UN Security Council meets to discuss growing crisis in Venezuela and Pakistan urges full respect of UN Charter
Ambassador Usman Jadoon said in his speech that instability in the region “does not bode well for regional and international peace and security.” Photo: Archive
UNITED NATIONS:
Pakistan on Monday expressed “deep concern” over the unfolding situation in Venezuela, warning that rising tensions there could threaten regional stability as well as international peace and security.
The statement was made at an emergency meeting of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) convened to discuss recent events in Venezuela. This is also the first meeting of the year of the United Nations Security Council, under the presidency of Somalia.
Unilateral military action contravenes the sacrosanct principles of the United Nations Charter and the doctrine of sovereign immunity. Such actions set dangerous precedents that risk eroding the foundations of the global legal framework. They also fuel instability, which – as history has done… pic.twitter.com/ZG56LiPt7g
— Permanent Mission of Pakistan to the UN (@PakistanUN_NY) January 5, 2026
Pakistan’s Acting Permanent Representative Ambassador Usman Jadoon in his speech said that at a time when the world was already facing several crises, instability in the region “does not bode well for regional and international peace and security.”
“The UN Charter orders us to refrain from the threat or use of force against the territorial integrity or political independence of any State,” he noted.
“Such actions set dangerous precedents that risk eroding the foundations of the global legal framework,” he said, adding: “They also fuel instability, which – as history has shown time and time again – can lead to unpredictable and uncontrollable outcomes in the years to come.”
At the beginning, UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres invoked the fundamental principle that prohibits the use of force against the territory and independence of any State, saying that there must be “full respect” for the UN Charter, in the face of US military intervention in Venezuela.
In a statement delivered by Undersecretary-General for Political Affairs Rosemary DiCarlo, Guterres said the Council was meeting “at a grave moment” following the Jan. 3 U.S. military action in Venezuela.
In his remarks, Ambassador Jadoon expressed “deep concern” over recent events in Venezuela, saying: “In a world already beset by multiple crises, the escalation of tensions and instability in the Caribbean does not bode well for regional and international peace and security.”
