UN General Assembly celebrates 20 years of promoting a culture of peace
Ms. Espinosa was speaking at a high-level forum to mark the 20th anniversary of the General Assembly’s adoption of a Declaration and Programme of Action on a Culture of Peace. “Because peace is more than the absence of war, it ne..
For Africa, ‘winds of hope are blowing ever stronger,’ UN Chief
“I see Africa as a dynamic continent of opportunity where winds of hope are blowing ever stronger,” Mr. Guterres expressed. Since the last conference in 2016, Africa has seen advancements in areas from sustaining growth, to stren..
One person dies by suicide every 40 seconds: new UN health agency report
Speaking in Geneva ahead of World Suicide Prevention Day, recognized on 10 September, Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said, “every death is a tragedy for family friends and colleagues,” yet many more suicides can be prevented. All coun..
UNOPS 100,000 housing project takes off in Ghana
Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia has cut sod for work to commence on the construction of a landmark 6,500 homes at Amasaman as part of the The United Nations Office of Project Services (UNOPS) and Sustainable Housing Solutions (SHS)100,000 ..
Israel names street after top Ghanaian military man who died there
The State of Israel has honoured the late Maj Gen Francis Vib-Sanziri, the former Head of Missions and Force Commander of the United Nations Disengagement Observer Force (UNDOF). A road on the Golan Heights in Israel has been named after him. ..
