Opening Statement
Good morning Madame Secretary and the delegates of the United Nations.
As the representatives of Venezuela, we are in the position of defeating this resolution. Cutting development aid would have a negative impact on our country’s development. The cutting of developmental aid would affect our Health care, our reconstruction of the environment due to natural disasters and would not allow us to achieve the goals that we have set out for our justice system. With the foreign aid our country receives, we have money to open up more medical clinics; we are able to provide financial and humanitarian aid to our people affected by natural disasters, and will be able to reduce the crime rates in Venezuela. Venezuela is a recipient and donor of aid. It has donated food and humanitarian aid to a suffering country like Haiti. We have received financial aid from the bank of the south, the money that we received went to improving our health care system and the quality of life in Venezuela. To improve the quality of life in Venezuela we have traded our most important resource, Oil to Cuba for well trained doctors. Development Aid is crucial for the development of our country.
Closing Statement
In conclusion the government of Venezuela is in need of developing aid for natural disasters like the major flooding and landslides that have occured in Venezuela. Also to maintain an improved Heath care and to better support our justice system witch is essential for a counrty to be improved and so we should oppose the resolution. Since we put the aid we do receive to good use we should continue to receive this aid as needed.
Saturday, December 11, 2010
Question towards Cuba
How has being sanctioned from the US affected Cuba's standard of living?
What actions have been taken to improve Cubans quality of life?
Question towards US
With 15% of the US population not receiving health insurance, how can the US ignore their own human rights violations and try to intervene on other countries human rights?
How has being sanctioned from the US affected Cuba's standard of living?
What actions have been taken to improve Cubans quality of life?
Question towards US
With 15% of the US population not receiving health insurance, how can the US ignore their own human rights violations and try to intervene on other countries human rights?
Wednesday, December 1, 2010
Human Rights
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez has in the past traded oil to Cuba for advanced doctors to improve health care and the standard of living in Venezuela. They also have opened up free medical clinics around the nation.
Hugo Chavez has pledged that their will be more funding for hospitals and better health care throughout the nation. Also underpaid doctors would be paid at the same rate as doctors in Cuba.
Human rights abuse in Venezuela There have been many Human rights violations in Venezuela included unlawful killings, disappearances reportedly involving security forces, torture and abuse of prisoners, harsh prison conditions, arbitrary arrests and detentions and attacks on the independent media. There is a lack of government involvement with the human rights conditions in Venezuela. The U.S. strategy for promoting democracy and human rights in Venezuela is to support the effort of the country’s citizens to strengthen independent civil society. Venezuela has little interest in a democracy and focus on running a more social government.
Economic sanction is when actions taken by one nation or group of nations to harm another economy, nation or group, often to force a political change. An example of this in Venezuela is significant trade relationship with Cuba undermined the U.S. policy of isolating Cuba, and long-running ties between the U.S. and Venezuelan militaries were severed on Chavez’s initiative. Humanitarian intervention refers to the threat or use of force across state borders by a state (or group of states) aimed at preventing or ending widespread and grave violations of the fundamental human rights of individuals other than its own citizens.
Hugo Chavez has pledged that their will be more funding for hospitals and better health care throughout the nation. Also underpaid doctors would be paid at the same rate as doctors in Cuba.
Human rights abuse in Venezuela There have been many Human rights violations in Venezuela included unlawful killings, disappearances reportedly involving security forces, torture and abuse of prisoners, harsh prison conditions, arbitrary arrests and detentions and attacks on the independent media. There is a lack of government involvement with the human rights conditions in Venezuela. The U.S. strategy for promoting democracy and human rights in Venezuela is to support the effort of the country’s citizens to strengthen independent civil society. Venezuela has little interest in a democracy and focus on running a more social government.
Economic sanction is when actions taken by one nation or group of nations to harm another economy, nation or group, often to force a political change. An example of this in Venezuela is significant trade relationship with Cuba undermined the U.S. policy of isolating Cuba, and long-running ties between the U.S. and Venezuelan militaries were severed on Chavez’s initiative. Humanitarian intervention refers to the threat or use of force across state borders by a state (or group of states) aimed at preventing or ending widespread and grave violations of the fundamental human rights of individuals other than its own citizens.
