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Swift action needed against lingering violence, terrorism in Colombia to bolster support for peace accord, incoming Special Representative tells Security Council at 8450th meeting.

Press Encounter by Carlos Holmes Trujillo, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Colombia, and Emilio Archila, High Presidential Counsellor for the Post-Conflict.

Briefing the Security Council for the first time, the Secretary-General’s Special Representative and head of the UN Verification Mission in Colombia, Carlos Ruiz Massieu said that last week’s car bombing on a police academy is a reminder of “the urgency of ending violence and persevering in efforts to ensure a more peaceful future for all Colombians.” UNIFEED

Briefing by Farhan Haq, Deputy Spokesperson for the Secretary-General.

Briefing by Monica Grayley, Spokesperson for the President of the 73rd Session of the General Assembly.

UN deputy spokesperson Farhan Haq said the United Nations was closely following the events in Venezuela adding that the organization “firmly rejects any kind of political violence” after protests broke out in the country’s capital. UNIFEED

The UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) said it was extremely alarmed by reports of the forced return by Cameroon this week of several thousand refugees into violence-affected Borno State in northeast Nigeria. This follows the forced return of 267 Nigerian refugees on 16 January who had arrived in Cameroon in 2014. UNHCR said it was gravely concerned for the safety and well-being of the returnees. UNHCR

Prospects for viable state of Palestine dwindling as settlements expand amid continuing violence, Special Coordinator tells Security Council at 8449th meeting.

Prospects for viable state of Palestine dwindling as settlements expand amid continuing violence, Special Coordinator tells Security Council at 8449th meeting.

Israeli Ambassador Danny Danon said the Iranian “terror machine” was attempting to close in on his country on four fronts and stressed that Israel would “never let Iran win, not in Syria, not in Lebanon, not in Judea and Samaria, not in Gaza, not anywhere.” UNIFEED