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    Omanyano ovanhu koikundaneki yomalungula kashili paveta, Commisiner Sakaria takunghilile Veronika Haulenga

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Health / Medical

NDCN workshop addresses outdated disability policy

  The National Disability Council of Namibia (NDCN) conducted a consultative workshop in Rundu on Tuesday to discuss the Persons with Disabilities Draft Bill and the National Policy on Disability. NDCN Chief Executive Officer Angelique Philander addressed the workshop, saying the consultations were prompted by an outdated national policy on disability established in 1997. She explained that the policy no longer aligns with the current needs and advancements of people […]

todayNovember 14, 2023 12

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Press Releases

Sustained, Structured Conversation around Risks, Challenges, Opportunities of Artificial Intelligence Vital, Secretary-General Tells Safety Summit

UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ remarks at the United Kingdom AI [artificial intelligence] Safety Summit, November 2nd: The speed and reach of today’s AI technology are unprecedented.  The paradox is that in the future, it will never move as slowly as today.  The gap between AI and its governance is wide and growing. AI-associated risks are many and varied.  Like AI itself, they are still emerging, and they demand new solutions.  […]

todayNovember 3, 2023 4

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Africa

Some African governments are spending millions to spy on their citizens – stifling debate and damaging democracy

Tony Roberts, Institute of Development Studies Governments around the world use surveillance technology to monitor external threats to national security. Some African governments are also spending vast sums on mass surveillance of their own citizens. They are using mobile phone spyware, internet interception devices, social media monitoring and biometric identity systems. Artificial intelligence for facial recognition and car number plate recognition is another digital surveillance technology in their growing toolkit. […]

todayNovember 2, 2023 9

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Namibia hosted Africa’s 1st community-led conservation congress. Where will it lead?

By Victoria Scheneider Via Mongabay Hundreds of Indigenous and local community groups, conservation organizations, governments and policymakers gathered to strategize how communities can play a bigger role in African conservation efforts, which are typically dominated by big international NGOs. However, the outcomes of the congress were vague, and some participants concluded that the dependence on large NGOs and policymakers, through equitable partnerships, was needed. Organizers say this congress is a […]

todayNovember 2, 2023 9

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World

Human Rights Declined in 3 out of 4 Countries since a Global Rule of Law Re­­cession Began in 2016

The rule of law has once again eroded in a majority of countries this year, according to the World Justice Project (WJP) Rule of Law Index 2023. More than 6 billion people live in a country where the rule of law weakened between 2022 and 2023. Since authoritarian trends pushed the world into a rule of law recession in 2016, the global downturn has affected 78% of countries, the latest Index shows. […]

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