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January 11, 2024

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World News in Brief: UN helicopter captured in Somalia, Ecuador violence condemned, new Human Rights Council president

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Updated: 11-01-2024 01:43 IST | Created: 11-01-2024 01:43 IST

The UN stays involved over the destiny of personnel travelling on one in every of its helicopters in Somalia that reportedly was seized on Wednesday by al-Shabaab militants, although no particulars had been offered. The helicopter was captured after it was pressured to make an emergency touchdown in an space managed by the armed group, in line with worldwide media experiences. “I can confirm that there was an incident involving a UN-contracted helicopter that took place today in Galmudug in Somalia,” UN Spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric informed journalists in New York on the common every day briefing. “Response efforts are underway, but I think you will all understand for the sake of the safety of all those involved we are not going to say anymore at this point,” he mentioned, including that “our primary concern is for their safety so we will leave it at that for now.” ### Guterres condemns Ecuador violence, voices solidarity with the folks UN Secretary-General António Guterres has strongly condemned the latest wave of prison violence in Ecuador, his spokesperson mentioned on Wednesday. The South American nation has been rocked by lethal gang assaults following the obvious jail escape of a outstanding gang chief this previous weekend. Several cops even have been kidnapped. The disaster prompted President Daniel Noboa to declare a 60-day state of emergency on Monday. In an indication of how regular life has been disrupted by the proliferation of gangs and medicines trafficking-related violence in latest months, a tv station within the coastal metropolis of Guayaquil was overrun on Tuesday and briefly seized by gang members whereas cameras rolled. The navy has indicated that it’ll meet power with power saying that each “terrorist group” in now a goal with the way forward for the nation now at stake, in line with information experiences. During his every day media briefing on Wednesday, UN Spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric mentioned the Secretary-General spoke by telephone with Ecuador’s Permanent Representative to the UN that morning. Mr. Guterres “is alarmed by the deteriorating situation in the country, as well as its disruptive impact on the lives of Ecuadorians,” he mentioned. “The Secretary-General strongly condemns these criminal acts of violence that we’ve seen and he sends a message of solidarity to the Ecuadorian people,” he added. ### Human Rights Council elects new president A profession diplomat from Morocco has been elected because the president of the UN Human Rights Council for this 12 months. Ambassador Omar Zniber was chosen on Wednesday by secret poll – a process that solely takes place when the Council’s 47 members can’t attain consensus on who will information proceedings of the UN’s premier human rights discussion board, which is predicated in Geneva. Mr. Zniber edged forward of the South African candidate, Ambassador Mxolisi Nkosi. Both males had been nominated by the Group of African States which holds the Council presidency in 2024. “It is an honour for both the Kingdom of Morocco and for me personally to have been elected as head of this august Council for its 18th cycle – a position belonging to Africa,” he mentioned after being elected. The subsequent common session of the Council begins on 26 February, when high rights consultants will report on human rights conditions of concern around the globe that require the eye of the worldwide group. Mr. Zniber has been serving because the Permanent Representative of Morocco to the UN Office at Geneva since 2018. His earlier appointments have included serving as Morocco’s Ambassador to Germany, Slovenia, Slovakia and Austria, and Chief of the United Nations Division in his nation’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation.

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