Category: PRESS RELEASES

April 10, 2024 PRESS RELEASE The Eritrean Research Institute for Policy & Strategy (ERIPS), a research organization composed of Eritrean professionals and intellectuals working to shape the future well-being of citizens and establish democratic institutions in Eritrea, categorically denounces and opposes the decision by the Federation of World Peace & Love (FOWPAL) to grant the Peace Bell Award to Ms. Sophia Tesfamariam, Permanent Representative of Eritrea at the United Nations, on April 3, 2024. The statement states, “Tesfamariam was recognized … Continue reading “Calling Foul on FOWPAL – Demanding Accountability in Peace Advocacy”

17/12/2023The Eritrean Coalition for Democratic Change (ECDC) is writing to express its concern regarding recent developments and impending conflict between Ethiopia and Eritrea. Following the speech by the Ethiopian Prime Minister to the Ethiopian parliament regarding access to the Red Sea, inflammatory rhetoric and war preparations are taking place which have the potential to destabilise the already fragile Horn of Arican region. Eritrea, situated in the northern part of the Horn of Africa, underwent a complex historical journey. Following United … Continue reading “Mutual Development and Peaceful Co-existence are possible”

يعرب المعهد الإرتري للسياسات والأبحاث الاستراتيجية عن عميق أسفه لاندلاع المعارك في الخرطوم في الخامس عشر من أبريل الماضي ومن ثم انتشارها إلى مناطق أخرى في البلاد، ونشعر بقلق بالغ بشأن عمليات القصف واستخدام الأسلحة الثقيلة في المدن وهو ما تسبب في قتل وإصابة العديد من الأشخاص، وتدمير البنية التحتية للبلاد، كما أدت المعارك المستمرة إلى عمليات تشريد واسع النطاق للأشخاص العزل. وعليه يحث المعهد جميع الأطراف المتحاربة على وقف المعارك فوراً والبحث عن حلول سليمة لخلافاتهم، كما يدين استخدام … Continue reading “رسالة تضامن مع الشعب السوداني “

The Eritrean Research Institute for Policy and Strategy (ERIPS) is deeply saddened by the outbreak of fighting in Khartoum on April 15 and its spread to other regions of the nation. We are concerned about the bombardment and employment of heavy weaponry in cities. As a result, numerous people have been killed or injured, and civilian infrastructure has been destroyed. The fighting has also resulted in widespread displacement of innocent people. ERIPS urges all warring parties to halt the fighting and … Continue reading “Message of solidarity with the Sudanese people “

10/01/2022 As a follow up to its statement of the 25th of August 2022 condemning the outbreak of new hostilities in Tigray region of Ethiopia, Eritrean Research Institute for Policy and strategy (ERIPS) is deeply saddened by the aerial bombardment and heavy artillery shelling of civilians and civilian infrastructure in Tigray. It is particularly shocked by the recent attacks on civilians at Adi-Daero and its environs. Such attacks cause large scale death, displacement, and destruction. ERIPS strongly condemns attacks on … Continue reading “ERIPS Condemns Attacks on Civilians and Civilian Infrastructure in the Ongoing War in Tigray”

Eritrean Research Institute for Policy and Strategy (ERIPS) is deeply saddened by the outbreak of another war in Tigray and the catastrophic loss of life and human suffering this senseless conflict continues to inflict on innocent people. After weeks of growing tensions and military buildups, major ground fighting has erupted between the federal government of Ethiopia and the regional government of Tigray raising fears for the safety of millions of people in Northern Ethiopia and possibly other regions and neighboring … Continue reading “ERIPS Condemns Another Round of War in Tigray”