Vaccination rates have steadily increased in Venezuela in recent months, with the assistance of the WHO-linked COVAX initiative and the support of multilateral institutions such as the Pan-American Health Organization (PAHO) and UNICEF.
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Venezuela Weekly: Developments from the First Three Rounds of Negotiations in Mexico
Since the government and opposition negotiating teams first sat down for a new round of dialogue in Mexico City in August—the fifth such negotiation process in six years—there has been considerable progress in establishing mechanisms to improve coordination and address urgent aspects of Venezuela’s humanitarian and political crisis.
How Regional Civil Society Organizations are Showing Solidarity with Fleeing Venezuelans
As Venezuela’s humanitarian and economic crisis has grown deeper in recent years, the number of Venezuelan migrants and refugees abroad has surged to almost 6 million. The United Nations reports that 5.7 million Venezuelans have now fled the country, which makes up almost 20 percent of Venezuela’s population. This tragedy is the largest mass displacement in the hemisphere’s recent history.
International Organizations Express Concern Regarding Administrative Providence that Seeks to Criminalize and Restrict Work of Civil Society Organizations in Venezuela
On September 24, WOLA joined CEJIL, DPLF, and several other organizations in issuing a joint statement expressing concern around an administrative ruling that seeks to criminalize and restrict the critical work that civil society organizations are doing in Venezuela.
A Conversation with Feliciano Reyna on Negotiations to Resolve the Crisis
Join WOLA, the Institute for Policy Studies (IPS), the Latin-American Working Group (LAWG), and the Inter-American Dialogue on Thursday, September 30 at 3:30 p.m. EDT for a conversation on Venezuela’s humanitarian crisis and the prospects for a peaceful, negotiated solution.
Latin America Advisor Q&A: What to Expect from Negotiations in Mexico?
On September 9, WOLA Director for Venezuela Geoff Ramsey was featured in a Q&A published by the Inter-American Dialogue’s Latin America Advisor alongside OAS Director of Diversity and Social Inclusion Betilde Muñoz and former U.S. Special Representative for Venezuela Elliott Abrams. Below is Geoff’s response.
#StandFor6Million: Regional Advocacy for Venezuelan Migrants and Refugees
As Venezuela’s humanitarian and economic crisis has worsened in recent years, nearly 6 million (5.67 million) Venezuelans have fled to neighboring countries, sparking the largest mass displacement in the hemisphere’s recent history.
Solving Venezuela’s Crisis Requires Ending Impunity for Human Rights Violations
On September 16, the United Nations Independent International Fact-Finding Mission on Venezuela issued a 220-page report on the Venezuelan justice system, finding that the country’s judicial institutions have been complicit in widespread persecution and repression
Venezuela Weekly: Foro Cívico Delegation Visits Washington to Discuss Solutions to Venezuela’s Crisis
On Monday, July 26, representatives of Foro Cívico launched a 5-day tour in Washington, D.C. for a public roundtable and a series of meetings with officials in the Biden administration, bipartisan members of the House and Senate, and other relevant actors to raise the profile of Venezuela’s humanitarian and political crisis, and ongoing efforts by civil society to achieve a solution.
A Conversation With Venezuela’s Civic Forum
Recent months in Venezuela have seen the steady articulation of human rights NGOs, academics, faith groups, business leaders, labor unions, and other civil society sectors into the Civic Forum. This coalition has sought to push for peaceful democratic change, and engages with all relevant stakeholders to advance desperately-needed solutions to Venezuela’s political and humanitarian crisis.