Also known as: UNGA · 81st Session of the United Nations General Assembly
United Nations body that adopted the Equal Earth map projection resolution in September 2026 and is hosting Ghana's reparatory justice side event during its 81st session.
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Joy Online
… Blue Day, established by the United Nations General Assembly on December 18, 2013, is observed annually on July 30 to raise awareness about human trafficking, promote the protection of victims’ rights, and encourage governments, organisations, and individuals to combat the crime. …
GJA calls for investment in journalism to fight human traffickingJoy Online
… UN resolution The Ministry noted that the latest developments followed the landmark adoption of a Ghana-led United Nations General Assembly resolution on March 25, 2026, which recognised the transatlantic enslavement of Africans as “the gravest crime against humanity.” The resolu …
Mahama, Macron push new chapter on reparatory justiceThe Chronicle
… The statement also referenced the landmark United Nations General Assembly resolution adopted on March 25, 2026, by 123 member states, which recognised the transatlantic enslavement of Africans as one of the gravest crimes against humanity and called for constructive internationa …
Ghana Welcomes France’s Reparatory Justice Commitment Following Historic UN ResolutionJoy Online
… The report noted that Morocco co-sponsored, alongside the United States, the first United Nations General Assembly resolution on artificial intelligence, adopted by consensus in March 2024. …
Morocco deepens global influence through reforms, AI drive, and strategic diplomacy – Stimson CentreThe Chronicle
… In defending its position, the IEA referenced international legal frameworks that uphold the sovereign rights of nations over their natural resources, including United Nations General Assembly Resolutions 1803 and 3281, as well as provisions under the African Charter on Human and …
IEA Talks Tough: Ghana Must Take Control Of Tarkwa Mine …When The Lease Expires Next YearJoy Online
… ording to a press statement issued on Wednesday, May 6, the conference, convened under the auspices of the President of Ghana and African Union Champion for Reparations, John Dramani Mahama, comes in the wake of a landmark resolution adopted by the United Nations General Assembly …
Ghana to host landmark global conference on reparatory justice following historic UN resolutionJoy Online
… She praised Ghana’s leadership at the United Nations General Assembly, which adopted a Ghana-led resolution designating the Transatlantic Trafficking of Enslaved Africans as the gravest crime against humanity. …
Diaspora African Forum commits to advancing Ghana’s diplomatic agendaDorothy's Hope Foundation, a non-profit focused on breast cancer awareness and women's health across Ghana, will host the Health is Wealth Forum on 24 September 2026 and the Brushes of Strength Fundraising Gala on 23 October 2026 in New York to strengthen Africa-Diaspora engagement.
8 September 2026 · Joy Online →
Dorothy's Hope Foundation, a non-profit focused on breast cancer awareness and women's health across Ghana, will host the Health is Wealth Forum on 24 September 2026 and the Brushes of Strength Fundraising Gala on 23 October 2026 in New York to strengthen Africa-Diaspora engagement.
8 September 2026 · Joy Online →
A Daily Guide columnist reflects on Africa's recent UN map-correction celebration, arguing that while the continent possesses abundant natural resources—including gold, diamonds, oil, gas, fertile land, and a youthful population—poor resource management has prevented development. The writer uses the proverb "in the abundance of water, the fool is thirsty" to illustrate how Africa exports raw materials while importing finished goods.
8 September 2026 · Daily Guide →
The Ghana Institute of Governance and Security welcomed the UN General Assembly's adoption of a resolution endorsing the Equal Earth map projection as a fairer alternative to the Mercator projection, describing it as a landmark step correcting over 450 years of cartographic distortion of Africa. The resolution was adopted by 164 votes in favour to one against (the United States), with six countries abstaining.
7 September 2026 · Joy Online →
President Mahama addressed the Non-Aligned Movement conference in Belgrade on September 1, 2026, calling for a renewed and action-oriented NAM that turns resolutions into practical action and strengthens consultation among member states on issues affecting them and the wider world.
2 September 2026 · The Ghanaian Times →
Ghana's Ministry of Foreign Affairs has welcomed a UN Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination report calling for reparatory justice for the trafficking and enslavement of Africans, stating that states are legally bound under the 1965 International Convention to provide such reparations and that slavery's former legal status is no longer an excuse to avoid responsibility.
