“My country, Eritrea, has been a victim of illegal and unjust sanctions and it continues to endure unilateral coercive measures targeting its most critical sectors, including the economic and national security ones. The country is further sustaining illegal unilateral sanctions imposed by the US Administration. The crippling socio-economic effects of these illegal sanctions to the country’s developmental programs are indeed colossal. Mr. President,All forms of unilateral coercive measures must be immediately lifted and the injustices and damages endured by the affected nations need to be rectified. Against the globally agreed development goals underpinned by the motto of “leaving no one behind”, unilateral coercive measures attest to the contrary as they are impoverishing those in the Global South and widening the development gap.

Source: Ethiopian News June 14, 2024 14:22 UTC