Ghana has expressed plans to address violent, religious extremism, and terrorism in Africa after taking up the reins of the United Nations Security Council Presidency on Tuesday.
Ambassador Harold Agyeman, the Permanent Representative of Ghana to the United Nations stated that the Council’s event in November will develop strategies to address issues bordering on peace and security.
The ambassador said the first of the two scheduled signature events for November will feature an open debate addressing the theme, “Integrating Effective Resilence-Building in Peace Operations for Sustainable Peace,” and Ghana’s Minister for Foreign Affairs, Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey, will be chairman of the debate.
According to him, the purpose of the debate is to foster healthy conversations on “balancing kinetic and non-kinetic components of peace operations, particularly in the continent of Africa.”
He also added that a second signature event will be held on November 10 to address terrorism in Africa and will be chaired by Nana Addo Dankwa, the President of Ghana.
Other arranged activities were also listed by the ambassador including a breakfast meeting with the Elders, and an annual briefing with the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, Filippo Grandi, among others.
