The United Nations has appointed Mrs. Charlotte Osei as an International Elections Commissioner to Afghanistan, as the South Asian country prepares to hold crucial Presidential polls in September 2019. Mrs. Osei’s appointment was confirmed by a Presidential Decree issued by the President of Afghanistan, HE Ashraf Ghani. Mrs. Osei is expected to join a team […]
On May 31st 2019, the United Nations Postal Administration will release a new stamp in honour of its founding chairman, the late Mr. Kofi Annan. The stamp features a portrait illustrated by famed artist Martin Mörck. The new stamp has Mr. Annan’s portrait with a price of one dollar and 30 cents. It carries a […]
According to the United Nations, there are 7.8 billion people on the surface of the earth, out of which 5.6 billion women and 2.2 billion men. Out of the 2.2 billion men, 1billion are married already, 130,000 are in prison and 70,000 of them suffer from mental illness. The forgoing means that we have just […]
The United Nations’ Special Rapporteur on Extreme Poverty and Human Rights, Philip Alston, has accused Ghanaian politicians of creating appealing slogans for programmes which ultimately do not significantly benefit the country’s economy or the lives of its citizens. Noting flagship projects of the current New Patriotic Party (NPP) administration like the one district, one factory and one village, […]
Africa is contributing 47.7 percent (143.1 million) to the French-speaking population thereby making French a global language. This is more than 45.7 percent (137.1 million) of the whole of Europe and France with a population of 67.12 million. According to a recent report by the Organisation Internationale de la Francophonie (OIF), French has become the world’s fifth most spoken […]
Ghana’s President, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo and the delegation that travelled with him to the United States have escaped what could have been a fatal accident with the Presidential jet in Washington. Citi News sources indicate that the incident occurred after one of the engines of the aircraft went off 30 minutes after take off on […]
The only son of late United Nations Secretary General, Kofi Annan has promised to follow in his father’s footsteps as a humanitarian. Kojo Annan while delivering a tribute to his father at the United Nations Headquarters in New York said his father’s path has been made clear and he was more than willing to step […]
Ghana and the United Nations Office for Project Services have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (UNOPS) for the construction of a 100 thousand affordable housing units in the country. The move is part of government’s efforts at bridging the housing deficit in the country. The signing ceremony took place on the fringes of the 73rd […]
