▁in ▁Venezuela ▁was ▁limited " ▁and ▁that ▁it ▁could ▁" not ▁...   im plement ▁things ▁that ▁have ▁a ▁political ▁tone ”. ▁For ▁the ▁Red ▁Cross , ▁maintain ing ▁a ▁neutral ▁st ance ▁in ▁political ▁situations ▁is ▁most ▁important ; ▁the ▁organization ▁holds ▁that , ▁for ▁aid ▁to ▁be ▁effective , ▁both ▁sides ▁of ▁the ▁conflict ▁should ▁come ▁to ▁agreement . ▁Having ▁worked ▁with ▁local ▁authorities ▁inside ▁Venezuela ▁for ▁a ▁long ▁time ▁deliver ing ▁relief , ▁in ▁February ▁ 2 0 1 9 ▁the ▁organization ▁had ▁tal ks ▁with ▁the ▁Venez uel an ▁Ministry ▁of ▁Health ▁about ▁increasing ▁its ▁budget . ▁Later ▁in ▁the ▁month ▁it ▁double d ▁its ▁Venezuela ▁budget ▁to ▁€ 1 5 . 8 ▁million ▁( US $ 1 7 . 9 ▁million ). ▁ ▁Nations ▁ ▁The ▁US ▁p led ged ▁$ 2 0   mill ion , ▁and ▁Canada ▁p led ged ▁$ 5 3   mill ion ▁Canadian ▁dollars ▁in ▁human itar ian ▁aid , ▁saying ▁most ▁of ▁it ▁would ▁go