The Provincial Council of Huelva has launched the Humanitarian Aid Coordination Table, a body designed to centralize and direct the province's aid efforts in the face of humanitarian emergencies. The current initiative focuses on the severe situation caused by the earthquake that has affected Venezuela.
The first meeting of this table, chaired by the President of the Provincial Council, David Toscano, and Vice President José Manuel Zamora, included representatives from key NGOs and entities present in the province, such as the Red Cross, Cáritas Huelva, Bomberos Unidos sin Fronteras (Firefighters Without Borders), Samu, Asociación Invisible, Huelva en Red (which groups over thirty entities), and the Association of Venezuelans in Huelva.
Following this meeting, communication channels will be established to coordinate aid actions, which will be disseminated through an informational brochure for all citizens. The Provincial Council will contribute financial resources through its Emergency Fund to support the interventions already underway in the affected areas.
Furthermore, to facilitate the collaboration of Huelva's municipalities, the Huelva en Red association will present to mayors on Tuesday, during the Council of Mayors, the ways in which their towns and citizens can contribute to sending aid to Venezuela.
This action aligns with strategic line 3 of the III International Cooperation Master Plan of the Provincial Council of Huelva, which aims to "provide a rapid, coordinated, and effective response" to humanitarian crises, strengthening community resilience and supporting the long-term recovery of affected populations. A specific objective is to "collaborate in the coordination, facilitation, and support of actions promoted by civil society organizations, local authorities, and other provincial actors in situations of emergency or humanitarian crisis."
The coordination mechanism, the Humanitarian and Emergency Aid Coordination Table, is convened in response to unforeseen crises or emergencies, as occurred twice in 2023 following earthquakes in Turkey and Syria, and in Morocco, as well as in 2022 after the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
