A lot of headlines note the 'reimposition of sanctions' to #Venezuela , but the US left the door ajar so it can use this tool to pressure Maduro to, at least, stop further deterioration of the electoral conditions. Our Crisis Group analysis here ⬇️

U.S. deportation flight scheduled to land in Haiti | Miami Herald miamiherald.com/news/nation-wo…

It's simple: The alternatives are just a lot worse.
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Todo el reconocimiento para la querida Arlene B Tickner gran académica, referente, amiga. además de su calidad académica y gran experticia, Arlene ha abierto caminos para las generaciones que vienen

“It always amuses me that the biggest praise for my work comes for the imagination, while the truth is that there’s not a single line in all my work that does not have a basis in reality.”

- Gabriel García Márquez, pioneer of magical realism, via 'The Paris Review'

Who would have thought it: The UN Security Council, including China, Russia and U.S., have found something they can all agree on: The UN Reliefs and Works Agency, or UNRWA, is vital to averting famine in Gaza.

'[A]ll of the opposition’s most important achievements have come through the ballot box or negotiation, while its biggest setbacks have been caused by intransigence.' Seeking the Best from a Skewed Poll: Hard Choices for Venezuela crisisgroup.org/latin-america-… via @crisisgroup

Despite tensions last year over the role of the extractive industry in Amazon, Colombian President Gustavo Petro and Brazilian President Lula are meeting again to attempt to advance plans for Amazon conservation.

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#Colombia media reporting today that Ambassador Luis Gilberto Murillo, currently serving as interim foreign minister, will move to the role permanently.

Which means Embassy of Colombia in the United States will be in the market for a new ambassador... lafm.com.co/secretos-la-fm…

After many days of the Henry administration dragging their feet, the new transitional council in #Haiti has been formally created. This comes after a week with fewer gang attacks. But the challenges are huge, as Crisis Group’s Diego Da Rin explains ⬇️

Here, Crisis Group updates on a shattered, starving #Sudan after one year of war, and the lagging diplomacy to try and arrest the spiraling collapse.

We may be a broken record, but it’s beyond time for the world to wake up.

Today is the deadline for some 5.5 million Venezuelan ex-pats to register to vote for the July election. But Maduro is making it nearly impossible. Example: ex-pats must hold a Venny passport which cost $300 - an unaffordable poll tax. My NPR story npr.org/2024/04/12/124…