Meetings of Eritrean Women in Israel and Switzerland

Eritrean women residing in Israel and Switzerland reaffirmed their readiness to enhance their support to the national development programmes.

Asmara, 2 February 2016 – Eritrean women residing in Israel and Switzerland reaffirmed their readiness to enhance their support to the national development programmes.

At a seminar held in Tel Aviv, Israel on 30 January focusing on the objective situation in the homeland, the women participants renewed their commitments following discussions on the decisive role Eritrean women play within their respective societies.

In his remarks during the seminar, Eritrea’s Ambassador to Israel, Mr. Tesfamariam Tekeste, stated that the synchronized popular resistance against enemy conspiracies continues by nationals living inside the country and abroad, and that if this is to succeed, members of the NUEW should upgrade their organizational capacity with a view to increase their awareness on current challenges.

Meanwhile, in a public meeting held by NUEW members in Switzerland, participants voiced their staunch commitment to enhance their organizational capacity for the success of the global popular resistance to foil enemy conspiracies.

Participants further commended the Government for its efforts to empower women to augment their role in all facets of national development programs, and also called on their female compatriots to invest heavily in upgrading their educational capacity.