United Nations, January 8
India will chair the crucial Taliban and Libya sanctions committees and the Counter-Terrorism Committee of the UN Security Council during its tenure as a non-permanent membe
Description The Security Council’s agenda for January will feature two high-level open debates one on challenges in maintaining peace and security in fragile countries and the other on stronger international cooperation in combating terrorism, the organ’s President for the month said during a video press conference today.
Welcoming India, Ireland, Kenya, Mexico and Norway, which just began their respective two-year terms as non-permanent members, Council President Tarek Ladeb (Tunisia) expressed hope that they will add impetus to the 15-member organ’s work. He noted that his country is assuming the presidency when the world needs preventive diplomacy, stronger multilateral engagement and enhanced global governance more than ever, pointing out that the current presidency also coincides with the tenth anniversary of Tunisia’s revolution, which put the country on a path towards stability and democracy.
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