The World Health Organization’s second global report on high blood pressure has found that uncontrolled hypertension puts more than a 1.4 billion people at risk. Yet it said that just over one in five have the condition under control either through medication or by addressing modifiable health risks. The head of the organisation’s Management of […]
US President Donald Trump delivered a fiery, nearly hour-long speech at the United Nations General Assembly, taking aim at the UN itself, global climate policy, and Europe’s approach to immigration and energy. Trump didn’t mince words, calling climate change “the greatest con job ever perpetrated on the world.” He accused the United Nations and other […]
President John Dramani Mahama has called on African leaders to reframe health as a strategic investment in development and sovereignty rather than a financial burden. Speaking at a high-level meeting of the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) in New York on Monday, Mr Mahama said Africa’s future depended on resilient health […]
As we mark the 80th anniversary of the United Nations, I invite you to return for a moment to our earliest days. When the Organization first opened its doors, many of its staff bore visible wounds from war — a limp, a scar, a burn. One of them was Major Brian Urquhart, the second person to be hired by […]
Chinese community in Ghana has donated relief items valued at over GH₵1 million to thousands of displaced persons in the Savannah Region following the Gbinyiri conflict that claimed lives and displaced more than 40,000 people. The items included bags of rice, boxes of tomato paste, blankets, 10,000-liter water tanks, buckets, boxes of mosquito coils, bags […]
Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger have announced they will immediately withdraw from the International Criminal Court (ICC), labelling it an “instrument of neo-colonialist repression”. The three military-led countries issued a joint statement, saying they would not recognise the authority of the United Nations’ top court, based in The Hague. “The ICC has proven itself incapable […]
Ghana’s First Lady, Mrs. Lordina Mahama, took the global stage at the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) to deliver a keynote address during the 7th Annual Prayer Service for Children. The event was on Monday, September 22, 2025, at the Church Center for the United Nations, Tillman Chapel, 777 United Nations Plaza, New York. The […]
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has handed over a hand-pump borehole to the Dakuma/Hiel Basic School in the Sissala West District as part of efforts to boost enrolment in the school, especially among girls. The water facility is expected to reduce water-related absenteeism and the burden associated with water collection, especially on […]
Kenya’s president on Monday said the situation in Haiti “can and must be solved”, despite logistics and resources issues associated with the Multinational Security Support Mission (MSS) in Haiti. William Ruto spoke at the High-Level meeting on Haiti during the United Nations General Assembly in New York. He said the biggest challenge the MSS faces […]
President John Dramani Mahama yesterday received the credentials of 10 new envoys at the Jubilee House, using the occasion to highlight critical regional issues and economic opportunities. The diplomats included the Kenyan High Commissioner to Ghana, Colonel (rtd) Shem Ishahilidza Amadi; Pakistani High Commissioner, Najeeb Durrani; British High Commissioner, Christian Rogg, and EU Ambassador, Rune […]
