SustainableDevelopment Archives

Windhoek to Break Ground on Second Waste Buyback Centre

The City of Windhoek, in partnership with the European Union and its sister city Bremen, will host the official ground-breaking ceremony for the second Waste Buyback Centre today. The event takes place at the Okuryangava Satellite Waste Disposal Facility. The new centre aims to promote recycling, waste reduction, and community participation in sustainable waste management. Here is the City's spokesperson, Harold Akwenye.

4 November, 2025

Namibia

Namibia Launches Employment Impact Assessment Tool

Namibia has launched the Employment Impact Assessment, a new tool to measure how national policies affect job creation, job quality, and social inclusion. The initiative forms part of the UN’s Global Accelerator on Jobs and Social Protection, providing government and partners with technical support to build stronger systems for policy implementation and evaluation. This event brought together policymakers and experts and discussed how EmpIA can drive more inclusive and sustainable […]

3 November, 2025

Opinion Pieces

Turning Aspirations into Action: A Renewed UN-Namibia Partnership to Reduce Inequality and Empower Youth

By Hopolang Phororo Just less than six years until the expiration of Agenda 2030 on Sustainable Development, wars and conflicts are raging, climate change is taking its toll, and we are faced with so much uncertainty, but hope remains. A month ago, the Pact for the Future was adopted at the General Assembly, setting a vision for multilateralism so that the world can deliver on its promises. Some are […]

21 October, 2024

Health / Medical

Early births – between 34 and 37 weeks – for moms with pre-eclampsia can reduce baby and mother deaths

By Alice Beardmore-Gray, King's College London About half a million babies die each year as a result of pre-eclampsia, an aggressive and potentially life-threatening problem in pregnancy. Approximately 46,000 women also die each year due to the disorder. The condition – a high blood pressure (hypertension) disorder – can affect multiple organs in the woman’s body, including the liver, kidneys, heart, brain and blood clotting system, as well as the […]

26 March, 2024