Thursday, November 25, 2010
Tuesday, November 23, 2010
Foreign Policies
The foreign policies goals for Venezuela:
Social justice: Venezuela is providing more than just financial support for the country of Haiti, for the second of the Haiti earthquake awareness, Venezuela has been sending in a line of advanced doctors, food and tons of water for survivors. Venezuela has sent about 616 metric tons of food to Haiti. This is equivalent to 1.2 million pounds of food.
Peace and Security: Venezuela has been trying to promote peace for the past decade, being a part of the UN is a large part of that. Ensuring the security of Venezuela it has a strong alliance with a powerhouse in Cuba. There are many earthquake shelters in Venezuela because of its location in a earthquake zone. The country of Venezuela is being known as a country of theft but are now implementing harsher laws against crime.
Recovering from Economic Crisis: The last 5 years has been tough on Venezuela, the way Venezuela is trying to improve its economy is through oil, being the largest oil exporter in south america. The economy has been impacted so much that the unemployment rate has been grown by 8%. The government is implementing social programs to create more jobs.
Safe Environment and Quality of Life: President Hugo Chavez has launched Mission tree, which is a program to overcome deforestation. The program has encouraged local communities to come together and plant 10 million trees throughout the country in order to improve quality of life.
Economic Organizations
Venezuela Venezuela Venezuela has paid all its debts ahead of time to the IMF and World Bank; Hugo Chavez said that Venezuela do not have to go to Washington
Venezuela has been involved with the WTO as a member since 1 January 1995. The World Trade Organization is dealing with the rules of trade between nations to hele the economy grow. Venezuela's economy has experienced steady growth since it ia a large oil producing country. with high oil and a rise of government expenditures, Venezuela's economy expanded by 9% in 2007.
Political Organizations
Hugo Chavez has been quotated as saying “Our relationship with the African Union has been to strengthen our ties with a continent we have not been in foreign relations with in the past decade.” Venezuela owes a spiritual debt to Africa.
Social justice: Venezuela is providing more than just financial support for the country of Haiti, for the second of the Haiti earthquake awareness, Venezuela has been sending in a line of advanced doctors, food and tons of water for survivors. Venezuela has sent about 616 metric tons of food to Haiti. This is equivalent to 1.2 million pounds of food.
Peace and Security: Venezuela has been trying to promote peace for the past decade, being a part of the UN is a large part of that. Ensuring the security of Venezuela it has a strong alliance with a powerhouse in Cuba. There are many earthquake shelters in Venezuela because of its location in a earthquake zone. The country of Venezuela is being known as a country of theft but are now implementing harsher laws against crime.
Recovering from Economic Crisis: The last 5 years has been tough on Venezuela, the way Venezuela is trying to improve its economy is through oil, being the largest oil exporter in south america. The economy has been impacted so much that the unemployment rate has been grown by 8%. The government is implementing social programs to create more jobs.
Safe Environment and Quality of Life: President Hugo Chavez has launched Mission tree, which is a program to overcome deforestation. The program has encouraged local communities to come together and plant 10 million trees throughout the country in order to improve quality of life.
Economic Organizations
Venezuela has been involved with the WTO as a member since 1 January 1995. The World Trade Organization is dealing with the rules of trade between nations to hele the economy grow. Venezuela's economy has experienced steady growth since it ia a large oil producing country. with high oil and a rise of government expenditures, Venezuela's economy expanded by 9% in 2007.
Political Organizations
Hugo Chavez has been quotated as saying “Our relationship with the African Union has been to strengthen our ties with a continent we have not been in foreign relations with in the past decade.” Venezuela owes a spiritual debt to Africa.
Background Information
The estimated population of Venezuela is 28,385,627. In Venezuela there is a annual population growth of about 1.6%. The official language spoken by most of the Venezuelan population is Spanish. The most common ethnic groups in Venezuela are Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, Arab, German, African.
The date of Independence for Venezuela was officially recognized in the year of 1845. The sovereignty of Venezuela was claimed after the battle of carabobo in June 18, 1821, led by Simon Boliver (Political leader).
The government of Venezuela see's Hugo Chavez running democratic government. From the point of view of the US, they believe that Hugo Chavez is a dictator. They see Hugo Chavez as a dictator because he told the US to get out of Venezuela as they were on their pursuit of Oil.
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