Namibian President Hage Geingob dies of cancer at 82

Feb 04, 2024, at 05:04 pm

Windhoek/IBNS/UNI: Namibian President Hage G. Geingob passed away early Sunday while receiving cancer treatment in a hospital in the capital city of Windhoek, the presidential office announced. He was 82.

Pioneering Namibia MP, Indonesia family planning board, win 2022 UN Population Award

Jun 13, 2022, at 08:28 pm

New York: The UN’s sexual and reproductive health agency, UNFPA, announced on Monday the winners of it’s 2022 UN Population Award, with the individual prize going to a young trailblazing parliamentarian from Namibia, while the institutional award went to Indonesia’s National Population and Family Planning Board.

Coding in Namibia: UN supports young women’s computing career dreams

Jan 31, 2020, at 09:53 am

New York/IBNS: Six young women from Namibia are on the path to a career in the field of information and communications technology (ICT), with the support of the UN office in the country.

Shun unilateral action, embrace multilateralism, Namibian President urges at UN Assembly

Sep 27, 2018, at 08:14 am

New York, Sept 27 (IBNS): Warning that the world seems to be drifting away from dialogue and towards unilateral action – at great peril to very fundamental tenets of democracy – the President of Namibia called on world leaders, gathered at the United Nations General Assembly, to embrace multilateralism.

In Windhoek, Ban inaugurates UN House, hails cooperation with Namibia

Jun 25, 2014, at 08:39 pm

New York, June 25 (IBNS): Hailing the valuable history between the United Nations and the Namibian people, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon arrived Tuesday in Windhoek to “write another chapter in our cooperation,” as he inaugurated the UN House there, which will help enhance the coordination of the world body’s activities and agencies working in the country.