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VENEZUELA

VENEZUELA

TRUTH BOOK

“Friendship - Cooperation - Solidarity - Development”

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Embassy of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela in India

Human Rights Defender, Social Development, Social Rights, Empowerment

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FACTS

You didn’t know about the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela

Venezuela at the top range in all of the social indicators recognized by the United Nations, the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean and other world renowned specialized agencies. In 18 years, there have been many achievements that demonstrate progressive and democratic development with utmost respect for human rights and especially the right for every Venezuelan to express their political opinion, where millions, before the Bolivarian Revolution, never had the chance. In Venezuela the police and national guard do not carry lethal weapons and the media is allowed to go and say whatever they want under an umbrella of free speech. This booklet shows some of the most relevant facts that corporate mass news agencies do not want to show you because it breaks their "failed state" narrative and fake "dictatorship" agenda.

Venezuela is the country with the LARGEST OIL RESERVE in the world and has contributed to create the largest body of Sovereign and Economically prosperous Latin American Countries ever, the Community of Latin America and Caribbean States (CELAC). It has a population of 30 million inhabitants and its Independence, 206 years ago, signaled the start of the Independence movement of Latin America.

It is the wish of this Embassy that this small contribution can help Indian, Asian and, hopefully, world public opinion to see the truth about Venezuela and the democratic and constitutional government of President Maduro many millions support in our country, its internationally recognized track of highly improved social conditions in education, health, water access, women's empowerment, nutrition, housing, impressive poverty reduction, hunger elimination, minority rights, political participation, institutions for equal rights for all, which undeniably makes the case for a stronger democracy, well read and informed population, among the countries with highest internet access, vibrant freedom of expression and freedom of

information (which anybody around the world can witness by simply clicking any online Venezuelan TV channel, newspaper or webpage, or by going there) and a strong State to defend national resources and territorial integrity within the highest respect for human rights. All of this makes Venezuela a country recognized by the United Nations as an exemplary MODEL OF HUMAM RIGHTS DEVELOPMENT. All of these truths about Venezuela, that they want to keep hiding, break down the fake information and fabricated sanctions against our country, people and government.

mass graves, extreme poverty, high mal nutrition, continuous countless assassination of journalist and students, lack of basic workers rights, discrimination of minorities, inexistence of public education, military constitutions, States and governments penetrated by drug trafcking. Is this not true? Are these social illnesses not present in some LatinAmerican countries? So,the big question is, why do they pick on Venezuela? Is it because of the OIL and other natural resources?

It is the desire for CONTROL OF OIL RESOURCES and now, other strategic metal compounds such as COLTAN and THORIUM, what is behind the AGGRESSIONS and ATTACKS against Venezuelan, it's people and government, presented in the form of staged "internal conict".

It was two months ago that the illegal paramilitary violence articially staged to follow legal protests by opposition in Venezuela, with the objective to create extreme violence, terror and death and blame the government of Venezuela. This violence occurs after the opposition rallies are over and is executed by well trained and well equipped paramilitary forces that use all types of lethal weapon in criminal street destruction such as burning of schools, hospitals, food transport units, food storage buildings and other deadly operations such as targeting people with home made bullets and burning them. (There are thousands of pictures and videos taken by international corporate news agencies about this violent crimes and terror that are never published because they represent the evidence that the aggresition and dead people are caused by the illegal and unconstitutional operations to overthrow a government)

There are long-standing conicts and dramatic political and social horrors in other Latin-American countries such as decades long internal conict,

The Venezuelan government has the constitutional duty to protect the lives and rights of the millions of Venezuelans that do not want this violence, but

Dialogue, peaceful resolution of conict, the need to respect Venezuela's sovereignty and the prevalence of United Nations principle of Non intervention in internal matters of other states, is the only basis for a democratic and peaceful solution of political differences in Venezuela. Every civilized and democratic government can only support this path and not the systematic criminal violence instigated and promoted by violent opposition with international funding, especially through the public budget of the United States government.

