Ghana’s President hands-over AfCFTA secretariat to African Union commission
The President of the Republic, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has commissioned and handed over the Secretariat of the African Continental Free Trade Area to the African Union (AU) Commission, at a brief ceremony, at the Africa Trade House, on Mo..
COVID-19: World leaders to stay at home, in first ‘virtual’ UN General Assembly
The General Debate of the General Assembly, traditionally the most high-profile UN event of the year, will be a slimmed-down affair this September, with world leaders staying away from New York, and contributing set-piece speeches via video l..
Ghana urges UN to speed-up work towards Security Council’s reforms
Ghana has said the 75th Anniversary of the signing of the United Nations Charter must engender the world body’s inter-governmental negotiations towards the much-needed reforms of the Security Council. Madam Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey, the Mini..
‘Women Rise for All’ to shape leadership in pandemic response and recovery
Although the COVID-19 pandemic has generated an unprecedented global health, humanitarian and development crisis, it has also revealed the power of women’s leadership, according to the UN Deputy Secretary-General. “Over the past months, pe..
UN Chief Appoints Most Rev. Prof. Emmanuel Asante Member of the Sixth Secretary-General’s Peacebuilding Fund Advisory Group
The appointment of the Group is consistent with the Terms of Reference of the Peacebuilding Fund adopted by the General Assembly. Most Rev. Professor Asante is the Chairperson of the National Peace Council, Ghana and one of the ten-member Peac..
