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Millions of Venezuelan migrants lacking access to basic services

Some 4.3 million Venezuelan refugees and migrants face difficulty accessing basic services, food, and formal employment, a statement from the International Organization for Migration (IOM) said on Wednesday.

Reuters

Thousands wait for boats in Colombia as migrant crisis grows

Thousands of migrants, mostly Venezuelans, are stuck in a village in northwest Colombia, waiting for boats to take them across the Gulf of Uraba, before traversing through treacherous jungle as they make their way to the United States, Colombia's human rights ombudsman said on Wednesday.

Reuters

US mulls Ukrainian-type parole for Venezuelan migrants

U.S. officials say the Biden administration is developing plans for Venezuelans with sponsors to be granted parole to enter the United States, similar to how Ukrainians have been admitted after Russia’s invasion

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U.S. weighs allowing Venezuelans to apply for special humanitarian entry -sources

The Biden administration is considering allowing some Venezuelans seeking humanitarian entry into the United States to apply from Venezuela or a third country to reduce illegal border crossings, two U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) officials said on Tuesday.

Reuters

Rescuers in Venezuela continue search for missing after deadly floods

Rescuers worked to clear rocks and mud from the streets of a north-central city in Venezuela on Tuesday, three days after it was hit by a massive and deadly landslide, and expanded their search for any bodies buried under the sludge.

France 24

Dozens missing after Venezuela floods, death toll rises

Hundreds of Venezuelans roamed the streets of Las Tejerias on Tuesday, digging and searching for missing relatives amid a rising death toll from devastating weekend floods that swept through the town, leaving many wondering where they will live.

Reuters

Venezuela opposition plans to take on Maduro in 2024 vote

In a sharp reversal of strategy, Venezuela’s main opposition parties plan to compete in 2024 presidential elections no matter what conditions the government agrees to beforehand.

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Venezuela expands search for the missing after deadly slide

Rescue workers in Venezuela are clearing rocks and mud from the streets of a north-central city that was hit by a massive landslide three days earlier

The Independent UK

Venezuelan ex-general says anti-Maduro plot excuses him from drug charges

A retired Venezuelan general facing U.S. drug charges on Tuesday said his involvement in a plot to oust President Nicolas Maduro showed he was innocent, and urged U.S. prosecutors to disclose information linking him to the planned rebellion.

Reuters

South Africa elected to UN rights council, South Korea, Venezuela lose seats

The U.N. General Assembly on Tuesday elected South Africa, Algeria, Bangladesh, Belgium, Chile, Costa Rica, Georgia, Kyrgyzstan, Maldives, Morocco, Romania and Vietnam to the Human Rights Council for a three-year term starting on Jan. 1, 2023.

Reuters

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Venezuela death toll at 36 after heavy rain brings mudslides

The death toll from mudslides in Venezuela due to heavy rains over the weekend climbed to 36 people in a small city southwest of Caracas, where dozens of people are still missing.

Tribune News Service

Death toll climbs to 25, many missing in Venezuela landslide

Rescue workers are using drones and trained dogs to look for survivors following a massive landslide in the Venezuelan city of Las Tejerias, as the death toll rose to 25 with dozens more reported missing

The Independent UK

Venezuelan rescuers search for missing as flood death toll grows

Venezuelans in the town of Las Tejerias, in the country's Aragua state, on Monday waited amid a rising death toll as rescuers searched for the more than 50 missing persons who were swept away on Saturday by devastating floods following heavy rain.

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Tales of survival emerge as Venezuela landslide toll hits 34

Rescue workers searched for survivors Monday following a massive landslide in central Venezuela, as the death toll rose past 30.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Venezuela Floods Kill at Least 25 after Heavy Rains

At least 25 people died and 52 were missing after five small rivers in central Venezuela flooded due to heavy rains, Citizen Security Vice President Remigio Ceballos said Sunday evening in a televised address. The downpour on Saturday night swept large tree trunks and debris from surrounding mountains into the…

The Independent UK

Rain-fueled landslide sweeps through Venezuela town; 22 dead

Authorities say a landslide fueled by flooding and days of torrential rain has swept through a town in central Venezuela, leaving at least 22 people dead as it dragged mud, rocks and trees through neighborhoods

Reuters

Venezuela floods kill at least 25 after heavy rains

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Venezuela's Maduro not ruling out early elections - presidency

Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro is not ruling out bringing forward the country's 2024 presidential election, his office said on Friday in a message published on Twitter.

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UN renews human rights mission in Venezuela

The United Nations Human Rights Council on Friday renewed the mandate of its fact-finding mission in Venezuela, an initiative that Caracas has criticized as an aggressive tool for interfering in domestic matters.

The Independent UK

Support for Venezuela's opposition is dwindling at OAS

Venezuela’s opposition has suffered a rebuff as 19 members of the Organization of American States backed a proposal to remove its envoy from the regional forum for political and economic issues

Los Angeles Times

US pledges $240 million to address migration in Latin American countries

LIMA, Peru — Leaders from many of the Western Hemisphere’s nations attempted Thursday to tackle the region’s most intractable problems, including the deterioration of democracy and the displacement of millions of people, but they found few solutions.

Reuters

Latin America’s left raises pressure on Venezuela’s Guaido at OAS summit

A bloc of leftist Latin American nations ramped up pressure against Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaido on Thursday at a diplomatic summit, although they failed to pass a motion to discuss ousting his representation from the organization.

Miami Herald

Tropical depression expected to form in the Caribbean Sea soon. What the forecast shows

MIAMI — A disturbance just off the coast of Venezuela could turn into a tropical depression this week as it moves through the Caribbean Sea toward Central America.

Al Jazeera

US could ease Venezuela sanctions, allow Chevron to pump oil: WSJ

Biden administration preparing to ease sanctions if Caracas takes steps towards restoring democracy, report says.

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