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UN Declares Transatlantic Slave Trade the Gravest Crime Against Humanity — Mahama Welcomes Landmark Resolution
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UN Declares Transatlantic Slave Trade the Gravest Crime Against Humanity — Mahama Welcomes Landmark Resolution

President John Dramani Mahama has welcomed the adoption of a historic resolution by the United Nations General Assembly declaring the trafficking of enslaved Africans and racialised chattel enslavement as the gravest crime against humanity. In a statement marking the global Day of Remembrance, Mahama expressed deep emotion over what he described as a long-overdue recognition of one of history’s darkest chapters. “I am overjoyed,” he said, noting that the resolution affirms the suffering of nearly 13 million Africans who were forcibly taken, dehumanised, and subjected to centuries of exploitation. Global Solidarity Behind the Resolution The former President highlighted that the milestone was achieved through sustained global cooperation, led by the African Union and the CARICOM,...
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Ghana Lodges Protest to UN After Attack on Ghanaian Peacekeepers in Lebanon
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Ghana Lodges Protest to UN After Attack on Ghanaian Peacekeepers in Lebanon

The Government of Ghana has formally lodged a protest with the United Nations following an attack on Ghanaian peacekeeping troops serving in Southern Lebanon under the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL), which left two soldiers seriously injured. The protest, submitted on March 6, 2026, was communicated by the Minister for Foreign Affairs, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, on behalf of the Government of Ghana to the United Nations Secretary-General, António Guterres. According to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Ghanaian Battalion serving with United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) came under attack on March 6, 2026, during operations in Southern Lebanon. Two Ghanaian soldiers sustained serious injuries in the incident. In its communication to the United Nations...
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UN Mourns Ghana Airforce Helicopter Tragedy, Pays Tribute to Fallen Ministers
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UN Mourns Ghana Airforce Helicopter Tragedy, Pays Tribute to Fallen Ministers

The United Nations family in Ghana has expressed deep sorrow over the tragic crash of a Ghana Airforce Z-9 helicopter, which claimed the lives of several high-ranking government officials, including the Honourable Minister for Defence, Dr. Edward Kofi Omane Boamah, and the Honourable Minister for Environment, Science, and Technology, Dr. Ibrahim Murtala Muhammed. In a solemn statement, the UN Resident Coordinator in Ghana, Zia Choudhury, conveyed heartfelt condolences to the bereaved families, the Government, and the people of Ghana, describing the incident as a “national wound” and a tragedy that resonates beyond the borders of Ghana. “The United Nations family in Ghana mourns with the nation in this moment of deep grief,” the statement read. “We extend our heartfelt condolences to ...
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German partner to UNHCR puts global refugees at 122 million
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German partner to UNHCR puts global refugees at 122 million

Refugee women sit in front of a UNHCR tent in the Gorom refugee settlement in South Sudan.Credit: Michael Kappeler/dpa The German partner of the UN's refugee body, the UNHCR, on Sunday put the number of refugees worldwide in 2024 at more than 122 million, up from 117.4 million last year. Bonn-based UNO-Flüchtlingshilfe described the figures as "shocking" and noted that the numbers referred to people hoping for protection, security and a future. "It is our joint task to offer these people protection and a future," the organization's head, Peter Ruhenstroth-Bauer, said in a statement. Ruhenstroth-Bauer noted that Sudan was a major cause, with refugees fleeing the civil war that broke out in April 2023, displacing more than 11.8 million people. The situation in the Democratic R...
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