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Deputy Spokesman for the Secretary-General, Farhan Haq, expressed concern over the latest developments in Venezuela, including an alleged assassination attempt against President Nicolás Maduro. UNIFEED

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

Briefing Security Council on Colombia, Special Representative underlines progress in peace accord, while also voicing concern over deadly acts of violence at 8319th meeting.

The head of the UN Verification Mission in Colombia Jean Arnault said the presence of FARC as a political party in the country’s new Congress fulfilled one of the core objectives of the Final Peace Agreement and made it “among the more diverse, plural and representative in the country's legislative history.” UNIFEED

23 Police advisers from ten regions in South Sudan met in the capital city Juba for a workshop to learn about how to better protect children in conflict. UNMISS

Recent developments in West Africa and the Sahel have been characterized by both volatility and democratic gains, the top United Nations official in the region told the Security Council at 8313th meeting.

During her week-long visit to South Sudan, United Nations (UN) Special Representative on Sexual Violence in Conflict Pramila Patten urged the leaders of the warring parties to take urgent steps to prevent violence against women and children, and to hold perpetrators accountable. UNMISS

Briefing by Stephane Dujarric, Spokesperson for the Secretary-General.

Economic and Social Council approves 6 Texts, 11 draft decisions recommended by subsidiary commissions at 41st plenary meeting.

General Assembly adopts oral decision enabling Security Council reform negotiations to continue during Seventy-Third session at 104th plenary meeting.