In a report released Thursday, Human Rights Watch (HRW) and researchers from Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health recommended that the UN launch a full scale response to the growing economic collapse in Venezuela because the government of Nicolás Maduro has proven unable to manage the crisis.

The report focused on the effect of the economic crisis on Venezuela’s public health system, which is grappling with chronic food shortages and a resurgence of infectious diseases. The one-year study found a dramatic rise in cases of measles, diphtheria and tuberculosis. Statistics from the Venezuelan Health Ministry also revealed that maternal mortality had risen 65 percent and infant mortality had risen 30 percent since 2015.

The report’s authors urged UN Secretary-General António Guterres to declare that Venezuela is facing a “complex humanitarian emergency,” which would unlock certain UN resources for use in addressing the emergency. Earlier this year, the Red Cross announced that it was preparing to provide aid to around 650,000 Venezuelans.

The report concluded with a quote by José Miguel Vivanco, Americas director at Human Rights Watch, criticizing the Maduro regime. “These authorities are accountable for the needless loss of life that their denial and obstruction have inflicted on the Venezuelan people.”