Eritrea - Ministry of Information

Throughout the year, different days and periods present Eritreans with an opportunity to look back upon important historical dates and commemorate special events and occasions.

On 23 January, in Caracas, Venezuela, opposition leader Juan Guaido, who is the head of the country’s National Assembly, declared himself the “interim president” of Venezuela in an attempt to oust President Nicolas Maduro.

In Eritrea, most of the libraries are not well equipped with resources. It is undeniable that their collections need to be considerably expanded and updated.

Earlier this week, on Monday 28 January, Eritrea submitted its Third Cycle Universal Periodic Review (UPR) Report to the 32nd Session of the Working Group in Geneva.

As it describes itself, the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) “is a global leader in the fight against illicit drugs and international crime. Established in 1997, through a merger between the United Nations Drug Control Programme and the Centre for International Crime Prevention, the UNODC operates in all regions of the world through an extensive network of field offices.

Last week, Eritrea Profile featured an article titled, “Eritrea – Tail Wagging at the UN”, authored by Sophia Tesfamariam (23 January). The article, which explores a number of issues surrounding Eritrea’s recent appointments to chair the regional Khartoum Process in 2019 and to serve on the forty-seven-member Geneva-based UN Human Rights Council for the next three years, was well-written, thoughtful and perceptive, and presented a number of important insights, including several about international non-governmental organizations (NGOs).