UN chief: COVID-19 vaccine must be affordable and available to all
The continuing COVID-19 pandemic continues to top a long list of global concerns, the UN chief told journalists on Wednesday, noting that “the grimmest of milestones” is upon us. “The outbreak remains out of control”, Se..
New General Assembly underscores ‘necessity of multilateralism’
“The context in which we are working, serves to remind us of the necessity of the multilateralism system”, Volkan Bozkir told delegates sitting distanced apart in the gilded hall at New York Headquarters. He expressed that it was..
Quiet corridors but a full programme at virtual UNGA75: five things you need to know
The 75th UN General Assembly (UNGA) session, begins on 15 September and this year, due to the ongoing global pandemic, it will be unlike any other in the organization’s three quarters of a century of existence. This month, there will be no b..
President of Ghana Nana Akufo-Addo Elected Chairman ECOWAS
The President of the Republic, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has been elected Chairman of the Authority of Heads of State and Government of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), at the 57th ECOWAS Summit held in Niamey, Niger,..
COVID-19: African countries urged to promote a safe return to school
The World Health Organization (WHO) and UNICEF urged governments on the continent to promote a safe return to the classroom while also limiting spread of the virus. “Schools have paved the way to success for many Africans. They also provid..
