The UN Security Council is the only body empowered to adopt decisions that are binding on all member states and authorise the use of force under international law, as set out in the UN Charter.
The UN Secretary-General issued this reminder while addressing a Security Council session on Monday.
SADC says its Emergency Response Team will support Mozambique and South Africa by establishing a comprehensive assessment of the humanitarian situation caused by recent devastating floods, including response capacities and priority needs.
The assessment is expected to inform a targeted regional response.
The Standing Committee on Economy, Industry, and Public Administration paid a courtesy visit to the office of the ||Kharas Governor, Dawid Gertze, this morning.
President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah has urged the Business and Intellectual Property Authority (BIPA) to improve timely communication with investors and to provide what she described as "red carpet treatment" to all clients.
Namibia and Iran have identified the potential export of Namibian beef to Iran, as well as technical cooperation in the establishment of power plants, as additional areas for bilateral collaboration.
The United Nations says additional funding is urgently needed to sustain the humanitarian response in Mozambique, where the death toll from severe flooding has risen to more than 145.
The floods have affected more than 510,000 people across central and southern provinces.
Namibia and Singapore are looking to deepen their economic ties, with both countries set to explore new areas of cooperation while strengthening existing trade relations.
Twenty-six African countries are affected by a U.S. State Department announcement made on Wednesday, pausing immigrant visa processing for 75 countries, effective January 21.
The United Nations will continue its work in line with its mandate despite the United States' withdrawal from several agencies, a decision the organisation has described as regrettable.
The memorial service for veteran journalist and former Swapo Party Regional Councillor Erasmus Captain Hendjala will be held on Friday, 9 January, at Oinyikanyika-Olupandu in the Omusati Region.
Hendjala died in Ongwediva on January 2 at the age of 78.
