Prez in New York for UN Assembly meeting
President John Dramani Mahama arrived in New York, USA last Saturday night to attend the 69th United Nations General Assembly meeting.
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Accompanied by the First Lady, Mrs Lordina Mahama, the President was welcomed by officials of the Ghana Mission in New York led by Ambassador Ken Kanda, Ghana's Permanent Representative to the UN, and government officials who had arrived earlier.
The government officials included the Volta Regional Minister, Ms Ellen Adwoa Ntoso, a Deputy Communications Minister, Mr Felix Kwakye Ofosu, and Presidential Staffer, Dr Michael Kpessah Whyte.
On arrival, the President and his wife were presented with bouquets by seven-year-old Amanda Abayena and 16-year-old Malya Tiigaa.
President Mahama, who left Accra Friday evening by commercial flight, went through Dubai before arriving in New York.
He will address the assembly on September 25.
The theme for the 69th UN General Assembly meeting is, "Delivering on and implementing a Transformative Post-2015 Development Agenda.”
On the sidelines, President Mahama will be a Special Guest and keynote speaker at the prestigious Harvard University on September 26 at a forum which has the theme, "Economic Governance in Unchartered Waters."
He will also deliver a second lecture in Brandeis University on September 27, on the topic, "The promise of Africa.”
Ebola
Ahead of the official opening of the meeting, the General Assembly has expressed grave concern over the Ebola outbreak in West Africa.
Last Saturday, the Assembly released a statement signaling its approval for UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon’s intention to set up an international emergency response mission and called upon all member states to fully support it.
In a statement posted on the UN website, the Assembly asked the Secretary-General "to take steps to promptly establish the United Nations Mission for Ebola Emergency Response (UNMEER) and to submit a detailed report on that matter for the Assembly to consider at its current session”.