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Asked about the reported detaining of a key opposition figure in Venezuela, a UN spokesperson said, “we renew our call on all actors in Venezuela to undertake immediate steps to lower tensions and refrain from any action that can lead to further escalation.” UNIFEED

Briefing the Security Council via video teleconference, the Secretary-General’s Special Representative and Head of the UN Support Mission in Libya, Ghassan Salamé, said the situation in the country “has reached a crucial juncture,” as it aims “to pivot to stability and a political compact which will enable an end to the crisis.” UNIFEED

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet said she was “deeply concerned by the magnitude and gravity of the human rights impact of the current crisis” in Venezuela which she described as a “worrying destabilizing factor in the region.” UNTV CH / UNIFFED

Human Rights Council-appointed investigators found “reasonable grounds to believe that the Israeli Security Forces committed serious violations of human rights and international humanitarian law” in their response to protests in the Gaza Strip. UNTV CH

The UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is “shocked and appalled by the terrorist attack at two mosques in Christchurch, New Zealand,” while the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet called the attack “yet another terrible reminder that racism kills.” UNIFEED / UNTV CH

Gathering at the annual UN Commission on the Status of Women (CSW), Brazilian activist Elisa Silva said women will continue to fight to “improve women’s lives” and to achieve “full enjoyment” of their rights. UNIFEED

At the launch of an Action Plan developed over the last two days, South Sudan’s top army commanders spelt out a zero-tolerance policy for conflict-related sexual violence within their ranks, and pledged to curb the acts, which have been rife since war erupted in 2013. UNMISS

A new UNAIDS report said that promises to improve health outcomes for people who inject drugs remain unfulfilled as 99 per cent do not have adequate access to HIV and harm reduction services. UNIFEED

Tribal massacres in Western Democratic Republic of the Congo involving horrific attacks on women and children last December may amount to crimes against humanity, UN investigators said on Monday. UNTV CH

Myanmar’s Rakhine state continues to face a humanitarian crisis and the suppression of people’s basic rights, a UN Human Rights Council-appointed expert said on Monday, in an appeal for the matter to be referred to the International Criminal Court (ICC). UNTV CH