Security experts urge UN to step-up efforts to stabilize Sahel Region
Three security experts have urged the United Nations (UN), the African Union (AU) and ECOWAS to step-up their efforts to stabilize Mali, Burkina Faso and other countries in the Sahel Region. The experts, who made the appeal include Dr Festus A..
President, military bid farewell to late Gen. Vib-Sanziri
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo Friday joined thousands of mourners in a solemn ceremony to bid farewell to the fallen Ghanaian soldier Major General Francis Vib-Sanziri. The distinguished military officer, with a professional career spa..
Amidst ‘high political tension’, UN chief appeals to G20 leaders for stronger commitment to climate action, economic cooperation
The annual G20 summit of leaders from the largest and fastest-growing economies, got underway on Friday in Osaka, Japan, against a backdrop of what UN Secretary-General António Guterres described as “a moment of high political tension”. ..
World population projected to reach 9.8 billion in 2050, and 11.2 billion in 2100
The current world population of 7.6 billion is expected to reach 8.6 billion in 2030, 9.8 billion in 2050 and 11.2 billion in 2100, according to a new United Nations report being launched today. With roughly 83 million people being added to th..
New Disability Inclusion Strategy is ‘transformative change we need’, says Guterres
Disability inclusion is not only a fundamental human right, it is “central to the promise” of the 2030 Agenda on Sustainable Development, UN Secretary-General António Guterres told the annual conference on the Convention of Rights of..
