A/HRC/41/18/Add.1 30. In paragraph 20, the report alleges that the State violated its international obligations regarding the right to health. This allegation lacks even the barest technical support, as no analysis was carried out regarding the measures adopted by the State in compliance with its obligations to respect, protect and fulfill this right to the maximum extent of available resources. In addition, no analysis was made regarding the impact on this right generated by the unilateral coercive measures. 31. In paragraph 22, the report questions the coverage of the Local Committees for Supply and Production program. However, it omits mentioning data provided by the State regarding the program’s scope. As was indicated in the response to the questionnaire sent by the OHCHR, since the implementation of the CLAPs, there has been a 400% increase in the levels of its distribution. 32. In 2018, the CLAPs provided 119,822,921 food combo kits, equivalent to 1,707,344 metric tons. Between January 1 and March 15, 2019, the CLAPs delivered 21,606,278 food combo kits, equivalent to 324,094 metric tons. Currently 6,000,000 homes per month receive provisions through this program, which is equivalent to 24 million people. 33. In paragraph 23, the report alleges that the lists of people who benefit through the Homeland Card are administered by “local structures of the governing party.” This claim is false. Beneficiaries of the different programs of the Homeland Card are determined by the diverse State institutions responsible for each of the programs. These incorporate, without discrimination, every person who fulfills the requirements for said programs. 34. In paragraph 25, the report mentions, partially, the unilateral coercive measures adopted against Venezuela. In this reference, the report fails to mention the coercive measures adopted through Executive Order 13827 of March 19, 2018, that prohibited transactions with the “Petro” cryptocurrency and Executive Order 13850 of November 1, 2018, which prohibits gold transactions with the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela. 35. In the same way, the report makes no mention of the “Advisory” made to the international financial system by the Treasury Department of the United States of America on September 20, 2017.12 As a result of this advisory, every banking operation carried out by agencies and state enterprises of the Venezuelan Government is labelled as suspicious, resulting in overcompliance practices that delay or deny operations or in the freezing of assets. To date, there are 5.470 billion U.S. dollars, that belong to Venezuela, retained in diverse banking institutions around the world. This amount is superior to the total amount of resources invested for an entire year for the acquisition of food for the Venezuelan people (supra 19). 36. In paragraph 26, the report refers to a denunciation made by the Government of Venezuela on the negative impact of the unilateral coercive measures. On this point, the OHCHR omits various statements made on this issue by the Special Rapporteur on the negative impact of the unilateral coercive measures on the enjoyment of human rights and by the Independent Expert on the promotion of a democratic and equitable international order. The latter special procedure, in his report to the Human Rights Council, indicated: The effects of the sanctions imposed by presidents Obama and Trump and the unilateral measures applied by Canada and the European Union have aggravated the shortages of medicines such as insulin and antiretrovirals both directly and indirectly. To the extent that the economic sanctions have caused distribution delays and, in that manner, constitute another causal factor in many deaths, the sanctions violate the human rights obligations of countries that impose them. Moreover, the sanctions could constitute crimes against humanity, according to article 7 of the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court. It would be up to said Court to undertake a corresponding investigation, but it is possible that its geopolitical submission would impede it from doing this.13 12 13 6 FinCEN Advisory FIN-2017-A006 of September 20, 2017. Report by the Independent Expert on the promotion of a democratic and equitable international order regarding his visit to the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela and Ecuador. A/HRC/39/47/Add.1. Par. 36