27

Oct

Why Okonjo-Iweala should lead the World Trade Organisation

In the coming weeks, the World Trade Organisation (WTO) faces a historic choice. For the first time in its 25-year history, a woman will be named director-general. The finalists have been narrowed to two outstanding candidates — Ngozi Okonjo Iweala, Nigeria’s former Finance Minister, and Yoo Myung-hee, the current Minister of Trade in South Korea. Both women are […]

20

Oct

Impact of pandemic on employment

The first two cases of Coronavirus infection were detected in Ghana about three months ago. In this short period, the impact of the pandemic on our health and well-being has been overwhelming, as evidenced by the number of cases of infection and deaths reported by the health authorities. The destructive effects of the pandemic on our health[…]

20

Oct

UN Trusteeship system and Western Togoland

AT the end of World War Two, the United Nations, established under Chapter XII of its Charter, the International Trusteeship System. The purpose of the UN Trusteeship System was to enable it to supervise the trust territories placed under it. By the provisions of the UN Charter, countries administering territories that were not yet independent, must seek[…]