1 September 2026 · Joy Online →
Ghana's Right to Information Commission has announced a month-long programme for September 2026 to mark RTI Month, focusing on tackling information disorder and promoting access to credible information in the digital environment under the theme "Upholding Information Integrity in the Digital Age."
1 September 2026 · Joy Online →
The Right to Information Commission will run its 2026 RTI Month from September 1 to September 28, featuring media outreach activities in Accra, Kumasi, Sunyani and Bolgatanga to promote effective implementation of the Right to Information Act, 2019 and deepen public understanding of access to information rights.
1 September 2026 · The Ghanaian Times →
President John Mahama, the African Union Champion for Reparations, announced that Ghana will host a high-level side event during the 81st UN General Assembly Session in September to receive progress reports from established panels and build international support for reparatory justice. The event follows a historic UN General Assembly Resolution on reparatory justice achieved through collaboration among the African Union, CARICOM, and the African Diaspora.
31 August 2026 · Joy Online →
African civil society leaders gathered in Accra say the current aid system is broken because development money arrives with instructions from Western capitals. A growing movement is experimenting with new models, including a "reverse call for proposals" where communities define their own needs and ask donors to fund them, rather than waiting for donors to announce what they want to fund.
31 August 2026 · Joy Online →
Ghana's Foreign Affairs Minister Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa says Africa's reparations campaign over transatlantic slavery and trafficking seeks meaningful Western support for policies and programmes addressing slavery's enduring consequences, particularly investments in young people and sustainable development, rather than direct cash payments to African governments.
23 August 2026 · Joy Online →
The immediate past Presbytery Lay Representative of the Presbyterian Church of Ghana has called for greater commitment to environmental protection, warning that unchecked human activities—particularly illegal mining—are putting the environment at risk and urging Christians to recognize their responsibility as stewards of God's creation.
20 August 2026 · The Ghanaian Times →
Amb. Prof. Dean Roberts Jnr. has called for Africans to unite and build a common future rather than allow the trans-Atlantic slave trade's legacy to divide the continent, emphasizing that African history should serve as a lesson on the dangers of division.
13 August 2026 · The Chronicle →
President John Mahama addressed a joint sitting of Jamaica's House of Representatives and Senate in Kingston during a state visit, emphasizing Ghana's solidarity with Jamaica on its Emancipation Day and 64th Independence Anniversary. Mahama said Ghana was among the first nations to recognize Jamaica's independence in 1962 and noted that Emancipation and Independence days are symbols of humanity's determination to overcome oppression.
4 August 2026 · Joy Online →
Ghana's Foreign Affairs Minister Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa met with Jamaican Foreign Minister Senator Kamina Johnson Smith in Kingston ahead of President John Dramani Mahama's state visit to Jamaica at the invitation of Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness. The two ministers expressed optimism about deepening bilateral cooperation in trade, culture, maritime affairs, education, health, and other sectors of mutual interest.
2 August 2026 · Joy Online →
Ghana and Gabon have reaffirmed their commitment to strengthening their six-decade relationship during bilateral talks between President John Dramani Mahama and President Brice Clotaire Oligui Nguema at the Jubilee House on Tuesday, July 28, with both leaders calling for deeper African cooperation to address shared challenges and advance continental development.
28 July 2026 · Joy Online →
Ghana and Lebanon have pledged to deepen bilateral cooperation in education, trade and manufacturing following the presentation of the Open Letters of Lebanon's Ambassador-designate to Ghana. The countries aim to strengthen collaboration in trade and knowledge sharing in motor manufacturing, construction materials and pharmaceutical industries.
28 July 2026 · Joy Online →
Ghana has called for closer economic cooperation with Egypt as the two countries prepare to mark 70 years of diplomatic relations in 2027. Deputy Interior Minister Ebenezer Okletey Terlabi highlighted Egyptian companies' contributions to Ghana's economy and expressed commitment to expanding private-sector collaboration.
25 July 2026 · Joy Online →
President Mahama and Tanzanian President Hassan held a bilateral meeting in Accra to strengthen ties between the two nations. They called for the establishment of a Permanent Joint Commission for Cooperation and an increase in trade volumes, with Ghana offering to share its mining sector experience with Tanzania.
