The United Nations has urged Ethiopia and Eritrea to respect their border pact and territorial integrity amidst "renewed tensions" and accusations of destabilization between the two Horn of Africa nations.

• The UN stressed recommitting to lasting peace under the Algiers Agreement, which ended a 1998-2000 border war that killed tens of thousands.
• UN chief Antonio Guterres, through his spokesman Stephane Dujarric, voiced concern over the situation.
• Relations have been strained since Eritrea gained independence in 1993, with recent fighting in Ethiopia's Tigray region between 2020 and 2022 claiming up to 600,000 lives.