▁Minister ▁Jorge ▁Ar re aza ▁claimed ▁that ▁the ▁tr uck s ▁carrying ▁human itar ian ▁supplies ▁were ▁also ▁alleg edly ▁" loaded ▁with ▁n ails ▁and ▁wire ", ▁showing ▁what ▁he ▁described ▁as ▁photos ▁of ▁seized ▁cargo . ▁Before ▁his ▁speech , ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁and ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁other ▁nations ▁st aged ▁a ▁walk out , ▁boy cot ting ▁the ▁minister . ▁Sal ced o ▁Fl ores ▁den ounced ▁again ▁the ▁mis use ▁of ▁her ▁photos ▁by ▁Ar re aza ▁and ▁dismiss ed ▁the ▁claim ▁that ▁the ▁photos ▁represented ▁any ▁evidence ▁of ▁the ▁alleg ed ▁cr imes ▁committed ▁by ▁the ▁protest ers . ▁ ▁Red ▁Cross ▁aid ▁effort ▁ ▁Frances o ▁Roc ca , ▁president ▁of ▁the ▁International ▁Federation ▁of ▁Red ▁Cross ▁and ▁Red ▁C res cent ▁Soci eties , ▁announced ▁on ▁ 2 9 ▁March ▁ 2 0 1 9 ▁that ▁the ▁Red ▁Cross ▁was ▁prepar ing ▁to ▁bring ▁human itar ian ▁aid ▁to ▁the ▁country ▁to ▁help ▁ease ▁both ▁the ▁chron ic ▁hung er ▁and ▁the ▁medical ▁crisis . ▁The ▁Guardian ▁reported ▁that ▁Mad uro ▁had ▁" long ▁denied ▁the ▁existence ▁of ▁a ▁human itar ian ▁crisis , ▁and ▁on ▁ 2 3 ▁February ▁blocked ▁an ▁effort ▁led ▁by ▁Gu a id ó ▁to ▁bring ▁aid ▁into ▁the ▁country ", ▁and ▁that ▁the ▁Red ▁Cross ▁had ▁" bro ker ed ▁a ▁deal " ▁between ▁the ▁Mad uro ▁and ▁Gu a id ó ▁administr ations ▁" ind ic ating ▁a ▁s eld om - seen ▁middle ▁ground ▁between ▁the ▁two ▁men