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U.N. Secretary‑General’s Statement Warns Against Escalation After Reported U.S. Military Action in Venezuela
Summary
A statement from U.N. Secretary‑General Antonio Guterres, read to the Security Council by Rosemary De Carlo, warned that reported U.S. military actions in Venezuela risk violating the U.N. Charter, called for transparency about contested elections and human‑rights violations, and urged inclusive dialogue to avoid wider conflict.
Rosemary De Carlo read a statement from U.N. Secretary‑General Antonio Guterres to the Security Council saying the body "meets at a grave time" after reported U.S. military action in Venezuela. The statement said U.S. forces were active across Caracas and the northern states of Miranda, Aragua and Laguaira and that the extent of casualties "remains undetermined."
Guterres, through the statement read by De Carlo, quoted a social‑media post from U.S. President Donald Trump saying the United States had conducted a "large scale strike against Venezuela and its leader, president Nicolas Maduro." The statement also quoted Trump as saying at a press conference, "we are going to run the country until such time that we can do a safe, proper, and…
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