Diplomacy
UN Security Council to Hold Closed Talks on Northern Ethiopia Tensions
The Reporter · 4 hours ago · Read the Full Story on The Reporter
AI SUMMARY
The UN Security Council is holding closed consultations on northern Ethiopia amid rising regional tensions, deteriorating diplomatic relations, and escalating humanitarian concerns.
- The UN Security Council is convening closed consultations on the deteriorating situation in northern Ethiopia.
- An official from the UN Department of Political and Peace-building Affairs is scheduled to brief Council members.
- The Security Council Report warns that renewed tensions threaten to unravel the 2022 Pretoria Agreement and trigger a wider regional war.
- Addis Ababa recently announced the closure of its embassy in Asmara and declared ten Eritrean diplomats persona non grata, giving them 48 hours to leave.
- Ethiopia also declared Egyptian diplomatic staff member Ahmed Moharam Ahmed Soliman persona non grata with a 48-hour expulsion window.
- UN spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric reported that escalating drone activities and airstrikes across northern Ethiopia are endangering civilians and humanitarian operations.
- The UN and its partners are forced to negotiate humanitarian access on a case-by-case basis.
- The UN Security Council's October agenda features its annual joint consultative meeting with the African Union Peace and Security Council on October 23.
- The AU Commission issued a statement urging Ethiopia, Eritrea, and Egypt to exercise maximum restraint, preserve communication channels, and pursue peaceful dialogue.
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