UN Human Rights Council renews the Fact-Finding Mission in Venezuela
International human rights monitoring in Venezuela will remain active for at least two more years.
International human rights monitoring in Venezuela will remain active for at least two more years.
The narrative points to a series of institutional and legal reforms designed to guarantee social justice, economic stability, and electoral transparency.
Venezuela’s acting president is wrapping up a busy schedule of bilateral meetings—with the UN, IMF, IDB and World Bank—before meeting with Donald Trump this Tuesday, while Russia maintains parallel contacts with the Venezuelan delegation and Brazil calls for elections in the country.
Acting President Delcy Rodríguez is leading the Venezuelan delegation at the 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly, with bilateral meetings with the IDB and the United Kingdom, and an agenda focused on energy, debt and mining in discussions with the United States.
The CAF development bank estimates that Venezuela will need more than $15 billion.
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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. From the heart of the Amazon, more than 60 world leaders gather at COP30 to define the future of climate action. The summit, chaired by Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, aims to turn ambition into concrete results in the fight against global warming. Pope Leo XIV calls for an “ecological conversion,” while the WMO warns of Latin America’s growing vulnerability, with Venezuela among the countries most affected by climate change.
The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Türk, condemned this Friday the series of bombings carried by the United States against vessels in Caribbean and Pacific waters, describing them as “violations of international law” and “extrajudicial executions.” The attacks, linked by Washington to the fight against drug trafficking, have left more than 60 dead in 15 operations in recent weeks.