WASHINGTON _ In a display of their ability to act as a government, several Venezuelan opposition leaders traveled to Washington on Thursday to share first steps of their plan to lead the country out of its humanitarian crisis, and to ask the international community for money to do it.
It's the first time the government of self-proclaimed President Juan Guaido has organized an international event. Leaders touted attracting more than 50 governments, multilateral financial institutions and nongovernment agencies to the Global Conference on the Humanitarian Crisis in Venezuela at the Organization of American States.
They announced that they had raised more than $100 million from participating governments since Jan. 23, when Guaido recognized himself as president. Dozens of countries, including the United States, have since also recognized him as the nation's interim president.
