The decision by the Norwegian Nobel Committee to award the 2025 Peace Prize to Venezuelan opposition figure Maria Corina Machado has immediately heightened international scrutiny on the Nicolás Maduro regime, triggering a diplomatically fraught response from the United Nations.
While António Guterres, the U.N. secretary-general, issued a formal statement extending his congratulations and emphasizing the need for peaceful, democratic solutions, the award simultaneously drew attention to a far more critical assessment from the U.N.’s own independent human rights structure.
