United Nations urged to include more women at the decision-making table
At the UN Security Council on October 25, 2018, Ambassador Martha Pobee, Permanent Representative of Ghana to the United Nations urged Member States to include more women at the decision-making table. She stated that “We need more women in c..
UN chief condemns killing of ‘blue helmets’ in DR Congo, as violence erupts prior to elections
His spokesperson, Stephane Dujarric, said on Thursday that one Tanzanian and six Malawian ‘blue helmets’ were killed during joint operations carried out by the UN stabilization mission and the Government’s forces, known by the French a..
Ghana’s Ambassador To The US Secures Over $60m Of Scholarship For Ghanaian Students.
Ghana’s Ambassador to the United States, H.E. Dr. Barfour Adjei-Barwuah, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Andrews University to grant partial scholarship to Ghanaian students and professionals, both home and abroad. In his..
‘Warp speed’ technology must be ‘force for good’ UN chief tells web leaders
Technological advances are happening “at a warp speed,” United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres said on Monday in Lisbon, Portugal, as a major three-day Web Summit got underway. He pointed out more than “90 per cent of the d..
Security Council extends mandate of UN peace mission in Western Sahara by six months
The United Nations Security Council, on Wednesday, extended the mandate of the UN Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara (MINURSO), until 30 April next year. Adopting resolution 2240 (2018), by a recorded vote of 12 in favour and 3 abste..
