Namibia's president participates in conference on implementing UN resolution on slavery
A high-level summit with more than 80 countries to combat trafficking in Africans
Written by Ziad Abdel Fattah:
Namibian President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwa has arrived in the Ghanaian capital. AccraTo participate in the high-level consultative conference on the next steps for implementing the United Nations resolution on trafficking in and slavery of Africans.
80 participating countries
The conference is being organized by the Government of Ghana, with broad participation including heads of state and government, ministers, as well as representatives of civil society, legal experts and historians from more than 80 countries, with the aim of advancing international efforts towards achieving reconciliation and restorative justice.
First global gathering of its kind
The conference is the first global gathering of its kind since the United Nations General Assembly adopted its historic resolution nearly three months ago, which considered the trafficking and enslavement of Africans to be among the most serious crimes against humanity, and called for strengthening international cooperation in the areas of historical truth-seeking, accountability and restitution of rights.
The Namibian president was accompanied on the visit by retired Lieutenant General Epafras Dinga Ndaitwa and Minister of International Relations and Trade Salma Achibala-Mosafi. They were received by a number of Ghanaian officials, along with representatives of the Namibian diplomatic mission in Accra.
The conference aims to establish a global practical framework for translating the principles of the UN resolution into actionable steps, thereby contributing to supporting the path of reparative justice and bringing about broader reforms at the international level.
The participation of the Namibian president reflects the strength of relations with Ghana and underscores her country's commitment to supporting international efforts to achieve historical justice and address the lasting effects of slavery and colonialism on communities of African descent around the world.
Namibia's nature reserves: Africa's premier sustainable tourism destination
In another context, Namibia’s nature reserves are considered the number one sustainable tourism destination in Africa, surpassing South Africa, Tanzania, Kenya, Rwanda and Morocco, thus strengthening its position among the largest nature reserve destinations in Africa and the world.
Nature reserves in Namibia occupy more than 40% of the country's land, making it the country with the largest area of reserves within national borders in the world.
The African nation has about 86 locally managed reserves within Namibia’s borders, where local Africans manage the wildlife themselves and own the profits.
