Blue Gold: The Coming Water Wars

Blue Gold: The Coming Water Wars

by Gordon G. Chang | Yesterday, nations went to war for land. Today, our conflicts involve energy. And tomorrow, Brahma Chellaney writes, the battles will be about water. The award-winning author believes that Mark Twain was right when he said, “Whisky is for drinking, water is for fighting over.” Read more

The Battle for Water

The Battle for Water

by Brahma Chellaney, Professor of Strategic Studies at the New Delhi-based Center for Policy Research | The sharpening international geopolitical competition over natural resources has turned some strategic resources into engines of power struggle. Transnational water resources have become an especially active source of competition and conflict, triggering a dam-building race and prompting growing calls for the United Nations to recognize water as a key security concern. Read more

Eritrean Mission to the UN: Statement by H.E....

Eritrean Mission to the UN: Statement by H.E. Araya Desta on agenda item 69

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Eritrea’s prominent historical sites and their...

Eritrea’s prominent historical sites and their significance in tourism

by Tsegay Mdin | Culture oriented research is a cornerstone in the nation building process as an engine to economic, social and political development in any nation. The National Museum of Eritrea was conducting researches nationwide for almost two decades in collaboration with different foreign counterparts.  Read more

Permanent Mission of Eritrea to AU and UNECA:...

Permanent Mission of Eritrea to AU and UNECA: Interventions by H.E. Ambassador Girma Asmerom on ‘Africa’s relationship with the ICC’ and ‘the Lampedusa Tragedy’, at the AU Extraordinary Summit

On 12 October 2013, the Assembly of Heads of State and Government of the African Union held an Extraordinary Session in Addis Ababa, under the theme “Africa’s Relationship with the International Criminal Court (ICC)”.

During the Session, the Assembly also appointed a new Commissioner for Peace and Security of the AU Commission, as well as discussed and passed Decisions and Declarations. PDF