South African President Cyril Ramaphosa called for broader reforms of the United Nations, criticising the lack of representation in the Security Council, during a speech in Barcelona on Saturday.
Bahraini Foreign Minister Abdullatif bin Rashid Al Zayani said Bahrain had submitted a draft U.N. Security Council resolution to protect freedom of navigation in the Strait of Hormuz, as Manama pushed its efforts to safeguard shipping in the strategic waterway.
A new volume in the Voices of Liberation series has been launched, focusing on the life of Andimba Toivo ya Toivo and his role in Namibia's liberation struggle.
Historian and University of Namibia lecturer Shampapi Shiremo has praised Ghana for spearheading a United Nations General Assembly resolution that declares the transatlantic slave trade the gravest crime against humanity.
The United Nations General Assembly has passed a resolution recognising slavery as one of the gravest crimes against humanity.
This comes after Ghana’s President, John Mahama, proposed the resolution at the Assembly, seeking to declare the transatlantic slave trade as the gravest crime against humanity.
President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah says Namibia does not forget countries and movements that supported Namibia's liberation struggle.
She emphasised that the country's independence was built on global solidarity.
The trend of disrespecting multilateralism is concerning and requires rectification, as it remains under threat.
This position is the view of Ambassador Tuliameni Kalomoh, who served as the first Namibian Ambassador to the US shortly after the country's independence in 1990.
The race for the next United Nations Secretary-General is officially underway, as several countries have already put forward their nominees.
However, the contest is already raising questions about tradition, regional rotation and gender balance at the world body.
Arican leaders and continental organizations have called for restraint, dialogue, and adherence to international law as tensions continue to rise in the Middle East following military exchanges involving Iran, the United States, and Israel.
Former refugees who have been camping at the Swapo Party headquarters say they will not leave the area without the letter that came from the United Nations outlining repatriation, rehabilitation and resettlement in detail.
