AFRICA CHALLENGES HISTORICAL DISTORTIONS

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Africa is not relenting in rewriting how the world sees its history, its people and its place in the world.

This year, the continent took two major battles to the United Nations – slavery and the distortion of Africa's true size on world maps.

NAMIBIA URGES END TO NUCLEAR TESTING

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Namibia has called for renewed international efforts to end nuclear testing and advance global nuclear disarmament.

WOMEN VIE FOR TOP UN LEADERSHIP ROLE

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Four seasoned stateswomen are leading a historic charge to become the first-ever female United Nations Secretary-General.

NAMIBIA CALLS FOR GLOBAL GOVERNANCE REFORM

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Namibia has urged immediate, concrete steps to reform global governance and strengthen multilateral cooperation as member states gather to take stock of the Pact for the Future, saying the commitments in the Pact must be translated into national, regional and international action ahead of the 2028 review.

NAMIBIA CALLS FOR GLOBAL HIV FUNDING SUPPORT

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Namibia's Permanent Representative to the United Nations (UN) has called for stronger international support to improve access to affordable HIV medicines and ensure sustainable funding for HIV programmes around the world.

UNGA DEBATES ENDING US BLOCKADE ON CUBA

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The United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) held an additional debate on Tuesday regarding the necessity of ending the US blockade on Cuba, despite efforts by the United States to obstruct the discussion.

UN CHIEF URGES FASTER AI GOVERNANCE

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The United Nations Secretary General António Guterres has urged governments to move quickly on AI governance after the Independent Scientific Panel on Artificial Intelligence (AI) released a preliminary assessment.