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As part of the 2023 International Women’s Day (IWD) which is celebrated on March 8 every year across the world, the Ghana Immigration Service (GIS) organized an event to mark the celebration in Accra. IWD is a global day celebrating the social, economic, cultural and political achievements of women. The day also marks a call to action for accelerating gender parity. On this day, significant activities are organised worldwide to celebrate women’s achievements and rally for women’s equality. The celebration, which was on the theme, “Digit ALL: Innovation and Technology for Gender Equality”, aimed at educating participants on the...

A delegation from the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), Germany, International Organisation for Migration, US Embassy and German Embassy led by Mr. Rob Jenkins, Assistant to the Administrator for Conflict Prevention and Stabilization of the USAID called on the Minister for the Interior, Mr. Ambrose Dery at his office in Accra. The visit was to discuss the launch of the Coastal States Stability Mechanism, a new joint U.S – German funded programme to support Coastal West African Countries’ efforts to prevent and counter the spread of violent extremism. The Minister, who welcomed the idea described the United...

The Minister for the Interior, Hon. Ambrose Dery visited a Police Officer at the Police Hospital in Accra who sustained gunshot injuries during an official duty with a team of Police Officers to rescue a residence from suspected armed robbers in a robbery operation at Tsive- Kpotame near Kpadzakope, a suburb of Abor in the Volta Region which occurred on Sunday, February 12, 2023. The Minister, who was accompanied by the Inspector-General of Police, Dr George Akuffo Dampare, expressed worry about the unfortunate incident and assured him and other officers who are in similar situation of the Government’s commitment...

As part of measures to maintain peace and harmony in the country, the National Peace Council (NPC) with support from the Danish Embassy and other stakeholders, launched Guidelines on Hate Speech and other form of Indecent Expressions aimed at sanitising the air waves from needless verbal utterances against personalities and tribal, ethnic, religious based discriminations. NPC referred to Hate speech as degrading, threatening, harassing or stigmatizing speech which affects an individual’s or group’s dignity, reputation and status in society by means of verbal and or visual effects that promote negative feelings, attitudes and perceptions based on characteristics such as...

The Chief Director of the Ministry of the Interior, Mrs. Adelaide Anno-Kumi, has called on stakeholders in the security sector to collaborate and share ideas to prevent violent extremism, maintain peace and security in the country. ‘We are not in doubt that Ghana is considered the most peaceful place in the sub-region, but this position is unsustainable if the region continues to remain a threat of extremist violence”, the Chief Director said. Mrs. Anno-Kumi made the call during the official launch of the Prevention of Violent Extremism Through Social Accountability (POVETSA) project organized by the Catholic Relief Services (CRS)...