"COLOMBIA"

Secretary-General Antonio Guterres appointed Jean Arnault as his personal envoy to Bolivia to engage “with all Bolivian actors and offer United Nations support in efforts to find a peaceful resolution” to the Andean nation’s political crisis, “including through transparent, inclusive and credible elections.” UNIFEED

The UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) and the International Organization for Migration (IOM) launched a US$1.35 billion regional plan to respond to the increasing humanitarian needs of Venezuelan refugees and migrants in Latin America and the Caribbean and the communities hosting them. UNHCR

General Assembly adopts annual resolution calling on United States to end embargo against Cuba, Brazil rejects text for first time at 28th plenary meeting.

With 187 member states voting in favour, three against, and two abstaining, the United Nations General Assembly (GA) overwhelmingly adopted a resolution calling on the United States of America (US) to lift its embargo on Cuba. UNIFEED

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

Security Council urges recommitment to women, peace, security agenda, unanimously adopting Resolution 2492 (2019) at 8649th meeting.

Security Council urges recommitment to women, peace, security agenda, unanimously adopting Resolution 2492 (2019) at 8649th meeting.

With the help from the UN Refugee Agency (UNCHR), Yoryanis, once an internally displaced person in Colombia then a refugee in Venezuela, now is turning a seaside settlement into a safe home back in Colombia. UNHCR

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

Colombia’s peace-consolidation efforts need firm support as former guerrillas plan to take up arms again, special representative tells Security Council at 8639th meeting.