The UN’s Role in Addressing Venezuela’s Crisis
By
Beatriz Borges
The multinational organization can take tangible steps in the wake of July’s election.
While this is, in some ways, the darkest hour in Venezuela’s protracted crisis, it is also a time of possibilities for those who seek a democratic transition. The nation’s citizens and democratic leadership expressed their will in the July 28 election and fulfilled their duty to achieve a self-led solution to the quandary. It’s time for the international community to support these efforts. The United Nations can lead in managing this seemingly intractable conflict and its severe humanitarian fallout. So far, the UN’s involvement in the Venezuelan crisis has centered on...
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