Ghana re-elected into the Executive Board of UNESCO

Ghana News Agency - Nov 22, 2019 0

Ghana yesterday was re-elected into the Executive Board of UNESCO offering the country the opportunity to rejoin the 58 member governing board of the...

Peace through jazz music: The trumpet is a ‘cool’ instrument to unite people

Ike Dzokpo - Oct 16, 2019 0

Each year, on 30 April, music lovers around the world celebrate International Jazz Day to “honour jazz and its enduring legacy, as well as...

Ghana government takes steps to review the nation’s cultural policy

Ghana News Agency - Oct 10, 2019 0

The government is taking steps to review the nation’s cultural policy to bring it in tune with changing trends – to provide for the...

GNAT urges GES to provide logistics for new curriculum implementation

Ghana News Agency - Oct 8, 2019 0

The Ghana National Association of Teachers (GNAT) has urged the Ghana Education Service (GES) to make sure teachers get appropriate logistics to facilitate implementation...

Short advocates formation of Coalition on “Conduct of Public Officers Bill”

Ghana News Agency - Oct 2, 2019 0

Mr Justice Emile Francis Short, a former Commissioner of the Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ), has advocated for the formation of...

GIFEC launches ICT programme for youth

Ghana News Agency - Sep 28, 2019 0

The Ghana Investment Fund for Electronic Communications (GIFEC) and the United Nations Children’s Education Fund (UNESCO), has rolled out an Information and Communication Technology...

Africa should include lessons from slavery in educational curricula

xinhuanet.com - Aug 29, 2019 0

The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) has urged African countries to consider the inclusion of the lessons from the Trans-Atlantic Slave...

Don’t injure others in the name of freedom of expression – NMC to Journalists

Charity Bartels - Jul 22, 2019 0

Chairman of the National Media Commission (NMC), Yaw Boadu Ayeboafoh has called on journalists not to sacrifice others in the name of exercising freedom...

Forum to validate framework on safety of journalists opens in Accra

Charity Bartels - Jul 19, 2019 0

Stakeholders have participated in a forum in Accra to validate the framework on safe and responsible journalism. Today’s forum is also on the back...

Proposed Transaqua Navigable Canal to Refurbish Lake Chad in blue

Nigeria Working to Save Lake Chad

Lawrence Freeman - May 22, 2019 0

May 20, 2019 Nigerian Water Minister Adamu’s ‘Battle To Reclaim Lake Chad’ May 16, The {Daily Trust} of Nigeria has published an article on the efforts...

UNESCO’s International Conference on Water slated for 13th May

Ike Dzokpo - May 12, 2019 0

Audrey Azoulay, Director-General of UNESCO, Serigne Mbaye Thiam, Minister of Water and Sanitation of Senegal, Brune Poirson, Secretary of State to the Minister of...

UNESCO, China to further enhance teachers’ capacity in Africa

xinhuanet.com - Mar 18, 2019 0

The UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) and China on Monday reiterated their joint commitments to enhancing teachers' capacity in Africa towards the...

L’Oréal Foundation and UNESCO Encourage Women in Science

Ghana News Agency - Mar 16, 2019 0

Management of L’Oréal Foundation has launched the L’Oréal – UNESCO Women in Science Sub-Saharan Africa fellowship programme to support young women scientists. The programme seeks...

The Andrei Stenin Photo Contest: Ultimate winner to grab 700,000 Rub

Ike Dzokpo - Feb 19, 2019 0

The International Press Photo Contest named after Andrei Stenin, a Rossiya Segodnya photojournalist who died in the line of duty, is accepting submissions for...

UN Marks Maiden International Day of Education

xinhuanet.com - Jan 26, 2019 0

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Thursday called on all countries to prioritize education as a public good and support it with cooperation, partnerships and...

MTN vows to continue supporting teachers in Ghana

Ike Dzokpo - Oct 9, 2018 0

MTN Ghana Foundation on the occasion of World Teachers Day expressed its profound gratitude all teachers including beneficiaries of its Teacher Improvement Awards...

UNESCO: Testimony on training of judicial actors on freedom of expression in Africa

News Ghana - May 26, 2018 0

Interview by UNESCO with Justice Lillian Tibatemwa-Ekirikubinza from Uganda 1. Justice Lillian Tibatemwa-Ekirikubinza, you recently participated in a judicial training workshop and contributed to a...

UNESCO asks authorities to make crimes against journalists punishable

Ghana News Agency - May 3, 2018 0

Crime against journalists should not go unpunished in order to guarantee their better protection, Mr Getachew Engida, the Deputy Director-General, United Nations Education, Scientific,...

Ghana hosts 2018 press freedom celebrations

xinhuanet.com - May 2, 2018 0

Activities marking the global celebrations of this year's World Press Freedom Day opened in Ghana on Wednesday. The event, including conferences, symposia and exhibitions, for...

RSF Has Ranked Ghana As Africa’s Leader in Media Freedom

Ghana News Agency - Apr 27, 2018 0

Ghana has been ranked as having one of the best atmospheres of freedom for media practitioners. Mr. Tirso dos Santos, Country Representative of UNESCO, who...

World Time to Commemorate Ephraim Amu

News Ghana - Sep 6, 2017 0

The World Time Limited, a multimedia company implementing the Creative Industry Policy of the World Bank, UNESCO and the Cultural Renaissance Charter of the...

Obasanjo is Nigeria’s greatest President – Babalola

News Ghana - Jul 11, 2017 0

Former Nigerian president, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, has been described as Nigeria’s best president ever. This declaration was made by a Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Aare...

UNESCO conference: Anita Erskine invited as Guest speaker

News Ghana - Jun 30, 2017 0

Award winning Media queen and Women's advocate, Anita Erskine, has been added to influential list of leaders, and innovators in the public and private...

Rural broadcasters to benefit from UNESCO project

News Ghana - Jun 16, 2017 0

A broadcaster development project dubbed “Promoting human development among Sudan’s rural communities: supporting radio broadcasters in Eastern Sudan States” has officially taken off after the...

UNESCO, Namibia implement programs to enhance capacity in water management

News Ghana - May 12, 2017 0

Namibia's Minister of Agriculture, Water and Forestry, John Mutorwa in partnership with UNESCO, University of Namibia and Namibian University of Science technology on Thursday...

CEO Of Energy Bank Honoured As Hero Of Girl Child Welfare

ABK - Apr 29, 2017 0

The Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Energy Bank, Christiana Olaoye has been awarded for her contribution to economic welfare of the African...

UNESCO Ready To Strengthen Water Security

ABK - Apr 23, 2017 0

The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) has called for the harnessing of the contributions of science and innovation for water security. Mr...

Macao starts application for UNESCO “City of Gastronomy”

News Ghana - Apr 7, 2017 0

Macao officially started its application for a member of the UNESCO Creative Cities Network, a City of Gastronomy, the special administrative region's local media...

A strong wave breaks on shore ahead of the landfall of Typhoon Chan-Hom in Wenling in eastern China's Zhejiang province July 10, 2015. (Chinatopix Via AP)

Oswald Okaitei Marks UNESCO World Poetry Day With Poem

ABK - Mar 21, 2017 0

DEAR WIND (For African Poetry—Marking UNESCO World Poetry Day) Dear wind, When you Are chanced to see the spirits that rage Against me, tell them I live; Tell them...

GTA To Boost Potentials Of Bosomtwe Lake

ABK - Mar 1, 2017 0

The Ghana Tourism Authority (GTA) has unveiled an ambitious plan to increase the tourist attraction of the Bosomtwe Lake, the largest natural fresh water...

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