Accra – UNIC Accra held a briefing for partnering NGOs and for DPI-NGO affiliates on DPI-NGO evaluation and annual review process and to strengthen UNIC-NGO relations. It was attended by about 45 participants representing 33 NGOs affiliated with UNIC Accra and DPI including new NGOs.   More »

Accra – 500 students from nine schools in Ghana’s Volta Region have been taken through the legal provisions on gender-based violence and what the youth can do to curb the incidence of violence against women.  They were also sensitized on the human rights implications for Ghana’s development as far as violence against women and children are concerned.  This was during a one-day seminar held as part of the 16 Days of Activism against Gender Violence observation in Ghana under the local theme “Peace in the World Begins from the Home, Let us End Gender-Based Violence Now”. More »

Accra – This year’s celebration to mark Anti-Corruption Day and Human Rights Day has been held in Accra at a ceremony to climax the weeklong celebration of the two Days themed “Human Rights and Integrity Week”.   More »

Accra - 400 students from seven Junior and Senior High Schools to the stairs of parliament building at the State House in Accra to present a petition on Stand Up and Take Action against Poverty to the Speaker of Parliament. The initiative, which was planned by UNIC Accra was to remind the Government of Ghana of its Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) commitment. More »

Accra – The United Nations in Ghana in collaboration with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration has commemorated the 66^th anniversary of the UN with a number of activities. More »