Officials say an illegally operated open-pit gold mine has collapsed in central Venezuela while dozens of people were working there, leaving an undetermined number of people dead or trapped Source: Open-pit gold mine collapses in Venezuela, and dozens of people are feared dead Category: International
Venezuela’s government has ordered the local U.N. office on human rights to suspend its operations and has given its staff 72 hours to leave the country, accusing it of promoting opposition to the South American country Source: Venezuela orders UN human rights office to close, accusing it of anti-government activity Category: International
A United Nations-backed expert on food security on Wednesday urged Venezuela’s government to develop a robust plan to address hunger and malnutrition affecting its population, and called for an end to the crippling economic sanctions imposed on the South American country. Source: UN-backed food expert calls on Venezuela to tackle hunger and urges end to […]