EU in Namibia @EU2Namibia@respublicae.eu
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1/4 The first ever EU/Namibia Quality infrastructure (QI) forum took place this week in Windhoek. The forum provided a platform for engagement and shedding more light on how the whole QI system interlinks - both in terms of how the different aspects, such as standardization,
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/EU2Namibia/status/1649007355391033346
RT @JosepBorrellF: Our trade imbalance and deficit is continuously getting bigger, which is unsustainable and needs to be addressed.
We need transparency, reciprocity, and a level playing field. Call it increasing strategic autonomy or de-risking, it comes down to the same thing.
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🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/EU2Namibia/status/1647507055933005824
RT @civic264: 📢 OPPORTUNITY | The Enhancing Participatory Democracy in Namibia (EPDN) Programme has an open call for short-term expertise in various fields on the enhancement of 🇳🇦’s participatory democracy.
Find out more: https://www.civic264.org.na/opportunities/other-calls-opportunities
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/EU2Namibia/status/1646804898808225792
RT @D4DHub_AUEU: #D4DJournalism: Three African journalists have been selected to attend the e-Governance Conference (#egov2023) in Tallinn 🇪🇪 with the objective of promoting a public debate on e-governance across the continent.
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🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/EU2Namibia/status/1646141358007103490
✅ Are you passionate about youth participation and empowerment?
✅ Do you have a good command of English?
✅ Would you animate the @EU_Partnerships #YouthSoundingBoard with your creativity and ideas?
There are only 25 places available, apply by 26 April!
http://europa.eu/!xTHDGc
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/EU2Namibia/status/1646140926362894336
🙋Are you 18-30 years old?
🙋 Do you want to help build a better
world?
@EU_Partnerships is looking for you for its new #YouthSoundingBoard. This is your chance to help shape the world around you.
Make your voice heard. Apply today! 👉 https://europa.eu/!xTHDGc
#YouthLeadsTheWay
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/EU2Namibia/status/1646140083827884032
1/6 Global Gateway: European Commission announces funding opportunity for academic mobility in Africa:
The European Commission has opened a €27 million call for proposals for higher education institutions to provide international learning mobility opportunities
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/EU2Namibia/status/1645777468702306304
3/5 The workshop covered 9 topics, namely
▪︎ Advocacy and Legal Frameworks for Gender and Women’s Rights
▪︎Developing Advocacy Skills
▪︎Advocacy on customary Law and polygamous unions to protect women’s property
▪︎Civil Marriages and inheritance or Death of a Spouse
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/EU2Namibia/status/1641786511220678656
2/5 The workshop is part of the EU-KAS funded project- Strengthening the roles of CSOs and women in democracy- which aimed at supporting civil society organisations from across Namibia to become agents for women's empowerment in their own communities.
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/EU2Namibia/status/1641786492484739074
1/5 Women's Empowerment:
Knowledge and local advocacy are key!
This week, a training workshop was organised by Konrad Adenauer Foundation and Women's Action for Development in partnership with the European Union on Women's Rights and Advocacy.
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/EU2Namibia/status/1641786474575085569
Relevant anywhere and everywhere
RT @_AfricanUnion: The Stolen Futures Report shows children bear a disproportionate burden of #Corruption due to the reliance on public services & reduced capacity to challenge corrupt practices.
#WhatAfricanWomenWant rallies action to combat corruption.
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/EU2Namibia/status/1639166139052830720
1/2. Today (22 March) is the #WorldWaterDay.
Without water there is no life. Access to water is a human right. It is also an indispensable resource for the economy – for food, energy and industry.
Continued…
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/EU2Namibia/status/1638499188668243968
Water is life! It’s also a priority for 🇳🇦
RT @EU_ENV: No access to safe 💧 water is more than just an inconvenience
It could become a reality for half of the 🌍 population by 2030
The @UN_Water Conference, starting this #WorldWaterDay, is our chance to turn this around
This is our 🇪🇺 vision: https://environment.ec.europa.eu/topics/water/eu-un-water-conference_en
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/EU2Namibia/status/1638472427557601280
To all Namibian poets, past, present and to become!
RT @UNESCO: 21 March is #WorldPoetryDay!
Let's celebrate the power of #poetry to shake us from everyday life!
📝 https://www.unesco.org/en/world-poetry-day
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/EU2Namibia/status/1638140202022576131
RT @antonioguterres: Protecting forests is one of the most effective ways to address the climate crisis.
Forests can benefit the planet & all its people, and are invaluable in our #ClimateAction efforts to build a sustainable future.
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/EU2Namibia/status/1638134241232822272
Reforestation and protection of forests are key to Namibia’s fight against climate change.
RT @EU_ENV: #EUForests 🌲🌳 are crucial to #RestoreNature, fight #ClimateChange, and maintain our health & that of the 🌍 planet
On this #IntlForestDay, discover our 🆕 guidelines to support tree planting actions and to protect old-growth forests: https://environment.ec.europa.eu/news/eu-forests-commission-adopts-new-guidelines-support-tree-planting-actions-and-protect-old-growth-2023-03-21_en
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/EU2Namibia/status/1638128169566838786
Reading the 🇳🇦 Constitution, it’s no coincidence Namibia Independence is celebrated at the same date as the Int’l Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination and Anniversary of the Univ. Declaration of #HumanRights75 . Happy 33rd Independence Day! 🇪🇺🇳🇦
RT @EUAntiRacism: This year Int’l Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination coincides with the 75th anniv. of the Universal Declaration of #HumanRights. The EU contributed to shape a system which guaran…
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/EU2Namibia/status/1638123943499276289
#StandWithUkraine
RT @JosepBorrellF: We are taking a key step towards delivering on our promises to provide #Ukraine with more artillery ammunition
18 countries signed up to the @EUDefenceAgency project to aggregate orders&place them with industry
#EU committed to deliver more & faster to Ukraine
#StandWithUkraine
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/EU2Namibia/status/1638108651033354241
The European Union 🇪🇺 wishes the Republic of Namibia 🇳🇦 a Happy 33rd Independence Day!
#33yearsEU-Namibia partnership, towards a sustainable green future!
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/EU2Namibia/status/1638093433695883269
RT @MobileFilmFest: 📣 African talents, don't miss out on this incredible opportunity! Other prizes are supported by renowned partners such as @acpeuculture, @TV5MONDE and @canalplus. Don't wait any longer, submit your short film before April 4th : https://mobilefilmfestival.africa/ #callforfilms #africa
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/EU2Namibia/status/1636865550914662400
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