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

United Nations

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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 […]

todayNovember 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 […]

todayNovember 21, 2023 9

Oshiwambo

Ovanadolongo vefike po 4 000 tava mangululwa moNigeria.

Epangelo la Nigeria  ola yandja eshiivifo kutya omuvalu wova nadolongo vedulife po 4,000 ovamangululwa okudja meendolongo omo vakala veli datalika dihadi neenghono. Oo eli ominister yoikwameni moshilongo Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo ,  okwati ovo vamangululwa ova kala metonatelo lomafyulonghalo,  molwaasho vali vadopa okufuta outekete vomahandukilo avo. Minister okwati eingido loku vamangululula olili oshitopolwa shoshi nyangadalwa shomu President Bola Tinubu , oo aetapo eshonopeko lomahandukilo kovanadolongo moshilongo. Oshikondo shehangano loiwana yahangana  oshati eedolongo […]

todayNovember 20, 2023 6

green bonds

Africa

African nations are increasingly favouring green bonds over emissions trading to power their transition to green energy.

By Conrad Onyango, bird story agency African countries are now favouring raising funds for projects that have positive climate and sustainability outcomes over emissions trading as green bond issuances soar across the continent. While legislative plans to regulate the sale of carbon credits are proliferating the continent, this race has been beset by controversies, with critics claiming it allows companies to continue polluting without reducing their emissions. Green bonds are becoming […]

todayNovember 15, 2023 7

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

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

Namibia

MODEL United Nations High School Conference set to tackle global health challenges in 2023 session

The UN System in Namibia in partnership with the British High Commission in Namibia will be hosting the 11th annual Model United Nations Namibia (MUNNAM) High School Conference on 1 – 2 November 2023 at the UN House in Klein Windhoek. This year, delegates will discuss “The rising burden of chronic diseases and pandemics poses a challenge for public health systems and requires innovative approaches to improve population health, A […]

todayOctober 20, 2023 8

World

UN calls for urgent action to address education crisis as global primary school-age population peaks in 2023

The global population of primary-school-aged children is expected to reach an all-time high of 820 million in 2023. The number of secondary school children is also on the rise, but the education sector, shaken by the COVID-19 pandemic, is struggling to meet the rising demand.  Against this challenging backdrop, the United Nations Commission on Population and Development convenes this week, from 10 to 14 April, to discuss the vital impact […]

todayApril 11, 2023 5

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