Ghana to assume Presidency of UN Security Council

Ghana to assume Presidency of UN Security Council

• West African country, Ghana assumes the rotating monthly Presidency of the United Nations Security Council. During the month of November 2022, Ghana shall preside over the meetings of the Council (adoptions, debates and consultations) and, under its authority, shall represent the Security Council in its capacity as an organ of the United Nations.
• In its capacity as President of the UN Security Council,Ghana will focus on enhancing Global Peace and Security for Sustainable and Inclusive Development, particularly on the continent of Africa.
• Ghana re-joined the UN Security Council on January 1, 2022. It is the third time Ghana is holding a non¬permanent seat on the Council.
• Ghana was first given the opportunityto serve on the council from 1962 to 1963, and was back for the period of January 2006 – December 2007.

Danish PM to formgovt. after slim win

• A day after scoring a narrow election victory, Denmark’s Social Democratic Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen tendered her resignation on Wednesday to begin the process of forming a new, broadergovernment.
• Ms. Frederickson’s left-wing bloc, who includes five parties plus three seats from the autonomous territories Greenland and the Faroe Islands, won a majority of 90 seats in the 179­member House, compared to 73 for the right and far-right, and 16 for the centre.

In a U­turn, Sunak says he will attend COP27 in Egypt

• Under pressure to rethinkhis decision not to attendthe UN climate meet,‘COP27’, in Egypt nextweek, British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak did a U-turn on Wednesday, saying he would go to Sharm­el-Sheik for the meeting.
• There is no long-term prosperity without action on climate change. There is no energy security without investing in renewable. That is why I will attend next week: to deliver on Glasgow’s legacy of building a secure andsustainable future,” Mr. Sunak tweeted on Wednesday morning.