US imposes visa restrictions on Ghana

Feb 02, 2019, at 09:19 pm

Washington, Feb 2 (IBNS): The United States has imposed visa restrictions on Ghana following a row over the deportation of Ghanaians staying illegally in the country.

‘We are in it together,’ Ghana tells UN Assembly, reaffirming Global Goals for planet and people

Sep 22, 2017, at 04:56 pm

New York, Sept 22(Just Earth News): While sceptics feared the landmark Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) were “too many and too complex” to be tackled, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, President of Ghana told the United Nations on Thursday that the Organization’s experience has proved that “once the world puts its collective mind to something, the chances are, we would get it right.”

Ghana, Kenya and Malawi to pilot malaria vaccine trial – UN

Apr 26, 2017, at 05:47 am

New York, Apr 26(Just Earth News): The United Nations health agency’s regional office for Africa has announced that Ghana, Kenya, and Malawi will take part in a breakthrough pilot programme to make the world’s first malaria vaccine available in selected areas, beginning in 2018.

Undernutrition in Ghana takes huge human and economic toll – new UN study

Aug 03, 2016, at 12:39 pm

New York, Aug 3 (Just Earth News): The economy of Ghana has been losing some $2.6 billion annually – or 6.4 per cent of its gross domestic product (GDP) – due to child undernutrition, according to a new United Nations study launched on Tuesday in the country’s capital, Accra.

UN rights expert welcomes steps taken to combat torture in Ghana

Oct 08, 2015, at 01:08 pm

New York, Oct 8 (IBNS): A United Nations expert on torture on Wednesday urged the Government of Ghana to step up its effort to implement recommendations issued after a mission to the country in November 2013, when deep concerns about the situation of overcrowding in prisons and other rights violations were voiced.