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UN Security Council to Hold Emergency Meeting on Venezuela

Published January 5, 2026, 08:17
UN Security Council to Hold Emergency Meeting on Venezuela

The UN Security Council will hold an emergency meeting on Monday, following a request from Colombia, after the arrest of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro by the United States. UN Secretary-General António Guterres expressed his deep concern over the escalating tensions in Venezuela and described the US action as a “dangerous precedent”. The meeting will begin at 10 a.m. New York time (5 p.m. Cyprus time), and the list of speakers will be announced later. The situation in Venezuela is causing international concern, and the emergency UN meeting aims to restore calm and find a solution through dialogue.