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Eritrea gives go-ahead to UN radio

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    The UN mission in Ethiopia and Eritrea (UNMEE) has successfully launched its first radio programme, broadcast over Eritrean airwaves at 01:30 p.m. local time (11:30 GMT) on 16 January.
    Eritrea has given UNMEE the go ahead to broadcast in English, Tigrinya, Tigre and Arabic, but there has been no permission yet to broadcast in Ethiopia. UNMEE said in a statement it was “ready to broadcast a parallel programme on Radio Ethiopia, but awaits final word from the Minister of Foreign Affairs concerning UMNEE’s radio access.”

    Radio UNMEE will feature news of the latest developments from the peacekeeping mission and important markers in the unfolding peace process such as the prisoner of war exchange, said an UNMEE statement sent to IRIN 17 January. It said Radio UNMEE would also focus on humanitarian issues such as the situation of internally displaced people and keep listeners informed about the ongoing mine awareness and demining programmes.

    The first programme was introduced by the Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General, Legwaila Joseph Legwaila, chief of UNMEE.

    This article was produced by IRIN News while it was part of the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs. Please send queries on copyright or liability to the UN. For more information: https://shop.un.org/rights-permissions

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