Venezuelan Humanitarian Accord Widened to Include COVID-19 Vaccine
Agreement Will Require UN Oversight and Humanitarian Supervision Washington, DC—On February 11,...
Read MoreFeb 17, 2021 | WOLA Statement
Agreement Will Require UN Oversight and Humanitarian Supervision Washington, DC—On February 11,...
Read MoreJan 29, 2021 | Statements, WOLA Statement
On January 25, 2021, a group of U.S. Senators led by incoming Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee Bob Menendez (D-N.J.) introduced a bill to designate Venezuela for Temporary Protected Status (TPS), which would grant temporary legal status to Venezuelans fleeing a devastating political and humanitarian crisis in their home country.
Read MoreJul 29, 2020 | Multimedia, Statements, Video, WOLA Statement
In Venezuela, a country that for years has been grappling with widespread shortages of food, medicine, and essential goods, the COVID-19 pandemic is aggravating an already dire humanitarian emergency. By some estimates, Venezuela has just 8 hospital beds per 100,000 people.
Read MoreJan 5, 2020 | Statements, WOLA Statement
Today, lawmakers belonging to Venezuela’s ruling United Socialist Party of Venezuela (PSUV), alongside minority opposition factions, proclaimed a new president of the National Assembly. Their announcement was made as security...
Read MoreMay 9, 2019 | Statements, WOLA Statement
Friends of WOLA Rafael Uzcategui and Verónica Zubillaga put together a poll for Venezuelans to express their support for a peaceful, democratic resolution of Venezuela’s conflict. It is still open for signatures until...
Read MoreMar 8, 2019 | Statements, WOLA Statement
In our 45-year history, the Washington Office on Latin America (WOLA) has built a long trajectory of criticizing both U.S. military intervention and violations of democracy and human rights in our hemisphere. In the case of...
Read MoreJul 10, 2017 | Statements, WOLA Statement
WOLA released the following statement on the latest events in Venezuela on July 7. The Spanish version is available here. Washington, DC—On July 5, a group of armed supporters of the Venezuelan government attacked opposition...
Read MoreJun 15, 2017 | Statements, WOLA Statement
As the Organization of American States (OAS) prepares for a June 19 meeting of foreign ministers to discuss the situation in Venezuela, WOLA has released the following statement urging the countries of the hemisphere to reject...
Read MoreMay 5, 2017 | Statements, WOLA Statement
In response to unfolding events in Venezuela, WOLA issued the following statement: Washington, DC—On May 3, Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro presented electoral officials with plans to create a National Constituent Assembly,...
Read MoreApr 19, 2017 | Statements, WOLA Statement
Ahead of today’s protests in Venezuela, WOLA issued the following statement: Washington, D.C.—In a few hours, both the Venezuelan opposition and the ruling party are slated to hold demonstrations in Caracas and around the...
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