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Venezuela: children of the crisis

With Venezuela engulfed in economic crisis and political deadlock, perhaps no group is suffering more than its children. From Venezuela and Brazil, Guardian reporters investigate how the South American country’s historic meltdown is affecting its youngest and most vulnerable citizens

  • Two girls hang out inside Criança Feliz, an invaded office in Boa Vista, Brazil, that functions as a residence for Venezuelan migrants.

    ‘They wanted a better life’: the young Venezuelans escaping into Brazil alone

    After six years of economic crisis in their neighboring country, Brazilian officials say more and more unaccompanied minors are arriving
  • Darianyelis, Juana’s adoptive daughter, plays with her dress inside her home in San Félix, Venezuela, on January 19.

    A million children left behind as Venezuela crisis tears families apart

    As the country battles economic collapse, parents have been forced to migrate, leaving their offspring in the care of family, neighbours or sometimes alone
  • Classrooms of José Sánchez Afanador in El Palmar, Venezuela, on January 22.

    'All we have are walls': crisis leaves Venezuela’s schools crumbling

    Schools across the country in dire straits as teachers abandon the profession or skip the country amid one of the worst economic downturns in modern history
  • Yamilet and her family during Yaretzi’s funeral.

    'It's a pain you will never overcome': crisis in Venezuela as babies die of malnutrition

    As Venezuela enters its seventh year of a crushing depression, doctors are seeing a rise in infant mortality rates due to deprivation
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