Geneva Agreement 1966

Guyana has warned of a land and energy grab by Venezuela.

Geopolitics

U.N. council seat adds twist to Guyana-Venezuela tensions

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Guyana, an impoverished former British colony, controls the Essequibo region and the US$1 billion a year it generates.

Yuruaní-tepui, a mesa partly in the area disputed by Guyana and Venezuela

Justice & Accountability

ICJ steps into Guyana-Venezuela border dispute

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ICJ ruled it has jurisdiction to settle a border dispute going back to colonial-era claims over a resources-rich jungle region between Guyana and Venezuela.

U.N. council seat adds twist to Guyana-Venezuela tensions

ICJ steps into Guyana-Venezuela border dispute

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