Minister of international relations and trade, Selma Ashipala – Musavyi, said one of their biggest highlights was Namibia continues leadership in advancing women, peace and security agenda.
She said this during the end of the year diplomatic briefing held at the office of the prime minister in the capital last week. The event was attended by over 20 diplomats from various countries.
In a short briefing, the minister said Namibia can easily be recognised for the crucial role it played this year in terms of keeping peace and security. She further said that Namibia had an impact in steering women dominant in the society.
“One of the most profound achievements of the year was that Namibia demonstrated the leadership in advancing the women, peace and security (WPS) agenda. We were honoured to host the landmark silver anniversary of UNSCR 1325 in October, both in Windhoek and New York,’’ said the minister.
“The monumental event in Windhoek culminated, in adoption of the transformative, Windhoek +25 declaration, a document that only reaffirm global commitment but powerful,’’ she said. Furthermore, she highlighted the 30th conference of parties of UNFCCC (COP30) in Belem, Brazil was a crucial event she said showed Namibia’s commitment to climate and environmental stewardship.
“Our active engagement at the 30th conference stated how Namibia is committed in the global stance.
We also continued our active role within Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) at the ministerial meeting in Uganda, championing the interests of developing nations and advocating for more equitable and just global order,” she said.
“Namibia was privileged to have been invited to the G20 leaders’ summit in South Africa, where even as an observer, we were still able to make an impactful intervention,” added the minister.
On the way forward, she reiterated that Namibia’s policy on Western Sahara and Palestine and other remains unchanged.
“Our policy on Western Sahara, Palestine, Cuba, Sudan, Venezuela and reform of the UN security council remains unchanged. It is our hope that 2026 will yield progress on all these matters of global security importance,” read a statement.
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