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Eritrea: The United Nations imposes more sanctions
The United Nations Security Council on Monday slapped additional sanctions on Eritrea for allegedly providing support to armed groups (including the al-Shabaab group) seeking to destabilize Somalia and other parts of the Horn of Africa.
“This resolution underscores the international community’s condemnation of Eritrea’s destabilizing behavior – and its support for terrorism,” said Susan Rice, U.S. ambassador to the United Nations. “Today we have sent a clear message to the government of Eritrea that it must cease all illegal actions threatening international peace and stability in the Horn of Africa.”
The decision to pass Resolution 2023 came two years after the council adopted Resolution 1907, which imposed sanctions on Eritrea for failing to engage “constructively in resolving its border dispute with Djibouti,” Rice said in a statement. “Most alarmingly, it was providing political, financial and logistical support to armed groups seeking to undermine peace in Somalia.”