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Special Representatives welcome the agreement reached between the UN and Government of Ethiopia to facilitate access to humanitarian organizations to help civilians affected by the ongoing situation. The Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Children and Armed Conflict, Ms. Virginia Gamba and the Special Representative of the Secretary-General on Violence against Children, Dr. Najat Maalla Mjid express their deep concern for the safety and protection of children affected by the unfolding situation in the Tigray region of Ethiopia and urge all parties to do everything possible to better protect children and all civilians, uphold human rights and ensure humanitarian access…

International support is critical as the country continues on the path to democratic transition, amid challenges that include the COVID-19 pandemic, UN political affairs chief told the UNSC.

Almost 70 poor countries will only be able to vaccinate one in 10 people unless urgent action is taken by governments and the pharmaceutical industry to make sure enough doses are produced. Nearly 70 poor countries will only be able to vaccinate one in ten people against COVID-19 next year unless urgent action is taken by governments and the pharmaceutical industry to make sure enough doses are produced, a group of campaigning organizations warned today, as the UK begins to rollout vaccinations. By contrast, wealthier nations have bought up enough doses to vaccinate their entire populations nearly three times over…

“The CERF is first and fastest, and it looks after the forgotten. As the world faces the greatest humanitarian challenges, we have never needed it more,” said UN Emergency Relief Coordinator. At today’s high-level pledging event for the Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF), over 50 donors announced pledges totalling more than US$370 million for 2021 – higher than those made at the pledging event a year ago for 2020. With top-ups for 2020 also announced today, overall funding for this year has reached $620 million. “This year was like no other, with the COVID-19 pandemic adding a layer of suffering…

The Ghana Police Service has confirmed that five people have died from 61 electoral and post electoral incidents nationwide. In a statement, the Police stated that Twenty-one of the incidents are true cases of electoral violence, six of which involve gunshots resulting in the death of five. The cases according to the Police happened in the Awutu Senya East constituency, Odododiodio constituency, Ablekuma Central and other constituencies across the country. Below is the full statement SECURITY OUTLOOK FOR THE 2020 GENERAL ELECTIONS. 1.The National Election Security Taskforce (NESTF) has policed the 2020 Presidential and Parliamentary elections professionally and lauds the…

The President elect Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo Addo has pledged to the supporters of New Patriotic Party to work hard in order to hand over power to the party at the time tenure ends in 2024. He further stated that the results of the 2020 parliamentary elections is a clear indication that Ghanaians want both NDC and NPP MPs to work together for the development and growth of the nation. In an acceptance speech at his Nima residence after he was declared winner in Monday’s keenly contested election, Mr Akufo-Addo also called on Ghanaians to unite for the good of…

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has been re-elected as the President of Ghana, the Electoral Commission, the country’s election management body has announced. In a keenly contested election, the Chairperson of the EC Wednesday evening announced that NPP’s Nana Akufo-Addo polled 6,730,413 votes, representing 51.59% while the flagbearer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), John Dramani Mahama placed second, garnering 6,214,889 which represents 47.36% of the total ballots cast. The figures according to the EC exclude results from the Techiman South constituency. Total valid votes cast, according to the Electoral Commission, was 13,434,574 representing 79% of total registered voters.…

The Chairperson of the Electoral Commission Jean Mensa says rains and other challenges on election day affected the timeline set for results declaration. The commission failed on its promise to announce results 24 hours after the polls. “We express our regret for our inability to declare the results at 5 pm on Tuesday as planned. The unexpected rains and some of the challenges we experienced at the collation center made it difficult to declare the result as expected. We are hoping that, in the early hours of today, we will receive two additional results and will thereafter be able to…

President Akufo-Addo has taken a significant lead in 261 constituency results collated by the EIB Network. Out of the 261 constituencies collated, the president has garnered a total of 6, 297, 943 representing 51.69% while the NDC’s flagbearer John Dramani Mahama has polled 5, 750, 955 representing 47.20%. The remaining 10 parties made up, NDP, CPP, PPP, GUM, LPG, GFP, and an Independent Candidate polled 135, 748 representing 1.11%. The Electoral Commission is expected to announce the winner of the presidential elections on Wednesday. The Chairperson of the Electoral Commission Jean Mensa says rains and other challenges on election day…

ICE delivered a pointed I-told-you-so Tuesday to a federal judge who freed more than 250 undocumented immigrants from detention because of the coronavirus, revealing that in less than two months, at least six of them already stand accused of more crimes. One is accused of battery, while another was arrested on drunken-driving charges. Still another was arrested on an outstanding child sex-abuse warrant. Others cut off their ankle bracelets and have disappeared, greatly reducing the chances of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement recapturing them once the pandemic is over and they can be processed and deported. “We were firm in…