On the 23rd December 2009, the UN Security Council have passed yet another
scandalous decision that is clearly against the interest of Eritrean people
which will live in infamy on the historical calendar of Eritrea. The
sanction was sneaked by the actors of the draft into the UNSC resolution on
their 6254th meeting under the guise of the festive season while the
majority of the organisation was in the grip of festive celebration. This
shameful act of betrayal of the Eritrean people by the UNSC is repeating
itself on the 21st Century after the UN committed similar betrayal during
the mid of last century.

The Security Council have been hoodwinked to reach this decision by narrow
faction members lead by the weighty US diplomatic muscle for the sole
objective of weakening the state of Eritrea to render it as another
satellite state in the Horn of Africa.

The entire process of demonising Eritrea that culminated on the sanction has
been handled with such deliberate exploitation of regional and international
forums by running roughshod over the original objectives of these
organisations. It is highly lamentable to observe the AU and UN can be
treated with such contempt and derision by a single country in the 21st
Century and as a result millions of people in the region suffer.

This sanction is based on pure fabrication of events that was designed to
deceive and manipulate the international community to persuade Eritrea as
the spoiler of peace in the region, while the contrary is the truth. However
the US, UK and others who saw Eritrea's independent stance as intolerable
had found Eritrea guilty first and subsequently went to find the evidence
and could not provide a single shred of evidence that can justify taking
punitive measures against Eritrea.

The injustice and unfairness we are witnessing in passing this sanction is
of colossal proportion. The UNSC could not lift a finger with respect to the
huge border dispute between Ethiopia and Eritrea which killed conservatively
more that 100,000 lives and still draining the resources of both nations to
date and found it fit to come down like ton of bricks on Eritrea for
concocted and inconsequential accusations about Djibouti's claims with
regards to its border with Eritrea.

It is disheartening to observe the international media characteristically
could not pause for a moment and ask few searching questions to find out the
truth instead of clamouring to repeat what was being said by the powerful
and their agents when the sanction was passed.

The punishment chosen to sanction Eritrea is purely designed to weaken
Eritrea and embolden the minority government in Ethiopia to venture into
taking action against Eritrea. We are confidnet the Eritrean people and
government will circumvent this situation and use its experience and
fortitude to turn this situation into the advantage of Eritrean people.

The Young PFDJ grass root youth organisation across the globe is
disappointed the UNSC did not choose to rectify the wrongs it committed
against the Eritrean people during the last century and dismayed to observe
that large and powerful nations can abuse their muscle to harass and
intimidate a new nation for taking a balanced view that can enable to serve
the people of the Horn of Africa and achieve long term peace and stability.

Hence we wholeheartedly deplore the sanction passed by the UNSC against
Eritrea. We will support and work along with the Eritrean government in its
endeavour to achieve peace and stability in the region that will bring
eventual prosperity for its people.

December 27, 2009
YPFDJ