PRESS STATEMENT

On 15 June 2021, UN Security Council members held an in-person informal interactive dialogue (IID) on the humanitarian situation in the Tigray region of Ethiopia. Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs Mark Lowcock and WFP Executive Director David Beasley were invited to brief the members. Representatives of the Ethiopian Government were also invited to participate. Eritrea was not invited, and rightfully so, as this was purely a matter on internal affairs in Ethiopia. Read more

There is no Planet B: Save the World, Secure your Future!

By Sabrina Solomon | How could a planet that gives all be turned into an unproductive and less suitable one? Do we know that we are letting mother earth perish for a luxurious life that we don’t even need? Though the earth was marvelously green, our incessant degradations and negative transformation over the years have drained its energy. If we continue to produce and consume the way we do now, where will the earth be, say in 30 years? Read more

Funeral service of Ambassador Araya Desta conducted

Asmara, 06 June 2021- The funeral service of Ambassador Araya Desta, Eritrea’s Permanent Representative at the African Union was conducted today, May 6, at the Asmara Martyrs Cemetery in the presence of Government and PFDJ officials. Ambassador Araya Desta who joined the EPLF in 1981 started his career from 1986 until 1991 as representative of the Eritrean Relief Association (ERA) in Ottawa, Canada. Read more

Nationals celebrate Independence Day anniversary

Asmara, 03 June 2021- Eritrean nationals residing in the cities of Oakland, Wellington and Christchurch, New Zealand and in Sydney, Australia, celebrated the 30th Independence Day anniversary with patriotic zeal under the theme “Resilient-As Ever”.

The celebratory event conducted in Oakland in which members of various community and public organizations took part featured messages of congratulations, seminars, speeches, as well as sports and cultural programs. Read more