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UN Secretary-General António Guterres pledged that he would continue to represent the interests of all Cypriots in future talks on the divided Mediterranean island, as an informal effort to break the impasse ended without finding common ground. UNTV CH

The African Union (AU) Commissioner for Peace and Security, Smaїl Chergui, told the Security Council that there is a need for calm in the political climate in Burundi as preparations begin for the 2020 elections, in order to “guarantee the level of inclusivity necessary to carry them out successfully.” UNIFEED

Venezuelan Foreign Minister Jorge Arreaza said “there is no humanitarian crisis” in his country adding that the economy was facing a blockade. UNIFEED

Addressing the UN Security Council, United States Secretary of State Mike Pompeo urged all nations to “support the democratic aspirations of the Venezuelan people as they try to free themselves from former President Maduro’s illegitimate mafia state” adding that the humanitarian situation in the country “demands action today.” UNIFEED

The United Nations (UN) Secretary-General António Guterres deplored and condemned the ongoing violence against civilians, including against students, in Nicaragua. UNIFEED

Jose Ramos Horta, the United Nations' Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the Integrated Peacebuilding Office in Guinea-Bissau will present to the Security Council the latest report of the Secretary-General on developments in Guinea-Bissau. UNTV

The UN Secretary General's Special Representative for West Africa said today that he hoped that if sanctions were imposed on Mali they won't affect the general population. CH UNTV

Former president of Haiti Jean-Bertrand Aristide arrived in Port au Prince today after seven years in exile and days before the country is to pick its next president. MINUSTAH

Head of the UN Office on Drugs and Crime Antonio Costa tells the Security Council that West Africa is now on the verge of becoming a source of drugs, not only a transit area. "The country is very vulnerable because of its poor judicial system, uncontrolled sea and air space and open land borders." UNTV

Prime Minister of Myanmar Thein Sein says that, "democracy cannot be imposed from the outside and a system suitable for Myanmar can only be born out of Myanmar society." Package also to include: Mexico, Cuba, DRC and Sudan. UNTV