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Red Cross says it sees conditions for humanitarian work in Venezuela

Francesco Rocca, President of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC), attends a news conference in Caracas, Venezuela Mach 29, 2019. REUTERS/Ivan Alvarado

CARACAS (Reuters) - Venezuela has met the necessary conditions for the Red Cross to carry out humanitarian work in the South American nation, the president of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies said in a news conference on Friday.

Francesco Rocca said the group was in a position to help some 650,000 people in Venezuela, which has suffered rising incidence of malnutrition and preventable disease amid an economic collapse.

Francesco Rocca, President of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC), attends a news conference in Caracas, Venezuela Mach 29, 2019. REUTERS/Ivan Alvarado

(Reporting by Brian Ellsworth)

Francesco Rocca, President of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC), attends a news conference in Caracas, Venezuela Mach 29, 2019. REUTERS/Ivan Alvarado

Francesco Rocca, President of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC), attends a news conference in Caracas, Venezuela Mach 29, 2019. REUTERS/Ivan Alvarado

Francesco Rocca, President of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC), attends a news conference in Caracas, Venezuela Mach 29, 2019. REUTERS/Ivan Alvarado

Francesco Rocca, President of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC), attends a news conference in Caracas, Venezuela Mach 29, 2019. REUTERS/Ivan Alvarado

A woman attaches a Red Cross flag on a pole before a news conference in Caracas, Venezuela Mach 29, 2019. REUTERS/Ivan Alvarado

Flags of Red Cross and Venezuela are seen before a news conference in Caracas, Venezuela Mach 29, 2019. REUTERS/Ivan Alvarado

Flags of Red Cross and Venezuela are seen before a news conference in Caracas, Venezuela Mach 29, 2019. REUTERS/Ivan Alvarado

Employees work at the Venezuelan Red Cross in Caracas, Venezuela Mach 29, 2019. REUTERS/Ivan Alvarado

Posters are pictured at the Venezuelan Red Cross in Caracas, Venezuela Mach 29, 2019. REUTERS/Ivan Alvarado

Detail outside of the Venezuelan Red Cross in Caracas, Venezuela Mach 29, 2019. REUTERS/Ivan Alvarado

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