The President, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo is leading Ghana’s delegation to the World Leaders’ Summit of the United Nations (UN) Climate Change Conference (COP 27), being held in Sharm el-Sheikn, in Egypt.
The COP 27 Summit, which will be one of the largest gatherings of world leaders, will bring parties together to accelerate actions towards the goals of the Paris agreement of the UN framework Convention on Climate Change.
The President will deliver a statement on Ghana’s position on Climate Change, as well as measures put in place to combat the threat it poses. He will also deliver five separate statements on efforts Ghana is making to protect her forest and oceans, on sustainable energy and the energy transition, and participate in the Africa Adaptation Acceleration Summit, being held on the sidelines of the COP 27.
From there, President Akufo-Addo will leave for, New York where he will chair the High Level UN Security Council debate convened by Ghana, on November 10, 2022, as part of the programme of work for Ghana’s Presidency of the Council for the month of November.
The President was accompanied by the Minister for Foreign Affairs, Shirley Ayorkor Botchey; the Minister for Energy, Matthew Opoku Prempeh, MP; the Minister for Environment, Science, Technology and Innovation, Dr. Kwaku Afriyie, MP; the Minister for Lands and Natural Resources, Samuel A. Jinapor, MP; and officials of the Presidency and Foreign Ministry.
The President left Ghana on Saturday, November 5, 2022, and will return to Ghana on Friday, November 11, 2022, and in his absence, the Vice President, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, shall, in accordance with Article 60(8) of the Constitution, act in his stead.
By Vincent Kubi