Ing Civil

Analysis

Opinion

The 2002 oil lockout
ge
in Venezuela: 10 years later page 7

Border crossings:
The Venezuelans are coming! page 8

Friday, December 7, 2012 | Nº 138 | Caracas | www.correodelorinoco.gob.ve

Venezuela stands
with Palestine

ENGLISH EDITION/The artillery of ideas

Venezuela’s “Dancing Devils”: Cultural
Heritage of Humanity, says Unesco

Venezuela last weekstood
firmly with the global
majority at the United
Nations in its vote to
recognize Palestinian
statehood. Perhaps one
of the most avid voices
among countries backing
Palestine’s bid to be a “non
member observer state”,
Venezuela went even
further and demanded
Israel be “held responsible”
for the “crimes against
humanity inflicted on the
Palestinian people”. page 4
Politics

Chavezgovt
demands efficiency
A new policy of
accountability and action
is being implemented in all
sectors. page 3
Environment

Change
the system
Venezuela backed clear
initiatives to address
climate change in Doha
this week. page 5
Social Justice

Advances
for disabled citizens

Venezuela has become
a reference in disabled
people’s rights. page 6

One of Venezuela’s mostcelebrated traditions was granted Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity status by the United Nation’s Educational, Scientific and Cultural
Organization (Unesco) on Thursday during a committee meeting of the international
body in Paris. With the status, Venezuela’s Dancing Devils take their place alongside
such cultural manifestations as Spain’s Flamenco, Turkey’s Mevlevi Sema Ceremony,
and, morerecently, Mexico’s Mariachi music. Page 2

Beacon of Hope
Leading experts in the field of Latin America addressed a large audience on the latest developments
in Latin America and hailed the continent’s tide of
progressive governments as a “beacon of hope” at
the annual Latin America Conference on Saturday
December 1 in London.
Under the theme “making a better world possible”,
over 20seminars, workshops and film screenings
addressed the progressive movements sweeping the
continent and celebrated their political and social
achievements. The conference examined a wealth
of themes including the misrepresentation of Latin
America in the western media, US intervention in
Latin America, social progress in Venezuela, what
socialism in the 21st century really means for the
Venezuelanpeople, and the impact that ALBA has
had on social and economic development in Latin
America.
Against a backdrop of austerity in Europe, the Latin
America Conference provided a timely reminder of
what is possible if governments put people before
profit.

INTERNATIONAL
Kyoto: Only
protocol for saving
environment
on global scale
The Kyoto Protocol is the
only legal and bindinginstrument on a global scale
that allows saving and preserving the environment,
said Venezuelan Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs Claudia Salerno, representing
Venezuela in the 18th UN
Climate Change Conference,
which culminated this Friday in Doha, Qatar.
The Venezuelan representative rejected the fact that the
final statement of the conference be decided by developed
countries, hence“multilateralism must be respected” and
“the voice of everybody must
be heard” in order to achieve
a “unbiased outcome”.
Salerno warned that developed countries do not want
to be committed to the Kyoto
Protocol ratification, so they
are aiming at a “transitory
political implementation” of
such agreement.
The Kyoto Protocol was endorsed on December 11, 1997
in Japan. It aims at reducing
the emissionsof greenhouse
gases that cause global
warming.
The Kyoto Protocol has
been supported by 187 countries, except Australia and
United States, which is the
most polluting country in
the world.
Salerno remarked that
Venezuelan President Hugo
Chavez has warned of the
urgent need to take concrete
measures to save both the
planet and humanity.
The stance of the government of Venezuela is...