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July 24
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East Africa: UN Extends Mandate of Monitoring Group for Somalia, Eritrea
The Security Council today extended for 16 months the mandate of the United Nations expert panel monitoring compliance with sanctions against Somalia and Eritrea, while further... Read more »
May 14
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Eritrea: Independent UN Expert Stresses Need to Improve Human Rights Situation in Eritrea
The international community must keep Eritrea under "close scrutiny", an independent United Nations expert said today, stressing the need to fundamentally transform the East... Read more »
December 21, 2012
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Eritrea: Eritrea Must Cooperate in Human Rights Dialogue, Urges UN Independent Expert
The Government of Eritrea must cooperate with an international mandate to provide "an objective, fair and impartial picture" of the human rights situation in the Horn of Africa... Read more »
November 20, 2012
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Eritrea: UN Humanitarian Official Calls On International Community to Support Eritrea's Progress
The international community must support Eritrea as it strives to end hunger and increase its resilience to severe climatic conditions, a United Nations humanitarian official said... Read more »
July 25, 2012
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East Africa: UN Monitors for Somalia, Eritrea Get Another Year
The Security Council today extended for another year the mandate of the United Nations panel of experts monitoring compliance with the embargoes on the delivery of weapons and... Read more »
March 16, 2012
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Ethiopia: Secretary-General Urges Restraint After Attack On Eritrean Bases
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has urged Ethiopia and Eritrea to avoid any action that could escalate tensions between the Horn of Africa neighbours, following Ethiopia's attack... Read more »
January 13, 2012
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Sudan: UN Agency Seeks Solution for Long-Term Refugees in Eastern Region
The head of the United Nations refugee agency has praised efforts to find a lasting solution for tens of thousands of long-term refugees in eastern Sudan, most of them Eritreans,... Read more »
December 05, 2011
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Eritrea: UN Imposes More Sanctions on Govt
The Security Council today placed additional sanctions on Eritrea for continuing to provide support to armed groups seeking to destabilize Somalia and other parts of the Horn of... Read more »
October 18, 2011
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Eritrea: Sudan Deports Refugees, Asylum-Seekers
The United Nations refugee agency today condemned the deportation of more than 300 Eritrean refugees and asylum-seekers by Sudan after weeks of detention and in spite of a previous... Read more »
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