United Nations in Ghana

CONGRATULATIONS to Ghana🇬🇭's Edem Wosornu on her appointment as Assistant High Commissioner for Protection, UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency

She is among three senior leaders appointed yesterday to help guide the work of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees. AYEKOO👏
Read more: ▶️https://press.un.org/en/2026/sga2424.doc.htm

When caterers buy from local farmers to feed schoolchildren, everyone wins: Farmers gain reliable markets, children eat better, communities thrive & local economies grow.

This is what Home-Grown School Feeding is all about.

Last week, World Food Programme in Ghana and Lions Clubs International launched a Home-Grown School Feeding programme to reach over 33,000 children in nearly 100 schools in Ghana.

Read more 🔗: https://ghana.un.org/en/316916-wfp-and-lions-clubs-international-foundation-launch-home-grown-school-feeding-pilot-improve

The planet is sending us signals—in rising seas, raging wildfires, heatwaves, and melting glaciers.

That's why this year's World Environment Day focuses on climate change—on the signals the Earth is sending, and the signals we choose to send back.

UNEP’s campaign invites people everywhere to join a symbolic, energetic movement—not as spectators, but as signal-makers. Through the global limbo dance challenge, participants are asked to send a unified signal to world leaders to protect the planet for this generation and the next.
Learn more: https://ghana.un.org/en/316770-un-global-dance-challenge-environment

Meet the President-elect of the 81st Session of the United Nations General Assembly, H.E. Khalilur Rahman of Bangladesh 🇧🇩.

He will assume office on 8 September 2026 and lead the work of the UN General Assembly during its 81st session.

Curious about his priorities and vision for the year ahead? Read his vision statement👉 https://bit.ly/4uhyeQN

🇬🇭 Ghana today concluded its review before the UN Committee on Migrant Workers on the implementation of the International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families.

The Committee commended Ghana's landmark visa-free policy for all African nationals and the establishment of the National Coordination Mechanism on Migration. Discussions also focused on diaspora engagement, labour migration governance, migrant worker protection, reintegration support, and ongoing efforts to combat trafficking and labour exploitation.

Hon. Abdul-Rashid Pelpuo, Minister for Labour, Jobs and Employment, reaffirmed Ghana's commitment to promoting safe, orderly and regular migration while protecting the rights and dignity of migrant workers and their families.

Ghana highlighted key reforms, including the implementation of national migration and labour migration policies, strengthened institutional coordination, enhanced diaspora engagement, and reintegration support for returnees.

The delegation noted that the Government remains committed to advancing migration governance that is humane, rights-based, development-oriented, and responsive to modern realities. The meeting summary is available here: https://www.ungeneva.org/en/news-media/meeting-summary/2026/06/examen-du-ghana-au-cmw-le-ghana-sacquitte-parfaitement-de-ses?utm_content=buffer9af34&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=buffer
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Delivering for people and planet. 🌍

How is United Nations support turning the into real-world impact? In 2025, the work of our teams on the ground and their partners worldwide delivered life-changing results for millions of people across critical global pillars:
🌾 Food Systems: Boosting food security and essential food assistance.
⚡ Energy Access: Significantly enhancing access to affordable electricity.
📚 Transforming Education: Expanding learning access for out-of-school children.
🛡️ Climate Resilience: Strengthening early warning systems to protect vulnerable communities. Swipe through the carousel to explore 9 key results driven by shared purpose and global cooperation.
📖 Dive deeper into the data and see how we are building a more sustainable future. Read the full today:https://unsdg.un.org/sites/default/files/2026-06/2026_unsdg_chair_report_glossy.pdf.pdf

Today, we laid 4⃣wreaths💐in memory of UN peacekeepers who have lost their lives under the blue helmet, including Warrant Officer Class 1 George Amin of Ghana Armed Forces, who lost his life in February 2025 while serving with the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon.

The United Nations in Ghana today joined the Government of Ghana under the leadership of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and partners to mark the International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers in Accra under the theme “Invest in Peace.”

The event honoured the dedication, service and sacrifice of peacekeepers serving in some of the world’s most complex and dangerous environments, and paid tribute to those who lost their lives in the line of duty, including Warrant Officer Class 1 Amin.

Speakers highlighted the continued importance of UN peacekeeping in protecting civilians, supporting political solutions, facilitating humanitarian assistance and advancing global peace and security, despite growing operational and financial challenges.

The commemoration also recognised Ghana’s longstanding contribution to UN peacekeeping operations, with more than 1,900 Ghanaian military and police personnel currently serving across eight UN missions worldwide.