{"id":386914,"date":"2025-12-10T05:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-12-10T03:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/informante.web.na\/?p=386914"},"modified":"2025-12-09T18:14:17","modified_gmt":"2025-12-09T16:14:17","slug":"minister-invites-public-to-national-womens-day-and-international-human-rights-day-commemorations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/informante.web.na\/?p=386914","title":{"rendered":"Minister invites public to National Women\u2019s Day and International Human Rights Day commemorations"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Staff Reporter<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">THE Minister of Gender Equality and Child Welfare, Dr Emma Kantema-Gaomas, has invited the public to attend the National Women\u2019s Day and International Human Rights Day commemorations today in Katima Mulilo. The event aims to promote gender equality to help combat gender-based violence and honour Namibia\u2019s human rights commitments, including remembrance of the historic Old Location uprising.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Speaking ahead of the commemorations, Dr Kantema-Gaomas said Namibia will join the international community in marking International Human Rights Day and Namibia Women\u2019s Day. The ministry will host the event in Katima Mulilo in the Zambezi Region, and the minister encouraged residents of the region and the wider public to participate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This year\u2019s observance will take place under the theme \u201cUnited to End Digital Violence Against All Women and Girls.\u201d The minister added that the event forms part of the ongoing 16 Days of Activism campaign, which was launched in Keetmanshoop in the \/\/Kharas Region under the same theme.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Photo: Ministry of Gender Equality and Child Welfare, Namibia<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Staff Reporter THE Minister of Gender Equality and Child Welfare, Dr Emma Kantema-Gaomas, has invited the public to attend the National Women\u2019s Day and International Human Rights Day commemorations today in Katima Mulilo. 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