Ghana’s progressive asylum system hailed as the country joins the rest of the world to mark World Refugee Day
Deputy Minister for the Interior, Mr. Henry Quartey has called on countries in the sub-region to work together to ensure that the causes of conflict are eliminated in the society. He was speaking at a durbar to mark this year’s World Refugee Day at the Ampain...
E-LEARNING ACCESS POSITIVELY IMPACTS REFUGEES IN AMPAIN REFUGEE CAMP
By Patience Folley and Charlotte Berquin | 16 May 2019 For people forced to flee, providing access for formal and non-formal education is crucial. E-learning opportunities for non-traditional learners has proved to be a powerful tool for UNHCR, the UN Refugee...
A JOURNEY TOWARDS SELF-RELIANCE; MAKING HIGHER EDUCATION ACCESSIBLE FOR REFUGEE STUDENTS IN GHANA
Accra, Ghana – Living as a refugee, far away from home and torn away from the comfort of belonging because of conflict or persecution, is a challenging experience to endure and becomes difficult when you lack access to basic needs. Education is one such basic...
INTENSIFY INNOVATION BY AND FOR WOMEN AND GIRLS TO ENSURE GENDER EQUALITY
On International Women’s Day this year, the world is focusing on innovative ways in which we can propel gender equality and the empowerment of women.
IVORIAN FORMER MINISTERS IN GHANA RETURN HOME AFTER 8 YEARS IN EXILE
Five former Ministers of State from Cote d’Ivoire who have been in exile in Ghana since 2011 have voluntarily returned home with the help of UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency Representation in Ghana and the Ghana Refugee Board
Warmth of a mother’s hug: Ghana teenagers reunited with their mother in Montenegro after five years of separation
Podgorica, Montenegro, 30 November (UNHCR) – It has been five years since Khadijah* last saw her daughters. She arrived in Podgorica two years ago, after travelling a long way from Ghana