Briefing by FM Osman Saleh on UNHRC Process to Foreign Diplomatic Community in #Eritrea
For the past 14 years, certain countries have cynically weaponized the UNHRC Annual Session in Geneva as a platform for politicized harassment against Eritrea. This charade has gone beyond limits and Eritrea is earnestly and firmly requesting its termination.
Excerpts from FM Osman Saleh's speech:
*"...While we welcome the opportunity to engage with international partners on issues of mutual interest, Eritrea remains committed to interactions anchored on the tenets of sovereign equality, mutual respect, non-interference, and genuine cooperation. For fourteen years, Eritrea has maintained a consistent, principled stance across the Human Rights Council, the General Assembly, and bilateral channels. Our position is settled. Continuing engagement bilaterally on the Special Rapporteur yields no constructive utility, and we will no longer expend diplomatic capital or finite institutional time debating a mechanism whose continuation has evidently become an end in itself".
*"...The mandate has evolved into a textbook case of institutional inertia and a recurring political ritual. This ongoing campaign has inflicted severe reputational damage by broadcasting a distorted, one-sided narrative through (some) official United Nations channels, manufacturing a false global perception that overshadows our domestic realities. It has acted as a clearinghouse for state-sponsored defamation, inciting external hostility and systematically polarizing international forums. Furthermore, by painting Eritrea as a volatile, high-risk state, it has artificially stifled the country’s tourism investment climate, deterring foreign direct investment and impeding economic development".
*"...Equally concerning is the profound financial burden this mandate imposes. For fourteen consecutive years, the Human Rights Council and the OHCHR have funneled substantial financial and institutional resources into a failed mandate. The millions of dollars in cumulative Programme Budget Implications represent a significant expenditure of scarce UN resources at a time of acute liquidity constraints".
*"....The pen-holders face a definitive choice: they must choose between encouraging the financing of endless, sterile political confrontation or supporting tangible, state-led capacity building that directly enhances the lives of our people".
*"...Let me dispel a persistent misconception: Eritrea does not reject engagement with the international human rights system. We remain fully committed to fulfilling our obligations through the Universal Periodic Review (UPR), treaty body mechanisms, and consensual technical cooperation, universal, cooperative instruments predicated on equal participation and consent. What we reject is the politicization and selective targeting of that system".
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Condolences: Veteran freedom fighter, very dear colleague, and Head of the Finance and Administration Branch at MoI's Department of Engineering, btsai Kidane Teclemariam (Wedi Tekhali), has passed away at the age of 70 due to sudden illness.
Btsai Kidane joined the EPLF in 1978 and served his people and nation for 48 long years in various capacities with exemplary commitment and dedication.
Wedi Tekhali was initially assigned to the EPLA and later as a photographer in the frontlines as well as behind enemy lines until liberation. After independence, he continued his services at MoI's Branch of Photography and later as Administrator in the Department of Engineering.
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The Eritrean Crops and Livestock Corporation (ECLC) is successfully harvesting avocados. At the Halhale Project now have over 10,000 avocado trees. They’re growing them together with coffee and olives, turning the land into productive farms.
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General Leadership of the Beni Amer Tribes
Message of Condolence and Sympathy
His Excellency President Isaias Afwerki
President of the State of Eritrea
Condolence Message
The General Chief of the Beni Amer Tribes, Nazir Ali Ibrahim Daglal, together with the Omdas, Wakils, and Sheikhs, extends his deepest condolences and sincere sympathy to His Excellency President Isaias Afwerki, President of the State of Eritrea, as well as to the bereaved family and the brotherly people of Eritrea, on the passing of Mrs. Adhanish Berhe, the beloved mother of His Excellency the President.
We pray that Almighty God grants the late Mrs. Adhanish Berhe His infinite mercy and eternal peace, and blesses Your Excellency and the bereaved family with patience, strength, and comfort during this difficult time.
We also pray that Almighty God continues to bless and protect the State of Eritrea and its people, and preserves the enduring bonds of brotherhood and good neighborly relations between the Sudanese and Eritrean peoples.
Media Office of the General Leadership of the Beni Amer Tribes
“My Dream is Making Eritrea Africa’s Pharmaceutical Hub:” Pharmacist Nuru Abdu
By: Kidane Shimendi
Eritrean youth at home and in the diaspora are tirelessly working to realize the national vision across every sector—raising their national consciousness, strengthening their organizational skills, and equipping themselves with the necessary tools for success. Pharmacist Nuru Abdu Ahmed is one of these visionaries, diligently working to transform his dream of making Eritrea Africa’s pharmaceutical hub into a reality.
Full interview 👇
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