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Secretary-General António Guterres “has taken note of the results of the presidential elections in Venezuela,” and “remains concerned about the current situation” in the South American country, a UN spokesperson told reporters in New York. UNIFEED

UN Special Representative for Libya Ghassan Salamé said the aspirations of millions in the country cannot be “halted by those few who wish to maintain the status quo for their own personal benefit.” UNIFEED

The Special Representative for International Migration, Louise Arbour said “recognizing the fact that migration is highly time-bounding and context specific, the Global Compact should allow for sufficient flexibility to calibrate policies to continuously evolving context and reality.” UNIFEED

Fourteen-year-old Nyichuoc and about 210 other child soldiers in Pibor are finally laying down their weapons in the hope of reclaiming their lost childhood, returning to their families, and making the most of new opportunities to reach their full potential in life. UNMISS

The head of the World Health Organization (WHO) announced that the vaccination against Ebola virus has started today in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, in a bid to halt the newest outbreak of the deadly disease. WHO

The rainy season onset in South Sudan wreaked havoc on the lives of the most vulnerable who are already living in difficult conditions after fleeing ongoing violence and finding shelter in the Protection of the Civilians (POC) site in Bor, South Sudan. UNMISS

The Somali government and the United Nations appealed for 80 million USD for flood victims following heaviest rainfall in decades. UNSOM

‘Fatema’ was only 16 years old when her husband was killed by the Myanmar military and later raped as she fled the country to Bangladesh. Now 17 and 7 months pregnant, she plans on delivering the baby. UNICEF

As talks continue in Addis-Ababa, the South Sudan Women Coalition for peace demanded an increase in the participation of women in all peace and development processes. UNMISS

The United Nations Human Rights Council adopted a resolution urging the dispatch of “an independent, international commission of inquiry to investigate all alleged violations and abuses of international humanitarian law and international human rights law" related to Gaza protests that began on 30 March. UNTV CH