▁confront ▁pun ishing ▁U . S . ▁economic ▁san ctions "; ▁having ▁" ral lied ▁the ▁international ▁community ", ▁Gu a id ó ▁" quick ly ▁claimed ▁credit ▁for ▁the ▁effort ". ▁ ▁Qu oting ▁Tam ara ▁T ara ci uk — an ▁expert ▁at ▁Human ▁Rights ▁Watch ▁on ▁Venezuela — who ▁called ▁the ▁situation ▁" a ▁completely ▁man - made ▁crisis ", ▁The ▁New ▁York ▁Times ▁said ▁the ▁aid ▁effort ▁in ▁Venezuela ▁presented ▁challeng es ▁regarding ▁how ▁to ▁deliver ▁aid ▁in ▁an ▁" un pre ced ented ▁political , ▁economic ▁and ▁human itar ian ▁crisis " ▁that ▁was ▁" ca used ▁largely ▁by ▁the ▁policies ▁of ▁a ▁government ▁intent ▁on ▁stay ing ▁in ▁power , ▁rather ▁than ▁war ▁or ▁natural ▁dis aster ". ▁ ▁The ▁human itar ian ▁crisis ▁is ▁impact ed ▁by ▁the ▁president ial ▁crisis ▁and ▁international ▁san ctions , ▁along ▁with ▁concerns ▁that ▁the ▁Red ▁Cross ▁effort ▁alone ▁will ▁be ▁ins u fficient ▁to ▁meet ▁the ▁need , ▁and ▁whether ▁the ▁aid ▁effort ▁will ▁continue ▁to ▁be ▁polit ic ized . ▁ ▁According ▁to ▁The ▁New ▁York ▁Times , ▁" ar med ▁pro - g overn ment ▁par amil itar ies " ▁fired ▁weapons ▁to ▁dis rupt ▁the ▁first ▁Red ▁Cross ▁delivery , ▁and ▁officials ▁associated ▁with ▁Mad uro ' s ▁party ▁told ▁the ▁Red ▁Cross ▁to ▁leave . ▁ ▁In ▁December ▁ 2 0 1 9 , ▁Francesco ▁Roc ca , ▁president ▁of ▁the ▁IF RC , ▁den ounced ▁a ▁lack ▁of ▁international ▁assistance ▁to ▁Venezuela , ▁stating