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General Assembly elects 19 Economic and Social Council members to terms beginning 1 January 2020, adopts Resolution commemorating signing of United Nations Charter at 90th plenary meeting.

The number of Venezuelans leaving their country has reached four million, UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, and IOM, the International Organization for Migration, announced Friday. UNHCR

Fifty-five tons of UNICEF health supplies have reached Venezuela since the beginning of the year, the United Nations children’s organization said. UNICEF

Briefer calls for interactive, direct mandate-renewal consultations focused on political strategy, as Security Council considers working methods at 8539th meeting.

General Assembly adopts text on status of Georgia’s refugees, internally displaced persons, calls upon participants in Geneva discussions to intensify efforts at 88th plenary meeting.

Almost 8 million AIDS-related deaths averted since 2000, yet fight against global killer still far from over, speakers tell General Assembly at 86 plenary.

Following a meeting between members of the Lima Group and the International Contact Group on Venezuela at the United Nations, the foreign ministers of Peru, Chile, and Canada issued a joint statement highlighting that “the regional impact of the crisis requires the region and the international community to play a more active role in supporting a prompt return to democracy in Venezuela.” UNIFEED

General Assembly proclaims 22 August “International Day for Victims of Violence Based on Religion and Other Beliefs” at 85th plenary.

Civilian experiences and needs in conflict are critical to creating protection and accountability frameworks, speakers tell Security Council at 8534th meeting.

Civilian experiences and needs in conflict are critical to creating protection and accountability frameworks, speakers tell Security Council at 8534th meeting.