Committees’ Official Induction and Leadership Election

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In this session, the leaders of the UN Global Compact Network Ghana Committees will be elected.  The Committees will then be inducted officially to begin their activities.

World Day Against Child Labour

This year’s World Day Against Child Labour focuses on action taken for the 2021 International Year for the Elimination of Child Labour. It is the first World Day since the universal ratification of the ILO’s Convention No. 182 on the Worst Forms of Child Labour, and takes place at time when the COVID-19 crisis threatens to reverse […]

UN Global Compact Leaders Summit: 2021

The UN Global Compact 2021 Leaders Summit will elevate ambition for strategic collective action, with focused objectives and clear paths to recovery from the continued climate crisis, global pandemic, economic disparities and social inequalities. The annual Summit will once again virtually convene more than 25,000 leaders from business, Government, the UN, and Civil Society, to […]

International Youth Day

International Youth Day (IYD) gives an opportunity to celebrate and mainstream young peoples’ voices, actions and initiatives, as well as their meaningful, universal and equitable engagement. The commemoration will take the form of a podcast-style discussion that is hosted by youth for youth, together with independently organized commemorations around the world that recognize the importance […]

International Equal Pay Day

Equal pay for work of equal value International Equal Pay Day represents the longstanding efforts towards the achievement of equal pay for work of equal value.  It further builds on the United Nations commitment to human rights and against all forms of discrimination, including discrimination against women and girls. Across all regions, women are paid […]

UNITING BUSINESS LIVE

A virtual summit held on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly Week, Uniting Business LIVE (UBL) hosts the Private Sector Forum, Global Impact Forum and SDG Business Forum (in partnership with International Chamber of Commerce and UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs). Uniting Business LIVE aligns with the themes of the General Assembly […]

YOUNG SDG INNOVATORS SUMMIT

This Young SDG Leaders Summit will be the first Summit to celebrate and engage young corporate leaders and entrepreneurs to create the solutions for the future of sustainable business. This inaugural Summit is designed to be exclusively virtual year-after-year.

World Food Day

World Food Day - It's your day! Collective action across 150 countries is what makes World Food Day one of the most celebrated days of the UN calendar. Hundreds of events and outreach activities bring together governments, businesses, NGOs, the media, and general public. They promote worldwide awareness and action for those who suffer from […]

International Day for the Eradication of Poverty

In a world characterized by an unprecedented level of economic development, technological means and financial resources, that millions of persons are living in extreme poverty is a moral outrage. Poverty is not solely an economic issue, but rather a multidimensional phenomenon that encompasses a lack of both income and the basic capabilities to live in […]

United Nations Day

UN Day marks the anniversary of the entry into force in 1945 of the UN Charter. With the ratification of this founding document by the majority of its signatories, including the five permanent members of the Security Council, the United Nations officially came into being. There is no other global organization with the legitimacy, convening […]

The UN Global Compact Network Ghana’s Launch of the UN Global Compact Africa Strategy

Under the theme “The Importance of Sustainability in the Decade of Action: Transforming Businesses to become more Resilient and Competitive”, the program will focus on 3 key areas: • A discussion on the importance of sustainability of business as a key driver of corporate leadership on the Sustainable Development Goals using the Ten Principles; • […]