The president of Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro, called for a world congress of Ecosocialism, to be held on December 19-21, in defense of the Earth.
"To convene in Venezuela for December 19, 20, and 21 a world congress in defense of Mother Earth, a congress of Ecosocialism, which gathers here the main academic and scientific voices and the defenders of the right to life in the face of capitalism", said Maduro during an official act in the state of Mérida (west).
In this regard, he detailed that the congress will be held to commemorate the 200th anniversary of the Chuquisaca decree, promulgated by the hero Simón Bolívar in 1825, to cultivate sensitivity and love for nature.
Maduro made the announcement during the launching of the governmental program called Gran Misión Madre Tierra Venezuela, with the purpose of facing the climate crisis and emergency.
The President approved a Special Emergency Fund to support rural producers affected by the recent rains.
At the end of last month, more than 8,000 families were affected and isolated by heavy rains in Merida.
At that time, the Government deployed the Andes 2025 Task Force to attend to the emergency caused by the heavy rains in the states of Merida, Trujillo, Barinas and Tachira.