The Deputy Secretary-General, Amina J. Mohammed, is in Windhoek, Namibia, for the 35th Independence Anniversary celebrations and the inauguration of the fifth President of the Republic of Namibia, H.E. Ms. Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah - the first woman to hold the office and currently one of only two female Heads of State in Africa.
The Deputy Secretary-General met with the newly inaugurated President. They discussed the importance of multilateralism, the advancement of the Sustainable Development Goals in Namibia and the implementation of the Pact for the Future. They also exchanged on the country’s efforts in advancing gender equality.
On the margins of the inauguration, she also met with H.E. Mr. Mahmoud Ali Youssouf, Chairperson of the African Union Commission, and H.E. Mr. João Manuel Gonçalves Lourenço, President of the Republic of Angola.
She will return to New York on Sunday, 23 March.