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The Human Rights Council on Wednesday heard damning reports of serious exploitation and abuse of children and indigenous communities in Venezuela, where mining for gold and other minerals is booming. more
Venezuelans ‘teetering on the brink of survival’ warn UN human rights experts

New York : United Nations independent experts demanded on Wednesday that the Venezuelan Government take concrete actions to tackle the devastating impact on basic human rights of the coun ...

One in three Venezuelans not getting enough to eat, UN study finds

New York : Hyperinflation in Venezuela means that roughly one-third of the population – more than nine million people – do not get enough to eat and are in need of assistance, ...

‘Everyone needs to do more’ to help suffering Venezuelans, says UN Emergency Relief Coordinator

New York; “Ordinary women, men and children face overwhelming challenges” just to survive in Venezuela today, UN Emergency Relief Coordinator Mark Lowcock said on Wednesday in ...

Venezuela, Poland and Sudan amongst 14 new Human Rights Council members

New York: 14 new members were elected to the Human Rights Council on Thursday, following a secret ballot held in the General Assembly Hall in New York.

UN refugee chief impressed with Brazil’s ‘exemplary’ response to plight of fleeing Venezuelans

New York, Aug 20 (JEN): While praising the “efficient, coordinated, humane and innovative response” by Brazil on behalf of fleeing Venezuelans, the UN refugee chief has said t ...

Amid Venezuela exodus, UN refugee envoy Angelina Jolie visits camps on Colombian border, appeals for humanity, more support

New York, June 11 (JEN): As the United Nations announced four million Venezuelans have fled their country, Angelina Jolie, a special envoy for the world body’s refugee agency, visit ...

Greater support needed for refugees and migrants from Venezuela – UN

New York,As hundreds of Venezuelans continue to pour into neighbouring countries due to social and political upheaval at home, the heads of the United Nations refugee and migration agenci ...

Key Brazilian border crossing for Venezuela refugees reopens as asylum numbers pass last year's total

New York: Some 117,000 Venezuelans have claimed asylum already this year — more than for the whole of 2017 — the UN refugee agency (UNHCR) said on Tuesday, after welcoming a d ...

Human rights chief calls for international probe on Venezuela, following ‘shocking accounts of extrajudicial killings’

New York: In Venezuela, “credible, shocking accounts of extrajudicial killings” and impunity for perpetrators, indicate that the rule of law “is virtually absent”, ...