IGAD’s Inappropriate Submission on Eritrea to the UNSC

Eritrea strongly objects to the submission and consideration by the UNSC the so called “Confidential Draft” disingenuously presented using IGAD as a face. By Ministry of Foreign Affairs, 1. On 16 December 2016 and at the request of Ethiopia, the Secretariat of the IGAD Sector Reform Program (ISSP), presented a briefing to the Security Council Committee, […]

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UNSC Approves Arms Embargo Implementation Assistance Notice and Exemptions on Eritrea

By Security Council, On 14 March 2016, the Security Council Committee pursuant to resolutions 751 (1992) and 1907 (2009) concerning Somalia and Eritrea adopted its second implementation assistance notice entitled “Summary of arms embargo restrictions in place for Somalia and Eritrea, including exemptions”. The implementation assistance notice is available on the Committee’s website in all […]

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Anatomy of the Lie: Eritrea, Saudi Arabia and the Gulf States

By Sophia Tesfamariam, Ever read a news report and get the feeling that something simply does not add up? Seems to be a lot of “stories” in cyberspace nowadays that simply don’t make sense-and some are being reported by what the public considered “credible” and “reliable” outfits. One such story that is trying to gain […]

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Statement by Eritrean Representative During the Adoption of UNSC Resolution on Somalia and Eritrea

By The Eritrean Mission to the UN, Mr. President, I would like to thank you and the members of the UNSC for giving my delegation the opportunity to participate in an agenda item that directly affects my country. I wish to extend my sincere thanks to the Chairman of the Committee and those representatives from […]

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Ambassador Girma’s Interaction with the UN Sanctions Committee – 9th October 2015

By Eritrean Mission to the UN, The following is the full statement that was delivered by Ambassador Girma Asmerom, Permanent Representative of Eritrea to the United Nations, during an informal dialogue with the Security Council Committee Established Pursuant to the UNSC Resolutions 751 (1992) and 1907 (2009), in New York.

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