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
The climate crisis is here.
We need to prepare for its impacts and protect society.
➡That means making our homes and buildings as resilient as possible to weather extremes🏡🏢
Find out how in our new 🇪🇺 guidance report: https://climate-adapt.eea.europa.eu/en/metadata/guidances/eu-level-technical-guidance-on-adapting-buildings-to-climate-change/
Watch⤵
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/EUClimateAction/status/1641053808733171713
Sustainability is inherent part of indigenous way of life, traditional livelihoods and worldviews. 🇪🇺 wants to see ☮️, sustainable and prosperous Arctic. The knowledge of Sámi people can guide us.
Honoured to address #SamiSummit and meet the representatives of @Saamelaiskaraja!
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/JuttaUrpilainen/status/1639323455861424140
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. The #EU is participating in the UN Water Conference from 22-24 March 2023, New York. The Conference is an opportunity to accelerate action for clean water & sanitation for everyone by 2030. The EU is bringing a number of commitments to the conference
https://environment.ec.europa.eu/topics/water/eu-un-water-conference_en
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/EU2Namibia/status/1638499195043688449
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
Looking forward to constructive engagement at the Conference, also with Namibia! 🇪🇺🇳🇦
RT @EU_ENV: Without 💧 water there would be no life on Earth
Yet, 40% of the world's population live in areas affected by water stress
At the @UN_Water Conference starting tomorrow, the 🇪🇺 will confirm its strong engagement for 🌍 water security with 33 commitments for #WaterAction
👇
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/EU2Namibia/status/1638170722093629440
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 @unescoWATER: Water is life.
Water connects us.
Water is possibility!
We are 1 day to the #UN2023WaterConference, JOIN the discussions and take #WaterAction.
Here are 5 things you should know about the UN 2023 water conference.
➡️https://news.un.org/en/story/2023/03/1134597
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/EU2Namibia/status/1638136070826086401
RT @antonioguterres: Xenophobia, prejudice, hate speech & other forms of racism are on the rise.
We need to resist and reverse these trends, condemn and eliminate racial discrimination in all its forms, and address it wherever and whenever it arises.
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/EU2Namibia/status/1638134987735150592
Today is International Day for the #EliminationOfRacialDiscrimination. What is the EU doing about racism? The @EU_Commission’s #AntiRacism Action Plan provides a roadmap for eliminating racism effectively.
Discover it 👉 https://europa.eu/!JHNXPR
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/EUPublications/status/1638065416785498114
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
HR/VP @JosepBorrellF chaired the third EU-Iraq Cooperation Council to address the main bilateral files and ways to enhance an already solid partnership.
He also met with Iraqi MFA @Fuad_Hussein1 and praised 🇮🇶 contribution to the regional stability.
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/eu_eeas/status/1637722147169640451
#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 @DalaiLama: It's important to recognize that if human conflicts are created by the misuse of human intelligence, we can also utilize our intelligence to find ways and means to overcome them. When human intelligence and human goodness are used together, all our actions become constructive.
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/EU2Namibia/status/1636866658483535874
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