Eritrea

UN Photo/Milton Grant

Ban urges ‘maximum restraint’ in wake of reported fighting at border between Ethiopia and Eritrea

15 June 2016
Deeply concerned by reports of fighting on 12 and 13 June on the border between Ethiopia and Eritrea, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, who is on an official visit to Belgium, met in Brussels today with top officials from both the African countries, with the parties calling for maximum restraint.
Mike Smith. UN Radio Photo/Daniel Johnson

UN and Africa: focus on Eritrea, Darfur and illegal wildlife trade

9 June 2016
UN and Africa

Eritrea “responsible for crimes against humanity”

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Crimes against humanity committed in Eritrea, warns UN group

8 June 2016
Officials in Eritrea have committed crimes against humanity, including enslavement, rape and torture, across the country over the past 25 years, according to a new report released today by the United Nations Commission of Inquiry on Human Rights in Eritrea.
Commission of Inquiry on Eritrea chairman Mike Smith said the government's denials of human rights abuses did not stand up to scrutiny.
UN Photo/Daniel Johnson

Eritrea “responsible for crimes against humanity”

8 June 2016
General News

Widespread and systematic crimes against humanity have been committed in Eritrea since it gained independence in 1991 for which the perpetrators should face international justice, leading UN human rights investigators said Wednesday.

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OCHA/Laila Bourhil

In Eritrea, UN deputy relief chief urges support for vulnerable communities

27 January 2016
The United Nations Assistant Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Deputy Emergency Relief Coordinator, Kyung-wha Kang, wrapped up a three-day visit to Eritrea today, where she urged broader support for the Government's efforts to meet basic needs and build resilience of the country's most vulnerable communities.
An aerial view of flooding in and around Jowhar town, Somalia, in November 2013. AU-UN IST Photo/Tobin Jones

East Africa braces for worsening El Niño conditions

6 November 2015
General News

The number of people who do not have enough to eat in East Africa could rise by more than 80 per cent in the coming months due to weather variations brought on by the climatic event known as El Niño.

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UN Photo/Jean-Marc Ferré

‘Very significant number’ of Eritreans joining exodus to Europe – UN Assembly told

29 October 2015
“A very significant number” of Eritreans are fleeing a country “that is not in a situation of conflict or unrest” to seek a life free from fear, the head of a UN-appointed commission of inquiry on human rights in the east African nation told the UN General Assembly today.
Conflict in South Sudan displaced many people, including foreigners. This file photo shows internally displaced persons in Unity State.
UNHCR

South Sudan: Protection site for foreigners closes

7 September 2015
General News

A deadline has passed for more than 200 foreigners to leave a UN-run protection facility in the capital of South Sudan.

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Thousands of civilians fleeing ‘rule of fear’ in Eritrea, say UN experts, warning of gross rights abuses

24 June 2015
A United Nations-appointed commission of inquiry today warned that the dire situation in Eritrea can no longer be ignored and called on the UN Human Rights Council to maintain close scrutiny on violations committed in the Horn of Africa nation that may constitute crimes against humanity.
Investigator Mike Smith said people could be taken from their homes and detained without knowing why or by whom.
UN Photo/Jean-Marc Ferré

Eritrea investigator calls for International Court probe

24 June 2015
General News

The Eritrean government faced renewed pressure over allegations of crimes against humanity on Wednesday, as UN investigators repeated their call for an international criminal probe into abuses.

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