The race for the UN Secretary-General enters a decisive phase with four profiles: What are the implications for Venezuela of each candidacy?

The succession of António Guterres as Secretary-General of the United Nations has formally begun with public hearings of the candidates before the General Assembly. In an ongoing process heavily conditioned by the Security Council, four figures with very different trajectories —Michelle Bachelet, Rafael Grossi, Rebeca Grynspan, and Macky Sall— present their visions for the future of multilateralism in a context of growing geopolitical fragmentation and regional tensions, including the new political situation in Venezuela following the events of January 3.

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Ideas from the convergence tables in Venezuela: lessons from the Bosnia case on the power of changing the conversation as a path to peace

Within the framework of the program “Weaving pathways for dialogue in Venezuela,” different actors—coming from deeply diverse political, academic, and personal backgrounds—sat at the same table to talk about coexistence and peace. This is no small matter. In a country marked by distrust, polarization, and accumulated wounds, the simple act of listening to one another without silencing the other is already a political gesture of enormous significance.

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Bernardo Guinand Ayala, from Fundación Impronta: “I want to offer the kids of Caucagüita the same things I want for my children”

Ascending to one of the highest points of Caucagüita, a hillside community nestled in the far east of Caracas, is to enter the world of Bernardo Guinand Ayala. President and co-founder of Fundación Impronta, holding a degree in Business Administration from UCAB and a postgraduate degree in fundraising from Indiana University, this social leader has accumulated more than 25 years as an architect of hope in Venezuela.

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