Press Releases
Looking for more press releases? Explore our full press release archive by date to access past announcements, news updates, and media releases published on Eritrea Environmental Watch.


Nigerian President calls for global action on climate change, Lake Chad crisis
“Most crises usually have a variety of festering causes and effects,” he explained. “It is the failure to address them early and effectively that lead to out-of-control conflicts,” he argued, noting that solutions include collective national and...

Africa: Conflicts and weather patterns strain food security
High levels of food insecurity persist in the world, due largely to conflicts and to adverse climatic shocks that are taking a toll, particularly in East African and Near East countries, where large numbers of people continue to be in need of...

Readout of the Secretary-General’s meeting with H. E. Mr. Osman Mohammed Saleh, Minister for Foreign Affairs of the State of Eritrea
The Secretary-General met today with H.E. Mr. Zachary Mubiri-Muita, Executive Secretary of the International Conference on the Great Lakes Region (ICGLR). The Secretary-General congratulated him on his appointment as Executive Secretary and...

Africa: The United States Calls for Restraint on the Ethiopia-Eritrea Border
The United States is gravely concerned about the military action that took place on the Ethiopia-Eritrea border, June 12 and 13. As both Ethiopia and Eritrea are party to the 2000 Cessation of Hostilities Agreement and there cannot be a military...

The United States Calls for Restraint on the Ethiopia-Eritrea Border
Press Statement John Kirby Assistant Secretary and Department Spokesperson, Bureau of Public Affairs Washington, DC June 14, 2016 The United States is gravely concerned about the military action that took place on the Ethiopia-Eritrea border, June...

Climate, Environment, and Conservation: Current Situation in the Horn of Africa
Special Briefing Johnnie Carson Assistant Secretary , Bureau of African Affairs Reuben Brigety Deputy Assistant Secretary , Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration Deputy Administrator of USAID Donald Steinberg; Assistant Administrator for...

SocialBoxBiz Tackling UN's Alarming 82M Tonne E-Rubbish Surge with Mac-Book and Old Tech Reuse Drive For UK Companies With Case Studies
Plan Now for Regulatory and E-Rubbish Mountain Impact update from SocialBoxBiz. LONDON, ENGLAND, UNITED KINGDOM, June 12, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- SocialBox.Biz Announces a Socialbox for Every IT-Manager and CIO As Per UN Report On The...

FAO and ACP member states share strong focus on nutrition and climate change
FAO Director-General José Graziano da Silva and Patrick I. Gomes, Secretary-General of the African, Caribbean and Pacific Group of States (ACP). 15 April 2015, Brussels - FAO Director-General José Graziano da Silva, in a speech today to the...


59th session of the Human Rights Council on gender equality and the rights of women and girls
SLOVENIA, June 16 - This year's session of the UN Human Rights Council will focus on gender equality and the prevention of discrimination and violence against women and girls. The Council will also address a number of other key issues, including...

U.S. Travel Restriction on Sierra Leone – Separating Facts from Fictions
Travel Restrictions on Sierra Leone: What Facts are Saying FREETOWN, SIERRA LEONE, June 8, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- In keeping with his July 2024 campaign promise to restore the travel ban and refugee admission into the United States upon...

Day 2 in Melbourne - His Holiness speaks on issues from Buddhist science to environment and from refugees to compassion
June 11th 2011 Melbourne, Australia, 10 June 2011 (By Tsering Kyinzom Dhongdue) - His Holiness the Dalai Lama inaugurated Quang Minh Temple of the Vietnamese Buddhist community in Melbourne’s Braybrook suburb this morning. Vietnamese Buddhists...

Deputy Minister David Mahlobo lauds contribution from various countries to South Africa’s democracy and water and sanitation sector
Water and Sanitation Deputy Minister, David Mahlobo has acknowledged partnerships with the international communities with regards to their contribution in the South African water sector, which guaranteed a sustainable and equitable supply of water...

U.S. Slashes Development Programs in Africa
(MENAFN) The United States is significantly scaling back its development and diplomatic efforts in Africa, causing growing concerns about the region’s future in areas like health, education, and economic growth. A leaked executive order from the...

Two years on, Sudan’s war seems further than ever from resolution. Can US involvement help peace efforts?
Two years on, the war between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) has created the world’s largest humanitarian crisis and wrought terrible destruction: the capital, Khartoum, and other major cities and...

Illegal arrest and detention of Libyan Asset Recovery head reflects worsening Libyan corruption
Endemic corruption in Libya continues to deter foreign investment, cripple public services, and erode trust in government. In the past year, Libya fell to its lowest-ever ranking in Transparency International’s 2024 Corruption Perceptions Index,...

African Development Bank at Landmark Event on Renewable Energy Integration in Tunisia
The African Development Bank participated in an “Integrating Renewables in Energy Transitions” event in Hammamet, Tunisia, from May 21 to 24, 2024. Co-hosted by the Climate Investment Funds (CIF) and the government of Tunisia, the learning event...

Preparing your 2024 Form 20-F
Artificial intelligence The SEC has been increasingly focused on disclosure around artificial intelligence (AI), including “AI washing,” or making potentially false or misleading AI-related claims. This has been reiterated in several instances,...

2024 Annual Meetings: African Countries Urged to Define Common Position for Reform of the Global Financial Architecture
"The problem of financing will remain unresolved so long as the rules and practices of global economic and financial governance obstruct access for our countries to sizeable resources on sustainable terms." The above pronouncement by Senegalese...