🌐🇬🇾❗️🇻🇪🇻🇪 — The International Court of Justice (ICJ) concluded that the risk of Venezuela exerting effective control over the disputed Esequibo territory, currently administered by Guyana, has significantly increased, and ordered new provisional measures to prevent a possible alteration of the status quo in the region.

📝 According to the ruling, the United Nations’ highest court observed that Venezuela’s recent actions — including legislative measures, decrees, and the announcement of elections in the area — represent “serious developments that constitute a change in the situation” previously assessed in 2023, when the first provisional measures were issued in the case.

⁉️ Venezuela had announced regional elections in Esequibo for May 25 and officially launched the electoral campaign, prompting Guyana to request urgent measures from the ICJ in March. Guyanese President Irfaan Ali revealed the contents of the ICJ’s communication on social media — although the ruling had not yet been published — and stated that “once again, Guyana’s position has prevailed; once again, it has been shown to align with international law.”

❌ Venezuela declared that it does not recognize nor will it comply with the rulings of the International Court of Justice (ICJ) regarding the territorial dispute over Esequibo.

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