want to continue the democratic path of elections, it also has the duty to protect public and private properties as well as the integrity of its institutions. Any government around the world would do the same, especially the governments of EEUU and Europe. Also, thousands of Venezuelans and the government have been impacted by the campaign of social hatred and discrimination against large sections of the Venezuelan society such as people who want to send their children to school, work and support the government. The campaign of hatred reinforced by corporate news agencies and social media must stop. Venezuela's economy has also been sabotaged and affected by external agencies and multinational companies in order to blame the government for economic problems. We know just like in every other country that the economy will pick up and conditions for economic growth will be there. Is that what some international powers don't want? It is for Venezuelans to solve their own political differences under the international principles of non interference and non intervention. There is an ELECTORAL PROCESS the 30th of July, the National Constituent Assembly has been convened under legal and constitutional procedures and on the 10th of December there are regional governors ELECTIONS summoned by the National Electoral Council. In the last 18 years there have

been 29 ELECTORAL PROCESSES, more than ever before the Bolivarian Revolution, and it is a clear demonstration of the democratic nature of Venezuela. Venezuela is Friendship, Cooperation, Solidarity and Development. That is what we stand for and that is what we want to reiterate to all countries in the international concert of Nations. We want to offer oil as a way of cooperation as an alternative to oil as a tool for domination. Let's work together for world stability, peace and prosperity. The world will be a happier, more equal place if we work for the all the people of all the countries. Augusto Montiel Ambassador

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Human Rights Development Model

18 years of social and economic success summarized in

In the top 2 highest Development index in Latin America and Caribbean Venezuela has a high human development index of 0.767; Ranked 2nd highest in Latin America and the Caribbean by United Nations Development Program in their 2017 report.

IMPRESSIVE FACTS

Human Development Index

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Venezuelan Human Development Index

0.7 0.68 0.66 0.64 0.62 0.6 1990

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Reached “Hunger Zero” target before deadline.

Venezuela achieved the ‘Hunger Zero' target prior to 2015, through the public sale and distribution of food under social programs such as “Mercal” and the “Claps”

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World example in hunger eradication

In 2014, Venezuela and FAO funded the “Hugo Chavez Hunger Zero Program” which executed projects aiming to lower hunger in 19 Latin American and Caribbean countries.

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First Country to achieve the Millennium development goals in only 9 years

In 2012, United Nations Development Program recognized Venezuela for achieving the 2000-2015 Millennium Development Goals.

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Largest poverty reduction in the region

According to the 2016 Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) report, Venezuela lowered its poverty by over 50 points from 1999 to 2015. Lowering it from 68% to 17%.

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One of the lowest rates of extreme poverty in Latin America and Caribbean

Venezuela accomplished the Millennium Goal of poverty reduction passing the 5% mark and lowering the rate of extreme poverty to 4.4%. It is one of the lowest in the LAC Region.

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Most socially equal country in the region

Venezuela is, according to the 2015 World Bank Gini Index report, the most socially equal country in the region.

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100% free student transport

There is 100% subsidy for student transportation in Venezuela.


75% reach in public low income housing maintenance programs

Up to 2016, 3000 social program buildings were established in poor communities to increase government assistance in health, education, basic services and security.

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Consistent increase in female life expectancy

In 2016, Female life expectancy rose to 78 years.

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Free and universal health care

In 2017, the World Health Organization (WHO) acknowledged that Venezuela has the second highest rate of primary health care assistance in the world. Public health care is 100% free for the people and over 90% of the population have easy access to health care facilities. By 2017, 13,372 public health care facilities were opened to the general population.

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Largest oil reserve in the world!

Venezuela’s Oil Belt has been in certied in 2011 by the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) as the biggest reserve of “black gold” in the world, with 302,2 billion barrels, estimated to last 200 years! Venezuela is also the second largest reserve of coltan in the world.

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Most active and participatory democracy in the Latin America and Caribbean region

Venezuela has held 20 electoral processes en 18 years, all with over 80% participation. The Venezuelan population has a very high political awareness, showing their democratic fervor in what is called in Venezuela a participatory and protagonist democracy.

