AUTOCRACY RISING To be clear, the aforementioned fac- tors – access to oil and loyalty from the The backdrop to this urgent challenge is military – contribute to the status quo in the decline of democracy throughout the Venezuela. [...] In the case of Ven- RELATIONSHIPS ezuela, over 20 percent of GDP is re- portedly tied to illicit enterprises such as Through the transfer of funds and the narcotrafficking, smuggling and illegal exchange of natural resources, these re- extraction of gold and minerals.34 The gimes support and sustain each other. [...] ROLE OF THE PRIVATE SECTOR influence in the UN to ensure that hu- man rights principles were not part of The struggle for democracy needs to in- the “sustainable future” SDG seeks to clude the private sector. [...] For that reason, I propose the in- the consequences of tying the econo- clusion of an “F” for freedom in the ESG mies of free nations to autocratic ones framework. [...] The ascension of These flagrant attacks on the integrity of Russia to the rotating presidency of the international organizations cannot be al- UN Security Council was the most recent lowed to continue.
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