In 60 seconds: U.N. to begin evaluation of Essequibo dispute

  • 9 years ago
The U.N. commission that will mediate in the Essequibo region between Venezuela and Guyana arrived in Guyana to evaluate Caracas claim to area. Bolivian president Evo Morales and U.N. secretary general stressed the importance of international commitment to tackling climate change and poverty. In Cuba, 14 U.S. private planes have landed in Cuba for the first time in decades. Belarussian president Alexander Lukashenko was reelected to a fifth term with over 80 percent of the vote. Nepal's lawmakers chose a new prime minister to reunite a country profoundly divided over a fresh constitution.

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