The Daily Journal. — U.S. President Donald Trump defended the January military operation against Nicolás Maduro on Tuesday during the 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly and celebrated the recent energy agreement with Caracas, declaring before the international body that “to the victor belong the spoils.” During his address at the UN headquarters, […]
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The Daily Journal.— Venezuelan President Delcy Rodríguez held a bilateral meeting on Monday with Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) President Ilan Goldfajn in New York City. The meeting took place on the sidelines of the 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA). According to official information, the meeting primarily aimed to explore mechanisms for […]
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The Daily Journal.— Venezuelan President Delcy Rodríguez held a bilateral meeting on Monday with International Monetary Fund (IMF) Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva on the sidelines of the 81st United Nations General Assembly in New York. The meeting took place in a cordial diplomatic atmosphere. It primarily aimed to resume discussions that the two leaders initiated […]
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The Daily Journal.— Venezuela’s acting president, Delcy Rodríguez, arrived in New York early Monday morning to attend the 81st United Nations General Assembly, where she plans to meet with U.S. President Donald Trump. The meeting will mark their first encounter since the U.S. military operation that culminated in Nicolás Maduro’s capture. Rodríguez landed at Teterboro […]
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The Daily Journal – Venezuela’s delegation to the United Nations in Geneva on Friday highlighted improvements in the country’s human rights situation since the beginning of the year, including the approval of an amnesty law and the release of as many as 8,743 detainees, and called on the UN not to extend the mandate of […]
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The Daily Journal. — The United Nations Independent International Fact-Finding Mission on Venezuela said Wednesday that, despite a decline in some forms of repression and the release of hundreds of people detained for political reasons, state structures linked to serious human rights violations and crimes against humanity remain essentially intact. In its latest report and […]
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The Daily Journal.- Venezuela will need an estimated US$21 billion to recover from the earthquakes that struck the country on June 24, according to the Post-Disaster Needs Assessment (PDNA) that the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) presented Tuesday in Caracas. The amount covers “measures to build back better, ensure resilience and reduce risk conditions,” UNDP […]
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The Daily Journal – Venezuelan Foreign Minister Félix Plasencia and his Spanish counterpart, José Manuel Albares, spoke by phone on Sunday. The conversation focused on bilateral issues and potential areas of cooperation as Venezuela moves through its reconstruction phase following the June 24 earthquakes. “Today I held a cordial and productive call with Spain’s Minister […]
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The Daily Journal — The Government of Venezuela and the United Nations (UN) launched a joint 60-day initiative on Wednesday to assess the damage and recovery needs caused by the twin earthquakes that struck on June 24. The disaster claimed thousands of lives, displaced thousands of people, and caused extensive material damage. The initiative, called […]
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The Daily Journal — The humanitarian response for people affected by the June 24 earthquakes faces a major funding shortfall. The updated response plan led by the United Nations and humanitarian organizations has secured only 39% of the required funding, according to the Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC). The organization warned that as many as 1.3 […]
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