The Pan African Women's Organisation has affirmed its unwavering solidarity with the people of Venezuela, particularly its women and children, who too often bear the heaviest burden of aggression and conflict.

President of the Pan African Women's Organisation, Eunice Iipinge, denounced the bullying and coercive conduct of nations that threaten established norms and standards that safeguard international peace and security.

“We have been in good relations with women in Venezuela because Pan-Africa Women's Organisation is a threat to women in the National Democratic Federation. That organisation was formed after the World War. So we have close relations with Venezuela women, and therefore their pain is our pain. We feel we express our solidarity with the people of Venezuela, the women and children during this situation.”

She stressed that where weapons prevail, there can be no lasting peace regardless of the unquenchable thirst for a unipolar world order.

Iipinge believes the latest aggression is akin to the colonialism endured centuries ago and called on the international community to hold aggressors accountable to international governance instruments, commitments, and practices.

“They power the imperialist forces who are seeking power to oppress the developing nations because they have been benefiting from the resources of those countries through colonialism and through other means, these multinational companies and all that. So now that the countries are developing, they are controlling their resources; it's a threat to them, and that's why they are acting bullying and threatening people, even to the extent of violating international instruments of governing.”

She said ultimately, dialogue and diplomacy must prevail in resolving disputes through multilateral forums and regional mechanisms as the world awaits the outcomes of deliberations regarding this conflict.