NEWS IN GHANA

Ghanaians have joined the world to observe this year’s United Nations Day with with a flag-raising ceremony in solidarity with the United Nations member states towards the achievements of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). This year's day which falls on October, 24 also marks the 72nd Anniversary of the UN Charter's entry into force is on the theme: “Achieving the SDGs: Innovating, Mobilizing and Partnering for the Implementation of the SDGs in Ghana”. The flag-raising ceremony which climaxed all other notable events at the national level took place at the Forecourt of the State House in Accra, during the early hours of October 24, 2017. The ceremony attracted a huge patronage from members of the general public including students, Security Chiefs, Ministers of State and Members of parliament, Directors of Ministers of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration Local Authorities and Heads of UN Agencies. It coincided with the 2017 Junior High School Model Uni

The United Nations Resident Coordinator for Ghana, Christine Evans-Klock, has reiterated the global call for the use of “will power” as a possible means to overcome all challenges of the world, calling on all Ghanaians to heed the call.  She said, “we have the tools and wealth to overcome the world’s grave challenges such as widening conflicts and inequality, extreme weather and deadly intolerance, security threats and poverty among others but what we lack is the will”. Ms. Evans-Klock made the appeal while delivering a speech on behalf of the UN Secretary-General, António Guterres, at a flag-raising ceremony in Accra to commemorate the United Nations Day on October 24, 2017. The UN Secretary- General’s speech carries a strong message of hope intended to guide humanity from boredom to freedom as the world observes this year’s UN Day. The message reads: “Our world faces many grave challenges. Widening conflicts and inequality. Extreme weather and deadly intolerance. Secu