US Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield interview

US Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield interview

Seasoned diplomat Linda Thomas-Greenfield has worked in various roles in business, academia, and the foreign service, with highlights including, among others, Ambassador to Liberia, Assistant Secretary of State for African affairs, and her current role of United States Ambassador to the United Nations. Ambassador Thomas-Greenfield visited Namibia to participate in the ribbon-cutting ceremony for the opening of the new US Embassy compound on Thursday 7 December 2023, taking time out […]

December 8, 2023 254

Opinion Pieces

Sixty-four percent of Bank Windhoek’s workforce are women

By Bank Windhoek’s Strategic Communication Manager, Samuel Linyondi The 2023 United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) Report found that around 2.4 billion working-age women are not afforded equal economic opportunity worldwide. Published by the United Nations in 2015, the SDGs are a collection of seventeen interlinked objectives designed to serve as a shared blueprint for peace and prosperity for people and the planet, now and into the future. The Fifth […]

December 7, 2023 41

Africa

East DR Congo: president’s elusive bid for peace

Felix Tshisekedi became president of the Democratic Republic of Congo in January 2019 and promised to pacify the east, the scene of decades of militia violence. Nearly five years on, peace in the turbulent region remains elusive, with the security crisis a key issue in December 20 polls in which Tshisekedi is seeking re-election. Here are the main statements and decisions on the crisis made by the president during his […]

December 6, 2023 5

World

2023 set to be the hottest year on record, says UN

As leaders from nearly 200 countries gather in Dubai for climate talks, further evidence that humanity isn't doing enough to avert a climate catastrophe. The World Meteorological Organization says it's "virtually certain" that 2023 will be the hottest year ever - as the world heats up at an unprecedented pace. Toni Waterman has more.

December 1, 2023 15

World

UN Secretary General says the humanitarian situation in Gaza is an ‘epic catastrophe’

The UN Secretary General, Antonio Gutterres has told the Security Council that the world must not look away from the humanitarian catastrophe in Gaza. The council is hosting a high-level meeting on the Middle East crisis with several Foreign Ministers in attendance. Wednesday's meeting takes place on the same day the UN commemorates the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian people. Jody Jacobs reports from the United Nations Headquarters […]

November 30, 2023 13

Environment

Al Gore criticises COP28 for oil CEO leadership in climate talks

Former US Vice President Al Gore says the chances for real progress at the upcoming United Nations Climate Change Conference, COP28, were badly damaged when an oil company CEO was appointed to lead the talks. United Arab Emirates’ COP28 president Sultan al-Jaber is allegedly secretly using his role to push oil trade deals with foreign government officials. Gore says using international climate talks as leverage to shore up support for […]

November 28, 2023 7

Health / Medical

Ahead of World AIDS Day UNAIDS is calling for urgent support to Let Communities Lead in the fight to end AIDS

As World AIDS Day (1 December) approaches, UNAIDS is urging governments across the world to unleash the power of grassroots communities across the world to lead the fight to end AIDS. A new report launched today by UNAIDS, Let Communities Lead, shows that AIDS can be ended as a public health threat by 2030, but only if communities on the frontlines get the full support they need from governments and donors. […]

November 28, 2023 8

World

Somali education champion wins UN refugee prize

By Nina LARSON =(Video)= Geneva, Nov 28, 2023 (AFP) - A former Somali refugee intent on bringing books and education to his compatriots languishing in sprawling camps in Kenya was on Tuesday named the winner of the UN refugee agency's prestigious Nansen Award. Abdullahi Mire, 36, was hailed for championing the right to education by putting 100,000 books in the hands of children in Kenya's crowded Dadaab refugee camps. "A […]

November 28, 2023 12

Oshiwambo

Omumbwe younduda voku likwafelela, taitwikile noku tandavelifa omikifi.

Omuvalu wovanhu vefike po 6517 ovalopotwa vaningwa oihakanwa yomukifi woHepatitis E moNamibia okudja muDecember 2017 fiyo oneudo, noku twaalela eemwenyo dovanhu vefike po 55 . Shelikwatelela kwao eli omupedu minsiter wonghalo nawa noudjolowele, Esther Muinjangue, okwati omumbwe yoku hena oukoshoki osho shimwe shomoyeetififi yomukifi oo, nowa didilikwa unene moilyo longo youmbuwanhu wa Africa oshoyo moilyo longo imwepo mounyuni. Muinjangue edi okwali tedi popi mefiku loku dimbuluka efiku lounduda voku likwafelela […]

November 21, 2023 9