President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah says Namibia remains committed to securing a resolution on reparations for the genocide committed against the Herero and Nama people during German colonial rule.
President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah has arrived in Tanzania for her two-day state visit aimed at strengthening bilateral relations and reaffirming the historic ties between the two countries.
President Netumbo Nandi Ndaitwah said despite recent improvements, more needs to be done to reduce youth unemployment in the country.
She said this in remarks delivered on her behalf at the opening of the 3rd General Assembly of the National Youth Council of Namibia at Swakopmund.
President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah has used the High-Level Consultative Conference on the Next Steps for the Landmark UN Resolution on the Transatlantic Slave Trade in Accra, Ghana, to draw parallels between its legacy and Namibia's ongoing pursuit of reparations for the genocide committed against the Herero and Nama
President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah says Namibia remains committed to securing a resolution on reparations for the genocide committed against the Herero and Nama people during German colonial rule.
President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah departed for Accra, Ghana, to attend the High-Level Consultative Conference.
The conference is on the Next Steps to the Landmark United Nations Resolution on the Trafficking of Enslaved Africans.
Ghana and Tanzania will be the focus of President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah's diplomatic engagements from 17 to 22 June.
President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah wants greater investment in children, stronger protection of their rights and universal access to water, sanitation and hygiene as Namibia commemorates the Day of the African Child and the 50th anniversary of the 1976 Soweto Uprising.
President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah has urged all Namibians to reject divisive tendencies such as tribalism, regionalism and discrimination in order to build a unified and inclusive society.
The president says countless men and women sacrificed their lives to attain national freedom and independence.
President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah has called on young Namibians to write, saying that literature and novels influence people's lives in one way or another.
