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Social Investment, Protection Shield Against the Blockade Ministry of People’s Power for Foreign Affairs Weekly Newsletter / June 11th 2021 TOPIC OF THE WEEK Social investment, protection Health defense shield against the blockade against UCM Venezuela defends the right to health of the Raising and guaranteeing the well-being of the Key to this plan are the 1,362 Bases of Socialist people in the face of the Covid-19 pandemic, Venezuelan people is an inalienable principle of the Missions active in the country, to which a further despite the effects of the UCM that cause Bolivarian Revolution, which has made reducing 700 will be added. Created in June 2014, they allow damage such as the blocking of 10 million poverty and substantially increasing the material the territorialization of the social protection policy, dollars of the total for 120 million dollars paid and spiritual conditions of the population possible, to guarantee the welfare state of the people. to the UN Covax mechanism, that will pro- thus placing the country at the top of the human These Bases “are an expression of the central role of vide vaccines for the mass immunization plan development index in the region. the people’s power and the ability of a Government that is being carried out in the country and of Since the beginning of the criminal economic block- to convert the needs of the people into timely which 5 million doses are expected in July. ade by the US and its allies, in 2014, which includes responses, protecting them from the worst impe- The Executive Vice President, Delcy Rodríguez, more than 400 Unilateral Coercive Measures (UCM) rial attack that has been committed against the denounced that the amount was blocked and that seek to undermine the fundamental rights Homeland,” said the President of the Republic, placed under investigation: “It is the exercise of the people, the social policies implemented by Nicolás Maduro, on June 7, seven years after the of hegemonic power, of the factual powers.” the revolutionary government, in particular the creation of the aforementioned plan. System of Missions, has made it possible to endure Another protection mechanism is the Patria System. activated in 2016, in 593 geographical areas, to ar- the attacks and advance in the restitution of the President Nicolás Maduro reported in his annual ticulate primary medical care. violated rights. message to the nation at the beginning of the year, The social protection system also includes house- Faced with the onslaught of Washington and its that in 2020 using the digital platform of the Patria to-house visiting brigades to detect and tend to satellite countries, which reduced the country’s System, 1.4 billion dollars were transferred to the cases that require special attention. Last February, income in foreign currency by up to 99%, the most vulnerable sectors. This System serves more 5,000 families joined this mechanism. Comprehensive Care Plan for the Victims of the than 21.2 million people. “It is the Venezuelan, Bolivarian model (...) of Imperial Blockade was activated, which includes The UCMs have had a strong impact on access to putting the human being, the family, at the centre the articulation of the system of social missions, healthcare. For this reason, the Comprehensive of attention,” said President Maduro. born in 2003. Community Health Areas (ASIC in Spanish) were Photo: Archive/ courtesy IN THIS EDITION DIPLOMACY HUMANITY ON THE MOVE BEATS OF OUR PEOPLE • Productive alliances • The cruel path of migrants to the US • Military ingenuity in science in Saint Petersburg and technology • Against corruption UNBLOCK • HRC dictates protection for Alex Saab • Experts analyze illegal and hostile HEROIC ROOTS • Scientific exchange character of the UCM • The libertarian route of South America VENEZUELA IN IMAGES CAPSULES OF IDEAS UNCOVERING FAKE NEWS • Carabobo field • “... remaining undefeated in Carabobo ...” • Double discourse of the US against health June 11th 2021 / Page 2 NEWS BRIEF DIPLOMACY Venezuela strengthens productive alliances at Staint Petersburg Forum Deepening cooperation in areas such as science, technology, banking, and tourism was the cen- EpicVacCorona in Venezuela tral objective of the Venezuelan delegation that The Venezuelan delegation and represen- participated in the 24th St. Petersburg International tatives of the Russian company Geropharm Economic Forum, Russia, from June 2nd to 5th. signed an agreement to incorporate Against corruption During the forum, delegations from African, EpicVacCorona into the mass vaccination European, American, and Asian countries ex- At the first Special Session of the UN General campaign against Covid-19 in Venezuela, changed experiences on the new scenarios in the Assembly against Corruption, Venezuela where Sputnik-V is also applied. energy world. Venezuela called for promoting a reaffirmed its readiness to cooperate The antigen, developed in Russia by the Vektor transition in this field, within the framework of the multilaterally and bilaterally in combating this laboratory, has a 94% of efficacy and it is