President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah has returned from Russia, where she participated in the 3rd Russia-Africa Summit in Moscow.

She described the summit as fruitful.

The United Nations General Assembly has voted in favour of a resolution calling for an end to the United States' economic, commercial and financial embargo against Cuba.

The draft resolution A/81/5 received 130 votes in favour, 17 against and 25 abstentions in New York yesterday.

Japanese Ambassador to Namibia, Shinichi Asazuma, has conferred the Order of the Rising Sun, Gold and Silver Star on former Namibian Ambassador to Japan Sophia Namupa Nangombe in Windhoek, recognising her efforts in promoting educational, cultural and economic cooperation between Namibia and Japan.

Failure by nuclear-armed states to honour their disarmament commitments is undermining global security as geopolitical rivalries deepen and respect for international law erodes.

The United States and Zambia have signed a health cooperation agreement worth about N$40 billion in Lusaka on Thursday.

The signing ended nearly a year of contentious negotiations over patient data and mineral rights that had threatened to derail the partnership.

President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah has expressed confidence following her participation in the 81st Session of the United Nations General Assembly in New York.

The Deputy Minister of International Relations and Trade, Jennely Matundu, has revealed that the ministry has initiated 28 projects that collectively invested N$66.8 billion, creating over nine thousand jobs.

Tanzania's Vice-President Deogratius Ndejembi criticised states imposing unilateral sanctions on other countries, warning at the UN General Assembly that such measures undermine sovereignty and peaceful coexistence.

President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah held bilateral talks with UN Secretary-General António Guterres at the UN headquarters in New York as the 81st General Assembly debate gets underway.

President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah says restoring trust in the United Nations must remain central to Namibia’s engagement at the 81st General Assembly, as geopolitical tensions continue to threaten global peace and stability.