UN Documents for Venezuela

Selected Security Council Letters View All
6 December 2023 S/2023/961 This was a letter from Guyana requesting the Security Council to hold a meeting to discuss recent developments regarding a territorial dispute between Guyana and Venezuela over the Essequibo region in Guyana.
3 April 2020 S/2020/277 This was Venezuela’s letter to the Council referring to the US announcement that it would deploy warships to the western Caribbean Sea “close to the Venezuelan coast”.
28 February 2019 S/2019/194 This was the permanent representative of Venezuela's letter to the Council president asking the Secretary-General's good offices to get documentation from Colombia on the 23 Feburary events on the Venezuela-Colombia boarder.
Selected Security Council Meeting Records View All
9 April 2024 S/PV.9599 This was a communiqué of a private meeting on developments regarding the territorial dispute between Guyana and Venezuela over the Essequibo region in Guyana. The meeting, which was requested by Guyana, was held on 9 April 2024.
10 April 2019 S/PV.8506 This was a Council meeting at the request of the US to discuss the humanitarian situation in Venezuela.
28 February 2019 S/PV.8476 The Council voted on two draft resolutions on Venezuela; one was vetoed by Russia and the other failed to receive enough affirmative votes.
Selected Security Council Press Statements View All
15 April 2024 SC/15665 This was a press statement in which Council members expressed concern about the tensions between Guyana and Venezuela over the Essequibo region in Guyana.
Selected Other Documents View All
28 February 2019 S/2019/186 This was a US draft resolution on Venezuela that was vetoed by China and Russia.
28 February 2019 S/2019/190 This was a Russian draft resolution on Venezuela where four members voted in favour (China, Russia, Equatorial Guinea, and South Africa), seven members voted against (Belgium, France, Germany, Peru, Poland, the UK and the US), and four members abstained (Côte d'Ivoire, the Dominican Republic, Indonesia and Kuwait).