{"id":46236,"date":"2025-05-28T18:48:55","date_gmt":"2025-05-28T18:48:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/eritrea\/all-news\/un-elects-jordanian-diplomat-to-icj"},"modified":"2025-05-28T20:02:01","modified_gmt":"2025-05-28T20:02:01","slug":"un-elects-jordanian-diplomat-to-icj","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/eritrea\/all-news\/un-elects-jordanian-diplomat-to-icj","title":{"rendered":"UN Elects Jordanian Diplomat to ICJ"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Eritrea. <\/strong><\/span>Jordan&#8217;s UN envoy Mahmoud Daifallah Hmoud on Tuesday became the newest member of the International Court of Justice (ICJ) during an election by the UN General Assembly and Security Council.<\/p>\n<p>Receiving the required majority votes at both sessions, Hmoud was elected to fill the vacancy following the resignation of Judge Nawaf Salam.<\/p>\n<p>His term will be from May 27 until Feb. 5, 2027.<\/p>\n<p>Salam, the ICJ&#8217;s chief judge, resigned in January, nearly two years before the scheduled end of his term as a member and president of the court, which was set to expire Feb. 5.<\/p>\n<p>Prior to his resignation, Salam was named to form a new government in Lebanon.<\/p>\n<p>The president of ICJ is elected internally among judges of the top court via secret ballot for a three-year term.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Eritrea<\/span> Follow <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Eritrea. 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