Commemoration of Human Rights Day

Windhoek - United Nations Information Centre Windhoek highlighted the importance of Human Rights Day by doing an outreach to media houses in Namibia. UNIC organized a television feature with the UN Resident Coordinator as well as a pre-recorded radio interview and interview for the newspaper on Human Rights. More »

Training of Trainers for Model United Nations Namibia

Windhoek - UNIC organized a training workshop for University students and High School graduates to make them ‘trainers’ for Model United Nations. The two-day workshop (28-29 November 2012) introduced the participants to the work of the United Nations. More »

Launch of UNCTAD Report

Windhoek - United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) launched the “Information Economy Report 2012”, subtitled The Software Industry and Developing Countries. UNCTAD serves as the think tank for issues relating to development. This year, 2012 marks the 10th Anniversary of the Reports which UNCTAD produce on an annual basis.  More »

UN Bikers Ride On – Speak Out welcoming ceremony

Windhoek - A squad of 19 Bikers was escorted into Windhoek by the City Police as they made their third stop since leaving Johannesburg on Monday 26 November 2012. The motorcyclists are undertaking a motorbike ride across nine Southern African countries as part of the 16 Days of Activism campaign. More »

Training of UNA members in MUN programme

Windhoek - During 2012, the Model UN programme in Namibia gained great momentum following the hard work of UNIC team in ensuring adequate training and organizing two conferences.  With the vision to expand the programme to the regions, UNIC is partnering with United Nations Association Namibia (UNA) to spread the MUN programme to learners outside Khomas Region. More »