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• AlertNet - Venezuela
• Amnesty International - Venezuela
• Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) - Venezuela (Bolivarian Rep of)
• Human Rights Watch (HRW) - Venezuela
• International Committee of the Red Cross - The ICRC regional delegation in Caracas
• International Crisis Group (ICG) - Venezuela
• Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) - Venezuela
• Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) - Venezuela
• ReliefWeb - Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)
• UNHCR - Venezuela
• United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) - Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of
• United States Department of State - Venezuela
• World Health Organization (WHO) - Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)