Zebilla — Guinea fowl hawkers at the Zebilla barrier in the Bawku West District of the Upper East Region have decried low patronage of their wares in recent times. Although guinea fowls from Zebilla has been tagged as the most “preferred and delicious,” these hawkers lamented in separate interviews with the Ghanaian Times that they […]
Tag: Sustainable Development
Some phone calls turn to dread for Ouma Mamatela. It is when she calls cancer patients to tell them they’ve made it to the top of the treatment waiting list – but then no one picks up. “You keep trying and you phone back the next day and you try all the numbers again. You […]
New Delhi, India–Landing at Indira Gandhi International Airport in the predawn hours of Monday, the Gambian VP and head of delegation, His Excellency Badara Alieu Joof immediately convened a pre-summit meeting at the Ambassador’s residence in readiness for Tuesday’s India-Africa Growth Conclave. Together with the Ministers of Finance, Health, Energy and Public Administration, Vice President […]
Asesewa — The Upper Manya Krobo District Director of Department of Agriculture, Hilary Alagbo, has bemoaned the current exorbitant increases in prices of agro inputs and petroleum products in the country. As a result of this, food prices keep soaring by the day thereby affecting the ordinary Ghanaian, especially farmers. Mr Alagbo said this at […]
Harare — At least one person has died and more than 1,000 families evacuated after wildfires have swept across parts of northern Morocco, reports Anadolu Agency. Moroccan firefighters have struggled for at least five days to bring fires under control, according to reports. The National Agency for Water and Forests (ANEF) is said to have […]
New York — The Government of the Republic of Liberia on Friday, July 15, 2022, presented to the United Nations its second Voluntary National Review (VNR) of the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The Voluntary National Review is a process through which countries assess and present national progress made in implementing the 2030 […]
Monrovia — The Executive Director of the Environmental Protection Agency of Liberia (EPA), Prof. Wilson K. Tarpeh has told a gathering in Gbarnga, Bong County that limited budgetary support to the Cooperative Development Agency (CDA) is preventing the Agency from achieving its statutory mandate. Speaking at a program marking the observance of International Cooperative Day […]
There is an urgent need for African countries to increase the level of investment in biodiversity conservation and ecosystem services, said Rwanda’s Prime Minister, Edouard Ngirente. “This calls for strong Public-Private Partnerships in sustainably protecting, restoring, and managing Africa’s rich biodiversity,” he said during the official opening of African Protected Areas Congress (APAC) that went […]
(New York, July 17, 2022) The Government of Liberia on Friday, July 15, 2022, presented to the United Nations its second Voluntary National Review (VNR) of the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The Voluntary National Review is a process through which countries assess and present national progress made in implementing the 2030 Agenda-achieving […]
Takoradi — The Ghana Tourism Development Project has organised a sensitisation workshop for tourism destinations in the Western, Western North and Central regions on how to access the 3rdPhase of a US$10 million Ghana Tourism Development Project (GTDP) Grant in Takoradi. The grant was targeted at stakeholders within the Tourism, Arts and Culture value chain […]
Monrovia — The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) office in Liberia, celebrating population day, has projected that the world population could reach eight billion people in November. This year’s population day falls under the theme: A World of 8 billion: Towards a resilient for all – Harnessing Opportunities and Ensuring Rights and Choices for All. […]
Geneva — Africa must diversify economically and become more resilient to realise its full potential, the head of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development said Thursday. “We believe that the continent must use every opportunity to achieve economic diversification through services, and it must seize the potential of the African Continental Free Trade […]
Project21’s training for 21 youth on different topics for their personal and career development that began in May 2022 is set to end tomorrow, Saturday 16th July 2022. Lawkadinch Silvia Gomez, Founder of the project said trainees were trained on Communication, Networking, Teamwork, Leadership and Goal Setting in the first phase of the training. “The […]
The Stop TB Partnership has launched a detailed strategy to finally put an end to the world’s oldest pandemic. The Global Plan to End TB 2023-2030 lists priorities and estimated funding needed to end TB as a global health threat by 2030 through early diagnosis and treatment, the development, approval and distribution of a new TB […]
Cape Town — Oscar-winning actor Terrence Howard is in Uganda, where he announced the development of several scientific initiatives that also form part of plans to boost funding and tourism to the nation, Nile Post reports. Howard’s effort comes as Uganda seeks to attract investment from historical diasporas in a drive led by Senior Presidential […]
The United Nation’s latest global population projection predicts there will be 8 billion people on the planet by November and that the population will gradually increase to 8.5 billion by 2050 and to more than 10 billion by 2080. That growth will come with significant economic and environmental implications. The projected growth is not evenly […]
The United Nations Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator, Mr. Mathias Schmale yesterday said Nigeria currently lags behind in terms of reaching many of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) 2030 targets. The UN scribe said the country’s population of over 150 million has majority living on less than N370 per day, quoting data from the World Bank. […]
The continent will probably miss the SDG poverty target, but the right policies could deliver significant reductions. About 30 million more Africans fell into extreme poverty (living on less than US$1.90 a day) when COVID-19 broke out in 2020. Before the pandemic struck, over 445 million people – equivalent to 34% of Africa’s population – […]