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Among the world's highest levels of child nutrition

Among the world’s lowest child mortality rates

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REDUCE CHILD MORALITY In 15 years, Venezuela lowered its child mortality rate from 20.2 to 12.9 per 1000 births.

Venezuela has the world’s fourth lowest rate of child malnutrition. In 2013 the rate of child malnutrition was just about 3.4%

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100% literacy!

In 2005, Venezuela was awarded by UNESCO for reaching 100% literacy target.

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Defender of universal education access

In Venezuela, public education is 100% free for the people. It is the country with the 5th highest rate of university matriculation in the world and in 2016, 30% of students in private tertiary educational institutes were receiving free government scholarships

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High access to communication technology

Venezuela has one of the highest percentages of people with cell phones and internet access in the developing world. There are more active mobile phones than persons in Venezuela & 70 out of 100 persons have household access to internet. There is also free Wi-Fi in most public spaces in the main cities of the country.

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Freedom of demonstration

. In Venezuela, Article 68 of the Constitution states that “citizens have the right to demonstrate, peacefully and without weapons (…) the use of rearms and toxic substances to control peaceful demonstrations is prohibited.” This means that police and National Guard don’t carry guns.

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Venezuelan government guarantees maximum welfare for seniors.

In the last 18 years, Venezuela increased the number of pensioners by 675%, benetting over 3 million persons over the age of 60 in the year 2017. During this time pensions were incremented to meet the minimum wage, seniors were given free wheelchairs and medicine and in 2017, a special food and medicine monthly bonus was approved.

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World’s leading 100% free classical music program

Venezuela has a public, 100% free classical Music Program with over 2 million children registered that has over the last 18 years helped the youth stay away from crime and drugs, giving them opportunities to excel at music and arts.

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Trailblazer in electronic education

In the year 2016, over 90% of public school students had received a free laptop called "Canaimita" as part of a massive program to promote electronic literacy and adaptation to the news Information Technologies. In recent years secondary school and university students have also received free tablets.

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1.6 million free homes in 3 years

Venezuela guarantees the right to dignied homes. Also change text to "In 2017, after 3 years of a massive public housing initiative, Venezuela has built 1.6 million fully furbished homes at subsidized costs, beneting over 8 million people and promoting safe and well planned neighborhoods.

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Trailblazer in regional integration

Since the Panama Congress in 1826, Venezuela has funded Regional Multilateral Banks such as IDB and CAF, cooperation mechanisms such as The Amazon Cooperation Treaty, the Andean Community, the Union of South American Nations (UNASUR), ALBA-TCP, Petro Caribe and the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC).

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Free medical surgeries for 3,6 million people of regional countries

Through the regional Integration Mechanism ALBA-TCP, funded by Venezuela, it’s agship "Miracle Mission Program" operated 3,642,601 persons from Cuba, Bolivia, Nicaragua, Ecuador, El Salvador, Antigua and Barbuda, Grenada, St Lucia, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Dominica and St. Kitts and Nevis of vision related problems up to 2016.

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Highest cable car in the world

In 2017 the new Mukumbari Cable Car system in Merida was inaugurated as the world’s highest and second longest cable car system in the world.

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Constitutional rights for its indigenous population

Unlike so many countries across the Americas, Venezuela honors and recognizes its indigenous peoples, of whom there are an estimated 500,000 remaining. The Constitution acknowledges that the nation is multicultural and multilingual, and representatives from indigenous tribes hold seats in local and national government.

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Near 100% access to clean drinking water

In 2017, 93% of Venezuelan people have permanent access to clean drinking water.

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High increase in life expectancy

Between 1990 and 2015, Venezuela’s life expectancy at birth increased by 4.6 years.

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Second largest reserve of Coltan en the World!

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Venezuela has the second largest reserve of coltan in the world. This strategic mineral is the base of which an element called tantalum is extracted. Tantalum is the metal used in capacitors that store energy in modern electronics like smart phones and tablets. Tantalum capacitors are also essential in powering modern military weaponry because the metal resists corrosion and can withstand the extreme temperatures generated by the new military applications. Without it, weapons systems would overheat.

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