Namibia Urges UN Security Council Reform for Greater Representation

Namibia Urges UN Security Council Reform for Greater Representation

The International Relations and Cooperation minister, Peya Mushelenga, reiterated the nation's long-standing call for UN Security Council reform, emphasizing the need for a more representative and inclusive council. Speaking at a high-level debate in New York, Mushelenga highlighted Namibia's historical struggle for justice and the inadequacies of the current council structure. He urged that the composition of the council be adjusted to reflect present-day realities, building on the legacy of […]

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South Africa

Build One South Africa Labels Job Crisis Critical And Outlines Five-Year Plan for Job Creation

Build One South Africa has called the job crisis in the country critical, highlighting the alarming 11.57 million unemployed South Africans, as revealed by the latest Quarterly Labour Force Survey. Spokesperson Roger Solomon emphasized that nearly half of the youth aged 15 to 34 are jobless. The party has proposed a five-year plan aimed at creating two million new jobs to address this growing issue.

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World

Tropical Storm Ernesto moves towards Puerto Rico

Another tropical storm is wreaking havoc, this time across the northern Caribbean. Ernesto is expected to hit Puerto Rico. Jody Jacobs has more for us.

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APO International

President Boakai Applauds India on 77th Independence Anniversary

The President of the Republic of Liberia, His Excellency Joseph Nyuma Boakai, Sr., has congratulated the Government and People of the Republic of India on the occasion commemorating the 77th Anniversary of that country on August 15, 2024. “On the occasion commemorating the 77th independence anniversary of the Republic of India, I extend to you, and through your Excellency, to the Government and people of India, warmest felicitations and best wishes,” President […]

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Namibia

United Nations continues push for Africa’s permanent seat on Security Council

The UN Security Council held a high-level debate on Monday, 12 August 2024, focused on addressing historical injustice and improving Africa's representation. UN General Assembly President Dennis Francis said there is a need to reform the Security Council’s outdated structure, calling for Africa to be given a permanent seat due to its under-representation. Meanwhile, in his first address to the Security Council, the Minister of International Relations and […]

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World

Youth unemployment rate at 15-year low, says ILO

Youth from all corners of the country met at Helao Nafidi, in the Ohangwena Region, on Monday to commemorate International Youth Day. In a related development, the number of young people unemployed globally is at a 15-year low but countries in Asia, the Pacific region, and Arab States - and women in particular - “are not seeing the benefits” of this post-COVID economic recovery, the International Labour Organisation said […]

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Africa

Detained opposition leaders released in Tanzania

Tanzania has released 520 opposition members who were detained in a bid to prevent them from holding a youth rally that the authorities said could have triggered unrest. Bloomberg Africa reports that those freed late Monday without any charges include Chadema party Chairperson Freeman Mbowe and his deputy Tundu Lissu. Authorities banned an International Youth Day gathering that had been planned for Monday in the central Mbeya region, alleging that Chadema’s […]

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Namibia

NamPol under fire for traffic bias

The Namibia Police Force has responded to complaints regarding alleged discrimination by traffic law enforcement officers against operators of seven-seater vehicles. Nampol spokesperson, Deputy Commissioner Kauna Shikwambi, clarified that the police force has not authorised any discriminatory practices in enforcing the Road Traffic and Transportation Act. Shikwambi said that vehicles operating without public transportation permits are subject to the same enforcement measures, regardless of vehicle type. Shikwambi […]

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APO International

Sexual violence and famine stalk Sudan’s displaced

Sudan’s deepening humanitarian crisis caused by nearly 16 months of war has left countless women and girls subject to sexual violence and rape and tens of thousands of children at risk of death from hunger, UN aid teams said on Tuesday. Speaking from Sudan, UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) spokesperson James Elder described meeting a senior medical worker at a hospital outside Khartoum who had “direct contact with hundreds, hundreds of women and […]

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