The Minister for Planning, Professor George Gyan-Baffour, has revealed that income inequality in the country has risen from 37% in 1992 to 43% in 2017. Speaking at a technical review meeting organised by the National Development Planning Commission (NDPC) in Accra yesterday, under the theme ‘Inclusive development and public policy performance: Prospects for child responsiveness […]
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Ghana touts SDGs progress at UN High Level Political Forum
Ghana presented its first Voluntary National Review (VNR) report on the implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development at the 2019 High Level Political Forum (HLPF) at the United Nations (UN) on July 17. The HLPF is part of the follow-up and review arrangement for the 2030 Agenda, and provides a platform for reviewing […]
Countries to scale up fight against malnutrition as first lady expresses fear of negative impact on Economy
The Ministry of Planning has called for an inter-ministerial meeting to accelerate progress to tackle malnutrition in Ghana. The high-level meeting was to provide opportunity for the different ministries to better understand their roles and contributions to improving the nutrition status of all citizenry throughout their cycle and contribution to sustainable development. It was also […]