development of collective welfare, highlighted in crime. Foreign Minister Jorge Arreaza warned estimated that it offers immunity for at least a telematic intervention by the Minister for Petro- that the economic blockade against the coun- one year. At the beginning of last May, it was leum, Tareck El Aissami. try is a form of induced corruption, endorsed the subject of clinical trials in Venezuela. In the field of Science and Technology, Minister for by the freezing of more than $30 billion of the Science and Technology, Gabriela Jiménez, evalu- Republic’s assets abroad. ated with Russian representatives the cooperation the Board of Directors of the Russian Agricultural Photo: MPPRE mechanisms to implement precision technological Bank, Kirill Yuriyevich Liovin. systems. She also participated in the exchange on While in Tourism, Minister Alí Padrón agreed with Human Rights genetic techniques in clinical diagnosis and thera- Russian authorities to carry out a World Shop, with Committee dictates peutic treatments. the work of Russian tour operators in Venezuela In the banking field, Venezuela proposed to and Venezuelan tour operators in Russia. protection to Alex Saab establish, through cooperation mechanisms, a The St. Petersburg Forum, which has been held Venezuela welcomes the request of the UN crypto bank and a multifunctional bank, said the since 1997, has allowed Venezuela to expand Human Rights Committee to the Republic of Minister for Agricultural Production, Wilmar Castro, bilateral cooperation with Russia. Cape Verde to adopt “measures that guarantee during a meeting with the first vice-president of Photo: courtesy the human rights of Ambassador Alex Saab,” illegally detained in that country since June 12, 2020. This includes the immediate suspen- sion of his extradition to the United States and “adequate medical care by independent and specialized doctors of his choice.” Venezuela reiterates the call to end this illegal detention. Exchange with German scientists Venezuelan researchers met in Caracas with colleagues from the prestigious Charité VENEZUELA IN IMAGES -Berlin Medical University to explore possibil- Fields of Carabobo: Testimony of liberation glory ities for scientific cooperation and exchange experiences in the study, lines of work and In the centre of Venezuela is the field in which the and national historical heritage. This year, 2021, on strategies to address Covid-19. “The colleagues battle that sealed its independence was fought in the bicentennial of the Battle of Carabobo, renova- from Venezuela are doing a very good job, 1821. On the centenary of that feat, in 1921, the tions will be carried out and another monument will despite facing many difficulties,” said Dr. Jan Triumphal Arch of Carabobo was inaugurated on-site, be built: a 31-meter replica of Simón Bolívar’s sword. Drexler, a member of the German delegation. the first work of the current monumental complex Photo: Archive/ courtesy Year 1 / Number 12 June 11th 2021 / Page 3 HUMANITY ON THE MOVE UNBLOCK Experts analyze illegal and hostile character of the Unilateral Coercive Measures Researchers and experts in International Law analyzed the criminal and illegal nature of the misnamed sanctions and proposed ways to stop this hegemonic practice, in the conference “Uni- lateral Coercive Measures: Disrespect for Interna- tional Law and Serious Human Consequences.” The event, organized by the Bolivarian Government and the Geneva School of Diplomacy and International Relations, was attended by the UN Special Rappor- teur on the negative impact of the Unilateral Coercive Measures (UCM), Alena Douhan, who considered important the decision taken by the International Criminal Court for the complaint presented by Venezuela “because it could be the beginning of a valid basis to initiate actions.” The cruel path of Central “All areas of international law are affected by the application of the UCM and these American migrants to the US prevent governments from guaranteeing the development of the population,” said His name arouses fear. Among Central American mi- Dohuan, who proposed creating a global grants it is known as “The Beast” or “Train of Death.” Keys: academic research network and a database It is not a specific locomotive, but a set of freight to analyze the UCM. trains that cross Mexico, from south to north, to the “If they come to our border, they will be For his part, Alfred De Zayas, an independent border with the United States. returned,” is the message of the US govern- expert for the promotion of a democratic and Men, women and children, mostly from El Salvador, ment to Central American migrants, although it equitable international order, warned that Guatemala and Honduras, travel in precarious assures that it seeks to deter “illegal” migration. the UCM make it impossible to meet the UN conditions in these machines to cross the border, Last Monday, Vice President Kamala Harris, from Sustainable Development Goals and are used where up to 5,000 people are detained every day. Guatemala, where she began her first overseas as a political weapon.
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