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==Simón Bolívar Foundation==
In 2006, Citgo established the Simón Bolívar Foundation (SBF) as a [[501(c)(3) organization|501(c)(3)]] non-profit, charitable private foundation to "transform lives by connecting non-profits and community leaders to better improve the quality of life through the support of health initiatives". In 2020, the SBF provided grants of one $1M to provide humanitarian aid to Venezuela.<ref name="y120820">{{cite news |title=Simón Bolívar Foundation Announces $1 Million in Humanitarian Health Grants |url=https://finance.yahoo.com/news/sim-n-bol-var-foundation-170000516.html |access-date=28 July 2021 |work=finance.yahoo.com |date=12 August 2020}}</ref> The SBF runs a programme to help Venezuelan cancer patients travel abroad from for transplants and for other life-saving treatment. The programme was endangered by US sanctions on Venezuela. In 2021, the [[United Nations]] called on the US and other countries "to respect, protect and fulfil the human rights of every person affected by direct international action".<ref>{{cite web |title=Venezuela: Save lives of cancer patients endangered by U.S. sanctions – experts |url=https://www.ohchr.org/EN/NewsEvents/Pages/DisplayNews.aspx?NewsID=27328&LangID=E |website=www.ohchr.org |access-date=28 July 2021 |date=21 July 2021}}</ref>