24 July 2026 · Joy Online →
An opinion piece calls for society to honour and support elderly citizens who sacrificed for families and communities, warning against abandonment and loneliness in old age and urging families and communities to ensure the aged receive necessary care, companionship, and dignity.
10 July 2026 · Joy Online →
Angela List, Founder and CEO of Nguvu Mining Limited, has been elected First Vice President of the Ghana Chamber of Mines at the organisation's Annual General Meeting in Accra. List, who brings 25 years of mining industry experience, will support the Chamber's President in shaping policy and advocating sustainable mining practices.
16 June 2026 · Joy Online →
Angela List, founder and CEO of Nguvu Mining Limited, has been elected First Vice President of the Ghana Chamber of Mines at its annual general meeting in Accra. List pledged to draw on her 25 years of mining industry experience to help maximise the country's mineral wealth and promote greater female participation in the sector.
15 June 2026 · The Ghanaian Times →
President Mahama championed a UN General Assembly resolution adopted on 25 March 2026 describing the transatlantic trafficking and enslavement of Africans as "the gravest crime against humanity" and calling for reparatory justice measures; 123 states supported the resolution, three opposed it, and 52 abstained.
12 June 2026 · The Ghanaian Times →
An analysis of global energy dependency on finite fossil fuels and their greenhouse gas emissions, which cause rising sea levels, coastal displacement in Ghana and Africa, and health impacts, argues that sustainable energy transitions are necessary to mitigate climate change.
12 June 2026 · Joy Online →
President Mahama secured a UN General Assembly resolution on 25 March 2026 describing the transatlantic trafficking and enslavement of Africans as "the gravest crime against humanity" and calling for reparatory justice measures. The resolution passed with 123 states in support, three opposed, and 52 abstentions, though the United Kingdom and all EU member states abstained and the United States, Israel, and Argentina voted against it.
11 June 2026 · Joy Online →
The U.S. Embassy Press Attaché Matthew Asada called for the protection of free speech at Ghana's World Press Freedom Day event, emphasizing that democratic societies must uphold expression even when opinions are unpopular. He cited Ghana's 39th position in the 2025 World Press Freedom Index and warned of emerging threats including disinformation and broadly defined "false news" laws, noting that Ghana recorded 14 arrests related to false news and offensive speech within less than 16 months.
9 June 2026 · Daily Guide →
The UN General Assembly formally declared the trafficking of enslaved Africans and racialised chattel slavery as the gravest crime against humanity, with 123 countries voting in favour and calling for reparatory justice. The writer argues the moment matters to Ghanaians because slavery and colonialism's effects persist in economies built on extraction, educational systems, and the devaluation of Black bodies.
9 June 2026 · Daily Guide →
The United Nations General Assembly declared in March that the trafficking of enslaved Africans and racialized chattel slavery constitute the gravest crime against humanity, with 123 countries voting in favour and the resolution calling for reparatory justice. The author argues this moment matters to ordinary Ghanaians because slavery and colonialism persist in contemporary economies built on extraction, educational systems, and the devaluation of Black lives.
8 June 2026 · Joy Online →
On World Food Safety Day 2026, the Director of the Metro Public Health Department at the Accra Metropolitan Assembly warned that unsafe food can cause up to 1.52 million deaths annually worldwide and called for practical actions to protect public health and strengthen food systems in Ghana and across Africa.
8 June 2026 · Joy Online →
The United Nations General Assembly elected Austria, Kyrgyzstan, Portugal, Trinidad and Tobago, and Zimbabwe to the 15-member Security Council for two-year terms starting January 1, 2027. Germany, which campaigned for a seat, received 104 votes but finished third behind Portugal (134) and Austria (131) in the Western European group competition.
3 June 2026 · Joy Online →
Ghana's Foreign Minister Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, speaking as co-chair of the Korea-Africa Foreign Ministers' Meeting in Seoul, called for deeper economic cooperation between Africa and South Korea to promote industrialisation, job creation, technology transfer and sustainable development beyond traditional models.
2 June 2026 · Joy Online →