Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela
Ambassador Julio Rafael Escalona Ojeda
Venezuela has been a member of the UN since November 15, 1945. Julio Rafael Escalona Ojeda is Venezuela’s Permanent Representative to the UN. The following is excerpted from Ambassador Ojeda’s statement during UN General Assembly debate on July 28, 2010. Today we have seized the opportunity to provide an adequate response to the 1.2 billion people who currently do not have access to safe drinking water and to the approximately 2.4 billion people who lack adequate sanitation services. We have also taken an important step to reduce the number of people, currently more than 3 million, who die each year…
