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newsletter VOL. 2: ISSUE. 42, 31st October 2016
Ministry of People’s Bolivarian Government Power for Foreign Affairs of Venezuela office of the Deputy Minister for Africa
Embassy of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela in Kenya concurrent to Rwanda, Uganda, Tanzania and Somalia
Permanent Mission of Venezuela to the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and the United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN Habitat).
Foreign Minister Rodríguez will lead the Venezuelan delegation in its universal periodic review (UPR) The Foreign Minister of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, Delcy Rodríguez, will lead the national delegation that will participate in the second Universal Periodic Review (UPR) of Venezuela at the United Nations, to be held in Geneva, Switzerland, on Tuesday 1st November 2016. The information was provided by Ambassador Jorge Valero, Venezuela's permanent representative to UN Geneva, who said that the delegation will consist of representatives -at the highest level-, of various national authorities. Ambassador Valero said that our country will demonstrate in this mechanism the undeniable achievements in the promotion and protection of all human rights of the Venezuelan people. "The permanent actions of the government of President Nicolás Maduro with different state bodies has turned Venezuela into an international reference on this subject, which has been recognized by international organizations such as FAO, UNDP, UNESCO and ECLAC, among others, as well as many countries of the South," the Bolivarian diplomat stated. The Venezuelan representative Valero said that the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) is a mechanism of the Human Rights Council in which the 193 member countries of the United Nations interact in order to improve the human rights situation. Venezuela was reelected by an overwhelming majority of the member countries of the UN General Assembly, as a State Member of the Human Rights Council;
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Pg 1. Foreign Minister Rodríguez will lead the Venezuelan delegation in its universal periodic review (UPR)
Pg 2. Venezuela does not live in a humanitarian crisis
an instance that consists of only 47 nations, which demonstrates the high value that the world holds on the successful performance of our country, on the question of human rights. He added that States present themselves at the UPR every 4 and a half years, and the result of each review is reflected in a final report listing the recommendations that are made to that State, so that it considers it for effective implementation, with a view to its next review in this important UN mechanism. All States are entitled to make recommendations on the UPR, which serve as a reference to improve, defend and protect human rights in the world. The Venezuelan diplomat said that for Venezuela, the Universal Periodic Review has had a democratic and transparent nature, positioning of all human rights, becoming the basis of public policy and evaluation and permanent interpellation by the people for their respect, promotion and realization. "Human rights’’ the diplomat commented, are the backbone of participatory democracy that exists in Venezuela." www.mre.gob.ve
Pg 3. Poster: Respect the Bolivarian Constitution
Pg 4. Venezuela won gold and bronze at World Under 17 Weightlifting
Pg 5. Promoting the unknown about Africa
United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (UNECLAC):
Venezuela does not live in a humanitarian crisis ‘There is shortage of certain products’ the Executive Secretary, Alicia Bárcena said. The agency also acknowledged that President Nicolas Maduro is working to achieve the stability of oil prices The Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela is not passing through a humanitarian crisis, but works to overcome political and economic difficulties being experienced, the Executive Secretary of the United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (UNECLAC), Alicia Bárcena said. "The country is not in a humanitarian crisis, definitely not, we must be clear. There is shortage of certain products and political tension, but Venezuela still has many elements to be a vibrant country," She said in an interview with Novosti Sputnik Agency. Ms. Bárcena also acknowledged that the president of the South American nation, Nicolas Maduro, is working to achieve stability of oil prices, referring to the recent tour undertaken by the Head of State to members and non-members of the Organization of Petroleum exporting Countries (OPEC).
meeting payments on its international debts, that is why the country has not fallen into default and "continues to receive funding and loans, perhaps at high costs, but it still receives ". Referring to the Southern Common Market (MERCOSUR), the Executive Secretary of UNECLAC said that Brazil, Uruguay, Paraguay and Argentina are creating alliances to enact intraregional trade again, in order to "return to the issues of trade facilitation related customs and basic services such as transportation". She said that imposing sanctions on Venezuela in Mercosur "will aggravate the crisis’’.
