For the 14 months that I have been working in Venezuela, what has moved me most is the extraordinary solidarity of the Venezuelan people.
From the very first moments after the destructive earthquakes hit on 24 June, I have seen a spontaneous and massive mobilisation of people willing to help in this emergency without precedent.
Colleagues, neighbours, community leaders and ordinary citizens have taken the initiative to support those who have lost everything, including the more than 17,000 people who have lost their homes. Many have donated food, clothing, medicine or blood. Others have gone to temporary shelters to offer their time, listen to affected families, or help in any way they could.
This solidarity has been so extraordinary that, at times, people wanted to go directly to the most affected areas to assist with rescue efforts. While those operations had to be organised to ensure safety and effectiveness, that willingness to help reflects a deep sense of community and humanity that characterises Venezuelans.
Behind the statistics, the destruction and the urgent needs, there are extraordinary people who continue to support one another.
On 2 July, I had the opportunity to speak with a community leader in a shelter in Catia La Mar, La Guaira, which is one the areas hardest-hit by the earthquakes. She is currently living in a makeshift tent and using a large advertising banner to protect herself from the sun and rain. She has lost a great deal and faces extremely difficult conditions: very little privacy, limited access to basic services, and intense heat during the day.
And yet, when I and my team from the Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) approached her to understand her community's needs, the very first thing she did was thank us.
That gesture had a profound impact on me.
Despite everything she had experienced, despite everything she had lost, and despite the difficult conditions she was living in, she found space to express gratitude simply because someone had come to listen.
I believe that story captures something important about Venezuela.
Beyond the hardships, the crises and the humanitarian needs, there is tremendous human strength. There is a capacity for solidarity, resilience and dignity that can be seen every day in affected communities.
And that is perhaps what I would most like the world to remember about Venezuela: behind the statistics, the destruction and the urgent needs, there are extraordinary people who continue to support one another and who, even in the most difficult circumstances, retain a remarkable capacity for hope and generosity. The international community must do all it can to support these extraordinary efforts.