As natural disasters impact crop yields and global food prices continue to rise, experts worry that food scarcity will continue to haunt Latin America’s poor and vulnerable in 2011.
Leopoldo López, founder of Voluntad Popular and prominant politician, joined Americas Society and Council of the Americas on December 13 for a discussion about Venezuela’s political and economic outlook ahead of December 2012 presidential elections. Watch the video.
Torrential downpours led the three countries to declare states of emergency, though how each handled the challenge differs.
In the September 26 parliamentary election, an opposition coalition ended the two-thirds majority control over the National Assembly held by President Hugo Chávez’s United Socialist Party of Venezuela.
Control over Venezuela’s National Assembly is at stake in the September 26 legislative election.
Caracas and Bogota are taking steps to bury the hatchet in what could lead to economic benefits for both sides.
While Venezuela and Colombia have taken an important step in reestablishing diplomatic ties, a sustained commitment by both countries will be necessary to achieve a new era of bilateral cooperation, writes AS/COA's Jason Marczak in El Diario/La Prensa. (en español)
