On January 5, local time, the UN Security Council held an emergency public meeting on the situation in Venezuela. Venezuela's Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Moncada, said that the US act of forcibly controlling Maduro was “an illegal armed attack without any legal basis” — if not dealt with effectively, it would be tantamount to normalizing the act of “replacing law with power”. Moncada said that what is at stake is not only Venezuela's sovereignty, but also the credibility of international law, the authority of the United Nations, and the principle that no country can claim to be a judge or enforcer of the world order.” Moncada said at the Security Council that Venezuela's government institutions are operating normally, the constitutional order is maintained, and the country exercises effective jurisdiction over all of its territory.

On January 5, local time, the UN Security Council held an emergency public meeting on the situation in Venezuela. Venezuela's Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Moncada, said that the US act of forcibly controlling Maduro was “an illegal armed attack without any legal basis” — if not dealt with effectively, it would be tantamount to normalizing the act of “replacing law with power”. Moncada said that what is at stake is not only Venezuela's sovereignty, but also the credibility of international law, the authority of the United Nations, and the principle that no country can claim to be a judge or enforcer of the world order.” Moncada said at the Security Council that Venezuela's government institutions are operating normally, the constitutional order is maintained, and the country exercises effective jurisdiction over all of its territory.