She stops by a motorbike or “Mahama Kambu” – the tricycle taxi in the Wa Municipality – she stretches one hand for money, and puts the other on her stomach – she says, “give me money to buy food.” Her dress covers the money bag tied to her waist line. Her name, “Amina,” 10, her … Read more
“It’s in the early hours of the day. A young man squats a few steps away from his house. His neighbour suggests to him: “massa, go into the bush a little”. His response: “come and push me inside”. Later, he confronts his neighbour: “what do you think of yourself? Do you expect me to go … Read more
She stops by a motorbike or “Mahama Kambu” – the tricycle taxi in the Wa Municipality – she stretches one hand for money, and puts the other on her stomach – she says, “give me money to buy food”. Her dress covers the money bag tied to her waist line. Her name, “Amina”, 10, her … Read more
Many Ghanaian students are still unable to complete secondary education in spite of efforts to make education accessible and progressive, the 2016 Global Education Monitoring (GEM) Report has said. The first of a new series of post-2015 reports, says 53 per cent of students in Ghana are able to complete Junior High School (JHS) education, … Read more
Many Ghanaian students are still unable to complete secondary education in spite of efforts to make education accessible and progressive, the 2016 Global Education Monitoring (GEM) Report has said. The first of a new series of post-2015 reports, says 53 per cent of students in Ghana are able to complete Junior High School (JHS) education, … Read more
Only one per cent of the student population below the age of 25 in Ghana are enrolled in Technical and Vocational Education Training (TVET), according to the 2016 Global Education Monitoring (GEM) Report. Released by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO), the report states that the country’s Gross Intake Rate (GIR) in … Read more
Machakos, November 16TH 2016: Orphans, older vulnerable women and people living with disabilities are groups most likely to be left behind as the government implements the sustainable development goals unless it finds ways to address salient problems they face, a grassroot forum organized by the SDGs Kenya Forum, HelpAge International and the Catholic Dioceses of … Read more
The 10th Further and Higher Education and Research Conference has opened in Accra, Ghana. The three-day conference opened on Monday, November 14 and will end on Wednesday, November 16. The conference will build on the prior experiences and outcomes of previous Education International Higher Education and Research Conferences, as well as the successful first Further … Read more
We live in a world of increasing interdependency and complexity, where international cooperation is necessary, however increasingly multifaceted and complicated. Global challenges such as climate change, global health and security issues require ever higher degrees of global effort and collaboration if they are to be overcome. This calls for new ideas on how to make … Read more
According to a famous African proverb, “When the music changes, so does the dance.” This adage illustrates the continent’s current position amidst opportunities for, and challenges to, development and governance as the 21st century unfolds. In recent years, national leaders have pursued many new development initiatives. Among them are the Addis Ababa Action Agenda on … Read more
The 2016 World State Report has called for investment in girl’s education, health, and leadership skills to enable them to fully realise their potential to harness the nation’s demographic dividend. The report shows how 10-year-old girls, numbering about 60 million worldwide, are the face of the future and a starting point for achieving the globally … Read more
By José Graziano da Silva Director-General, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations Agriculture, including forestry and fisheries, is the sector most threatened by climate change. At the same time, the agricultural sectors produce a fifth of the world’s greenhouse gas emissions. The transformation of the agricultural sectors to address climate change for adaptation … Read more
Artisanal and small-scale mining offers opportunities to generate jobs, reduce poverty, and provide livelihoods, but this sector has been largely ignored by policy-makers and donors, an UNCTAD official said. In addition, poor management of this sector contributes to serious health and environmental risks, said Yanchun Zhang from UNCTAD’s Special Unit on Commodities. “Artisanal gold mining, … Read more
Ghana has been named as the first country in the Sub-Saharan Africa to have made considerable progress in reducing the prevalence of HIV under the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) which ended in 2015. This was stated in a release from the Office of Resident Coordinator of the United Nations (UN), which outlined a report on … Read more
The Wife of the Vice President, Mrs. Matilda Amissah-Arthur, has reminded the librarians that though Agenda 2030 is universal, each country is responsible for developing and implementing national strategies to achieve them. Mrs. Amissah-Arthur, says the library is a partner in sustainable development hence the need for librarians to take the initiative here in Ghana. … Read more
The United Nations Secretary General, Mr. Ban Ki-Moon has urged all Member States to give their full backing to Secretary-General-designate Antonio Manuel de Guterres to continue the global mission of peace, sustainable development and human rights. In his message to mark this year’s UN Day, he remarked that the observance had occurred at a time … Read more
TV3’s Nina Abena Antwi-Kusi has been adjudged the second runner up in a special UN award for promoting the Sustainable Development Goals through her story on education. Nina faced strong competition from four other journalist who had been shortlisted for the award. The ceremony came off on Monday October 24 in Accra where all the … Read more
The United Nations has tasked all Governments and societies to break down the walls of poverty which today affects one billion people worldwide and the more than 800 million who endure hunger and malnutrition daily. It urged the world to address the systemic socio-economic inequalities and facilitate the engagement of all people living in extreme … Read more
Public toilets – a chain in the line of good sanitation Public toilets are built in communities to solve issues of open defecation and prevent diseases in various communities across the country. Its maintenance is crucial to the prevention of diseases – typhoid, cholera, salmonellosis, bacillary dysentery, tuberculosis, anthrax and parasitic worm infection. The Local … Read more
As the New Patriotic Party persistently boast of being the government in waiting and confident of solving some challenges facing this nation, Kofi Adams, the National Organizer and Campaign Coordinator of the NDC has said that NPP is not an Alternative and they are poisonous. Speaking at the campaign launch of Maame Efua Sekyi Aidoo, … Read more