I thank the Norwegian presidency of the Council for the month of January 2022 and His Excellency Mr. Jonas Gahr Støre, Prime Minister of Norway, for convening this high-level open debate on the topic of war in cities and the protection of civilians in urban settings. I convey to you, Sir, and to the…
I thank Special Representative Carlos Ruiz Massieu for his informative briefing on the recent developments in Colombia and for bringing further clarity to the Secretary- General’s latest 90-day report on the United Nations Verification Mission in Colombia (S/2021/1090). I also thank Ms. Luz Marina G…
I am pleased to participate in this open debate on the situation in the Middle East and commend Norway for its leadership on this crucial matter. I also thank the briefers for their briefings before the Security Council on the prevailing situation in the Middle East.
Finding a lasting solution to t…
I have the greatest pleasure to convey Ghana’s appreciation to the delegation of Norway for convening today’s all-important meeting. We are equally grateful to the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Her Excellency Ms. Michelle Bachelet, and Zarqa Yaftali and Kaavya Asoka, the two civ…
I thank Mr. Karim Khan, Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC), for briefing the Council on the report on the activities of the Court’s file on the Sudan. As a new member of the Council, Ghana would like to take this opportunity to assure the Prosecutor of its full cooperation in the i…
I wish to begin my remarks by welcoming the particular focus of today’s briefing on the women and peace and security agenda in Yemen and by thanking the Special Envoy and the Acting Assistant Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs, for sharing with the Security Council their efforts in bringing …
It is my honour to deliver this statement behalf of the three African members of the Security Council (A3), namely, Gabon, Kenya and my own country, Ghana.
Let me begin by thanking Mr. Annadif Khatir Mahamat Saleh, Special Representative of the Secretary-General for West Africa and the Sahel, for h…
At the outset, and since this is the first time I take the floor in the Security Council under your presidency, Madam President, permit me to congratulate you and wish Norway a successful presidency. As a new member of the Council, but a long- time collaborator of Norway on several multilateral issu…
At the outset, I would like to thank the President of the General Assembly for convening this important high-level meeting aimed at appraising progress in the implementation of the United Nations Global Plan of Action to Combat Trafficking in Persons.
Ghana expresses its solidarity with the victims…
It is with profound sadness that, on behalf of the Group of African States, I read out this tribute to the memory of His Excellency Mr. Abdelaziz Bouteflika, President of the General Assembly at its twenty-ninth session and former President of Algeria.
The passing away of this great pan-Africanist,…
I have the distinct pleasure and honour to introduce a pre-recorded statement by His Excellency Mr. Kwaku Agyemang-Manu, Minister for Health of the Republic of Ghana.
At the outset, I wish to join previous speakers in expressing appreciation to the President for convening this very important debate on the situation in the Middle East and the question of Palestine. Ghana also notes with appreciation the efforts that were made by the Permanent Representatives of th…
At the outset, I would like to express the Government of Ghana’s commitment and support to the principle of the responsibility to protect (R2P) and to the framework for its implementation based on the three equal and mutually reinforcing pillars of the principle outlined in the 2005 World Summit out…
On this occasion of the general debate of the seventy-fifth session of the General Assembly, I have the great honour and privilege to introduce the statement by His Excellency Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, President of the Republic of Ghana.
It is my singular honour and privilege to introduce the pre-recorded statement by His Excellency Mr. Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, President of the Republic of Ghana.
Let me join previous speakers in congratulating the Secretary-General on the quality of his report (A/73/898) on the responsibility to protect (R2P). Ghana aligns itself with the statement delivered on behalf of the Group of Friends of the Responsibility to Protect (see A/73/PV.93) and is encouraged…
It is an honour to deliver this statement on behalf of the Group of Friends of the African Women Leaders Network to the United Nations, which is co-chaired by Ghana and Germany.
At the outset, the Group of Friends of the African Women Leaders Network wishes to thank the Federal Republic of Germany …
Ghana joins previous speakers in thanking the Equatorial Guinean presidency of the Security Council for convening this open debate on silencing the guns in Africa, a theme that underscores the shared agenda of both the African Union (AU) and the United Nations in building a peaceful, secure and stab…
I would like to thank each and every person who supported the candidature of Ghana. I take this opportunity to withdraw the candidature of Constant K. Hometowu of Ghana.
Ghana joins previous speakers in thanking the Côte d’Ivoire presidency of the Security Council for convening this high-level meeting on the role of States, regional arrangements and the United Nations in the prevention and resolution of conflicts, a theme that is at the very heart of the Charter of …
