UN expected to back Cuba anti-blockade resolution again
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This year, the United Nations General Assembly is again expected to overwhelmingly vote in favour of a resolution condemning the 63-year-old economic blockade against Cuba.
This year, the United Nations General Assembly is again expected to overwhelmingly vote in favour of a resolution condemning the 63-year-old economic blockade against Cuba.
The SADC Secretariat has been directed to engage strategic partners, such as the Indian Ocean Commission, the African Union, and the United Nations, over the political and security crisis in Madagascar.
These engagements are to ensure coordinated and complementary interventions.
The high-level debate at the United Nations General Assembly's opening day was far from routine.
President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah has emphasised the need for the international community to undertake a deeper reflection on the developments and challenges of the past 80 years of the United Nations General Assembly and assess its current role in addressing global issues.
President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah has called for the continued strengthening of bilateral ties between Namibia and India, as she received that country's High Commissioner, Rahul Shrivastava, at State House for a courtesy visit.
The United Nations has acknowledged Namibia's role in peacekeeping and commitment to multilateralism.
UN Resident Coordinator Hopolanga Phororo conveyed these and other solidarity messages to President Nandi-Ndaitwah at State House.
The United Nations in Namibia has mobilised what it calls 'catalytic funding' to complement the efforts of the government in addressing unemployment.
Heads of UN agencies, led by the Resident Coordinator, Hopolang Phororo, held a courtesy meeting with President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah at State House.
The United Nations in Namibia is ushering in a new era of development cooperation with the launch of the 2025 to 2029 United Nations Sustainable Development Cooperation Framework.
The version succeeds the 2019–2024 United Nations Partnership Framework.
The President of the Republican Party (RP), Henk Mudge, has publicly criticized the government and the United Nations over their handling of the "Pact of the Future," adopted at the UN's 75th General Assembly.
The Secretary-General of the United Nations, Antonio Guterres, expressed satisfaction with Namibia’s role in co-steering with Germany in the negotiations for the Summit of the Future.