United Nations Security Council Resolution 1907
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Jump to navigationJump to search
UN So 1907
Er-map.gif
Eritrea
Date 23 December 2009
Meeting no. 6,254
Code S/RES/1907 (Document)
Subject Peace and security in Africa
Voting summary
13 voted for
1 voted against
1 abstained
Result Adopted
United Nations Security Council Resolution 1907, adopted on December 23, 2009, imposed an arms embargo on Eritrea, travel bans on its leaders, and froze the assets of some of the country's political and military officials after accusing the Eritrean government of aiding Al-Shabaab in Somalia and reportedly refusing to withdraw troops from its disputed border with Djibouti, following a conflict in 2008.[1] The African Union and other organisations had been calling on the Security Council to sanction Eritrea for several months.[1]
The resolution was tabled by Uganda, and Burkina Faso led the proceeding. It was adopted by 13 votes in favor, with Libya voting against and one abstention from China.[1] Both countries said that sanctions were not an effective method for reconciliation.[2]
Eritrean Ambassador Araya Desta condemned the resolution, calling it "shameful" and a "fabrication of lies" by the United States and "Ethiopian regime", and stated it would not affect the country. He also denied Eritrean support of Somali militants, stating that "Somalis are our brothers".[3][4] At the same time, ambassadors from Somalia and Djibouti strongly supported the outcome.[5]
The African Union, an ardent supporter of the Somali government, had called on the Security Council to impose the sanctions. Eritrea withdrew from the African Union in protest.[citation needed]
Contents
1 Subsequent events
2 See also
3 References
4 External links
Subsequent events
The sanctions were reinforced on 5 December 2011.[6] On July 16, 2012, a United Nations Monitoring Group report stated that "it had found no evidence of direct Eritrean support for al Shabaab in the past year."[7] In October 2012, the Eritrean government has called for the lifting of the sanctions in light of the news stating that China, Russia, and South Africa have expressed support for them to be lifted.[8] In 2017, United Nations experts wrote: "Given that the Monitoring Group has been unable to find conclusive evidence of Eritrean support for Al-Shabaab in Somalia for four consecutive mandates, the Group recommends that the Security Council consider disassociating the sanction regimes for Eritrea and Somalia."[9]
==========================================================================================================
U.S. Senate Passes Senate Resolution 97 and Sends a Clear Message to Ethiopia and Eritrea about Human Right Violations
NEWS PROVIDED BY
Von Batten-Montague-York
May 20, 2021, 10:15 GMT
SHARE THIS ARTICLE
U.S. Senate: Senate Chamber
WASHINGTON, D.C., UNITED STATES , May 20, 2021 /EINPresswire.com/ -- The U.S. Senate took a stand against human rights abuses and reports of war crimes in Ethiopia’s Tigray region by passing Senate Resolution 97 (S.Res.97) a few hours ago. On behalf of the Tigray Center for Information and Communication (T.C.I.C.), Von Batten-Montague-York, L.C actively engaged with members of the U.S. Senate and lobbied for the addition and maintenance of strong language in S.Res. 97. We thank all the Senators and staffers that worked tirelessly with us on S.Res.97.
S.Res. 97. calls for the exit of Eritrean troops from Tigray, independent investigations into the reports of atrocities committed against civilians in Tigray, and for the perpetrators of these atrocities to be held accountable. We at Von Batten-Montague-York, L.C look forward to working with the Biden Administration to ensure that the Senate's wishes as outlined in S.Res.97 are achieved. We will also be focusing our attention on the U.S. House of Representative, where we are lobbying for language similar to S.Res.97 to be included in the proposed House Resolution pertaining to the conflict in Tigray.
Blossom Rolly
Von Batten-Montague-York, L.C.
[email protected]
Visit us on social media:
Facebook
Twitter