The office of the United Nations Organization for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) reported that it stopped programs in Venezuela that include transfers of cash resources to the poor through local non-profit groups and asked the Nicolás Maduro’s government establish clear rules on sending cash.

The Minister of Finance, Ignacio Briones, and the ambassador to Chile from the Netherlands, Harman Idema, signed a new agreement on Monday to eliminate double taxation and to prevent tax evasion and avoidance between the two countries.

The arrival of the last new trains to Costa Rica completed the purchase from China. Their entry into operation is scheduled for April 2021.

The vice president of the European Parliament assured that she will insist that the European Union recognize Juan Guaidó as interim president and the National Assembly elected in 2015 as the legitimate representatives of the Venezuelan people.

Swiss prosecutors have identified bank accounts containing around ten billion dollars, which reportedly came from misappropriated public funds in Venezuela.

The Japanese Minister of Foreign Affairs, Motegi Toshimitsu, met with Brazilian Foreign Affairs Minister Ernesto Araújo to discuss investment and commercial relations between the two countries.

It is unclear whether virtual meetings are here to stay, but they have bridged the geographical distance between Argentina and China during the pandemic.

The Minister of Health authorized the purchase of 1.5 million face masks from a Chinese Company just four hours before she and directors at Fosalud warned of a “possible scam.”

The agricultural sector in Peru grew about 1% in 2020, and the growth is expected to continue at 2.5% in 2021.

While the European Union has issued an official statement about their decision to no longer recognize Juan Guaidó as the interim President of Venezuela, they are committed to working alongside him and other Venezuelan politicians to achieve political stability and peace.