Month: March 2024

The President of the Republic, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, is confident that the fullest potential and benefits of human migration will remain elusive in the absence of effective international cooperation and greater solidarity. According to President Akufo-Addo, the ability to leverage migration as a source of growth and shared prosperity in every part of the world demands scrupulously neutral assessments of both the proximate and root factors that drive it […]

The Vice President and Flagbearer of the NPP, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, has commissioned a digital depository for the Wesley Girls Senior High School, which he helped established for the school in memory of his late mother, Hajia Mariama Bawumia, who was an Old Student of the school in 1960. The digital repository, equipped with modern technological gadgets, is a  system which has digitised records of the school, including records of […]

“The piece on forced marriage touched my soul, because I am a victim of this harmful practice,” said Domingas* in Quinhamel, in the western Biombo region of Guinea-Bissau. “I speak with my mother every single day about my marriage to an older man, but she always says ‘these are our ways, our traditions’. So I’m really happy with this caravan,” she told UNFPA, the United Nations sexual and reproductive health […]

President William Ruto has urged the international community to form a huge coalition for collective climate action. The President expressed concerns over the escalating adverse impacts of climate change, which pose significant threats to humanity. He said despite increased awareness and efforts, global greenhouse gas emissions are still on the rise. “Pollution patterns are veering in an alarming direction and biodiversity is confronted with escalating threats along with the risk […]

The UN Human Rights Committee will hold its upcoming session from 4 to 28 March, during which it will review Chile, Namibia, Somalia, Indonesia, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Serbia, and Guyana. The seven countries are among the 174 State parties to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights. They are required to undergo regular reviews by the Committee of 18 independent international experts on how they are […]

In a statement, the UN Secretary-General extended his “deep appreciation” to all international and national personnel of the United Nations Transition Assistance Mission in Sudan – UNITAMS. “The United Nations is not leaving Sudan,” the UN chief insisted, as he noted that heavy fighting continues throughout the country between rival militaries that has displaced millions and created a worsening humanitarian emergency. “(The UN) remains strongly committed to providing lifesaving humanitarian […]

The new contingent commander of Kenyan troops serving with the African Union Transition Mission in Somalia (ATMIS), Brig. Seif Salim Rashid, has officially assumed duty taking over from Brig. William Kamoiro. During the handover ceremony at ATMIS Kenya Defence Forces (KDF) Headquarters in Dhobley, Brig. Kamoiro, who has completed his tour of duty, commended troops for their efforts in countering Al Shabaab and other illegal armed groups within the Area […]

Ambassador Conrad Mederic presented his Credentials to the President of the Republic of Cabo Verde, H.E. Mr. José Maria Neves, as Seychelles’ second non-resident Ambassador to the Republic of Cabo Verde on Wednesday 28th February 2024 in the City of Mindelo. Ambassador Mederic conveyed greetings from President Wavel Ramkalawan to President Neves and acknowledged the good existing relations between the two countries. The two parties also recognized that as Small African […]