India calls for comprehensive strategy to address terrorism off Somalia’s coast; UNSC concerned about violence between Sudan and South Sudan; India votes against Syria’s expulsion from UNESCO
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    • In the light of the increase in attacks by pirates off the Somali coast, India called on the international community to adopt a comprehensive counter-piracy strategy to deal with the problem. India’s representative to the UN Security Council said that such a strategy should involve effective sanitization of the Somali coastline and enactment of national laws on a priority basis to criminalize piracy. India also welcomed the adoption of an UN Security Council resolution which provides for force enablers and multipliers for AMISOM and also expands the UN support package. 1

    In another development, while expressing concern about reports of renewed cross-border violence between Sudan and South Sudan, the UNSC called for a ceasefire in the area to end the hostilities that led to thousands of people fleeing from the region. The urgency of delivering aid to prevent the current crisis from worsening was also emphasized. 2

    In other developments, according to reports, India’s intervention at the UNESCO’s Paris meet contributed to the body’s decision of not expelling Syria from its human rights committee in spite of pressure from the West and other Arab countries. India called for the differentiation of political issues from cultural matters. 3

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