Overview WFP and its partners expanded their scope of operations in Ghana to meet the emerging needs of a food system strained by numerous external and internal challenges, including climate change,...
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Gulf of Guinea Joint Response Plan for refugees, asylum-seekers, internally displaced persons, and host communities: Ghana Planned Response (January - December 2024)
Country Overview With the deterioration of the situation in Burkina Faso, over 15,000 asylum seekers are estimated to have crossed the border into the Upper East and Upper West Regions of Ghana. The...
Ghana: Floods DREF Operational Update (MDRGH018), 04 March 2024
Date when the trigger was met 2023-10-14 What happened, where and when? Flooding was forecasted by NADMO with an incidence across the North of Ghana, affecting 70,000 with the water flow after the...
Fostering community readiness to respond to public health emergencies in Ghana
Accra, Ghana - The COVID-19 pandemic underscored the importance of communities as foundational bedrock for dealing with public health emergencies. Countries need to regularly assess their operational...
Strengthening Maternal Mental Health in Ghana - Situational analysis of maternal mental health services in Ghana
The mental health of mothers and the physical development, especially nutrition, of their infants are inextricably linked. Maternal Mental Health (MMH) is a critical mediator between social adversity...
WFP Ghana Country Brief, November - December 2023
In Numbers 11,246 people assisted US$ 294,202 cash-based transfers made US$ 10.6 million six-month (January-June 2024) net funding requirement Operational Updates Nutrition: With funding from the...
Solutions and Mobility Index - Ghana, October 2023 (Round 1)
The coastal countries of West Africa are experiencing the impact of climate change and spill-over of the Central Sahel crisis. These vulnerabilities contribute to increased risks of conflict, crisis...
WFP Ghana Country Brief, October 2023
In Numbers 5,779 people assisted US$ 207,216 cash-based transfers made US$ 2.5 million six-month (November -April 2024) net funding requirement Operational Updates Catalysing Good Food through School...
Ghana: Inequalities in Food Insecurity
Food insecurity is a global health challenge, especially among low- and middle-income countries. The Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 2.1 targets to: “End hunger and ensure access by all people, in...
Scaling up the use of pre-exposure prophylaxis for HIV in Ghana
Accra ‒ In 2020, the death of his best friend, Tawiah, reminded Nii Ayittey about the real dangers of AIDS. So when he heard of pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) as an effective HIV prevention method,...
Ghana - Dam emergency and floods (media, NOAA) (ECHO Daily Flash of 1 December 2023)
Heavy rain has been affecting south-eastern Ghana since 27 November, causing the overflow of the Dawhenya irrigation dam and floods that resulted in displacement and damage. According to media, as of...
Strengthening the fight against HIV in Ghana
Accra, Ghana ‒ Samuel Kofi*, 19, from Takoradi in Ghana’s western region discovered he was HIV positive in November 2022. A situation that left him in shock and in complete denial as he thought death...
Breaking barriers, building resilience: How UNDP is supporting inclusive sustainable development in the face of climate change
In the lead up to COP28, learn how persons with disabilities in Ghana are strengthening their community's resilience to climate change, boosting food security and increasing income with the help of...
IOM Ghana | Rapid Needs Assessment in Volta Region: District of Central Tongu – South Tongu (Evaluation : 19-22 October 2023)
The Volta Region in Ghana has experienced heavy rains and high inflows of water to the Akosombo and Kpong dam reservoir, leading to severe flooding that has displaced 30,000 people in 8 districts...
Ghana — Registration Report — Districts of Ada East, Central Tongu, North Tongu and Shai Osudoku (November 2023)
OVERVIEW Rising water levels upstream from the Akosombo Dam, due primarily to heavy rainfall, caused the Volta River Authority to commence the spillage of excess water on 15 September 2023. The...
Ghana IFRC network mid-year report, January – June 2023 (MAAGH002)
OVERALL PROGRESS Context Ghana is situated on the Atlantic Ocean and borders Togo, Cote d’Ivoire, and Burkina Faso. Its population is about 32.8 million (in 2021). In the past two decades, it has...
Climate resilience building among households in northwest Ghana: Changes and implications
The growing impact of climate change on households has been documented around the world. In agrarian communities such as the northwestern part of Ghana, households are increasingly becoming...
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Equal Partnerships: African Intermediary Cities as Actors and Partners in Urban Migration Governance - City Report: Kumasi, Ghana
Authors Charles Martin-Shields, Susan S. Ekoh, Seth Christopher Yaw Appiah Key findings and recommendations Kumasi is an interesting case as far as managing and designing migration policy at the...
WFP Ghana Country Strategic Plan (2024-2028)
Operation ID: GH03 CSP approved at EB November 2023 session Located on the Gulf of Guinea, the Republic of Ghana has a population of 30.8 million, 57 percent of whom reside in urban areas; however,...
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West and Central Africa: Humanitarian impact of flooding - Overview (From 1 September to 30 October 2023)
SITUATION OVERVIEW As the West and Central Africa region reached the tail end of its rainy season, significant damage continued to occur due to flooding, with notable impact on people’s lives and...