Venezuela, Syria & other topics - Daily Press Briefing (7 January 2026) | United Nations

United Nations Spokesperson Briefing · January 7, 2026

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Opening and guest introduction

Announcement

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Spokesperson (identified later in the transcript as 'Steph') opened the briefing and announced that Gulam Isekhsai, the resident and humanitarian coordinator for the United Nations in Iraq, would join shortly to brief on UN presence in Iraq.

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UN spokesperson briefed press on developments in Venezuela, Syria (Aleppo), Lebanon/UNIFIL, Yemen, UNRWA staffing issues and humanitarian access; Secretary-General reiterated his positions and offered the UN's "good offices" for inclusive dialogue in Venezuela.

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