He added that despite the drop in oil prices, the Venezuelan nation is
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Venezuela won gold and bronze at World Under 17 Weightlifting
The 16-year-old athlete from the Vargas State was ranked third in the three tests, the International Weightlifting Federation reported in its website.
Venezuelans Keydomar Vallenilla and Rosielis Quintana won a total of five medals, two gold and three bronze medals for the country during their participation in the World under 17 Weightlifting Championship, held on Sunday 23rd October in Penang, Malaysia.
The accumulated points by the Venezuelans in this event will serve to qualify for the classification to the 3rd Youth Olympic Games to be held in Buenos Aires, Argentina, in 2018.
The gold medals were won by Vallenilla in the category of 85 kilograms; one in the form of clean and jerk and another in total lifts. In the clean and jerk, the Venezuelan lifted 185 kilos; while in the snatch he took the fourth place with 144 kilograms, with which he accumulated 329 kilos and kept the overall top spot.
In this event Venezuelans who competed include JosĂŠ Oduber Marin in the 85 kg category who took the 13th position with a total of 278 kilogram and Adriana Hernandez in the 53 kg, who took the sixth position in the general by lifting 165 kilos according to a press release of the Ministry for Youth and Sport.
Meanwhile, Rosielis Quintana won bronze medals last Thursday, 20th October in the category of 44 kilograms, with 62 kilos lifts in the snatch, 77 kilos in clean and jerk and 139 kilos in total.
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Promoting the unknown about Africa Kenya edge Rwanda to book World Championship slot
The national women’s junior volleyball team ran out 3-1 (25-23, 23-25, 25-22, 25-19) winners over Rwanda in their final match of the Under-23 Africa Nations Championship at the Safaricom Indoor Arena on Thursday. This result saw Kenya finish second in the week-long competition behind Egypt, guaranteeing them a direct ticket to the FIVB World Under 23 championship which will be held in August next year in Slovenia alongside the Egyptians. Earlier, Egypt had beaten Botswana 3-0(25-16, 25-10, 25-19) to finish as champions of the five-nation event. Champions Egypt had swept aside all their four opponents in the tournament, dropping only one set during their 3-1 win over Kenya on Monday. A logistical development regarding payment of the match statisticians caused a one-hour delay of the match as they demanded payment of 250 dollars each before the game could commence. Every set was a neck to neck affair, with Kenya's attacks being orchestrated by Yvonne Wavinya and Rwanda responding with tough balls courtesy of outside hitter Uwimbabazi Lea. The first set was a particularly nervy affair, as the Rwandans led Kenya 11-10 and 19-14 before Kenya successfully chased them down in the final moments of the set to settle matters with a 25-23 win.
Kenya suffered a major blow in the second set when star player Wavinya had her finger turned back painfully causing her to withdraw prematurely from the game. Edna Mwombe took her place and proved a good deputy, winning Kenya five service aces in that period. Poor coordination caused by anxiety and high level pressure however caused the Kenyan girls to make a number of silly mistakes, allowing Rwanda to return the favour by winning that second set 25-23. Wavinya returned for Kenya in the third set, and her contribution was immense as she repeatedly went for low saves at floor level while also terrorising the Rwandan back court with powerful spikes. Her combination with attacker Ann Lowem also won the fans' admiration and after going 4-4, 7-7, 12-12 and 18-18, Kenya finally rebounded with a 25-22 win as the game extended to yet another nailbiting set. The fourth set turned out to be a breeze for Kenya, and they made only three errors while the Rwandese conceded a number of botched aces. Wavinya had the last word in the game with a powerful ace that handed Kenya a 25-19 win. The result saw Rwanda finish in third position on as Botswana and Senegal finished fourth and fifth respectively. www.nation.co.ke
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