“González Urrutia won the most votes in Venezuela’s July 28 presidential election,” said Spokesperson Miller. “Maduro and his representatives cannot indefinitely suppress the legitimate aspirations of the Venezuelan people and maintain power by force.”
"Now is the time for the Venezuelan parties to begin discussions on a respectful, peaceful transition in accordance with Venezuelan electoral law, and the wishes of the Venezuelan people," said Deputy Spokesperson Patel.
“Our charge,” declared U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Linda Thomas-Greenfield, “must be to stop even one more person from experiencing the hell that is war.”
The United States, allies and partners called for “the respect of democratic principles, as well as the human rights and fundamental freedoms of all Venezuelans, particularly the freedom of peaceful assembly and the freedom of expression.”
"Host governments, and the international community must work to prevent gender-based violence, including conflict-related sexual violence, as missions depart, and to support victims and survivors,” said Ambassador Carty.
"When development is not progressing in a community, in truth, it is very often because people are disconnected – disconnected perhaps from the health care they need when they're sick, from the education or training they need to pursue their dreams," said USAID Administrator Power.
"We need to embrace the fact that today, development is digital – economic development, human development is digital," said Administrator Power.
"The 80 percent of the tally sheets published by the democratic opposition and received directly from polling stations show that Edmundo González received an overwhelming majority of the votes in this election," said Deputy Spokesperson Patel.
“The Venezuelan people deserve an election that genuinely reflects their will, free from any manipulation,” said Secretary Blinken.
"We are supporting initiatives that seek to increase transparency about the way elected leaders are using technology and the way they are using individual data," said USAID Administrator Power.
"Climate security is food security. Poverty and access to justice are inextricably linked. Intersecting challenges demand intersectional solutions," said Ambassador Thomas-Greenfield.
“Over the last two decades, countries in Latin America and the Caribbean have lost the equivalent of 1.7 percent of GDP each year on average due to climate related disasters,” said USAID Deputy Administrator Isobel Coleman.
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