The outgoing UN Resident Coordinator says the UN office in Namibia will continue to support the ''Buy Local, Grow Namibia'' campaign.

The ''Buy Local, Grow Namibia'' campaign, launched last year in collaboration with the government and stakeholders, encourages support for local businesses and self-reliance.

Sen Pang shared an update with President Hage Geingob, including the training aspect added to the campaign.

The UN diplomat also commented on Namibia's classification by the World Bank as an upper middle-income country.

The Namibian government has consistently decried the classification as it has led to a reduction in donor funding or soft loans to the country's financial development programs.

"We have over the past years worked to overcome this challenge and have been working with government institutions, with traditional donor countries like the US and Japan, and also with the private sector, civil society and the youth. In spite of this, we have been making great efforts with visible achievement in our work."