President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo left Ghana on Thursday, 11th November 2021, to lead the Ghanaian delegation to attend the 75th anniversary ceremony of the founding of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), which is being held at its headquarters in Paris, France.
The attendance is at the invitation of UNESCO’s Director-General, Audrey Azoulay.
The United Nations Charter, which came into effect on 16th November 1945, provided for the creation of a specialized agency in the fields of education and culture, and the President will, on Friday 12th November, deliver a statement at the height of the commemoration on the impact UNESCO has had in Ghana, and what Ghana expects from UNESCO in the coming years.
President Akufo-Addo will from Saturday, 13th November to Saturday, 20th November, take a seven-day leave of absence, during which he has accepted an invitation to preside over a panel that will adjudicate a debate in the French Parliament on “The Trial of Progress”, on Friday 19th November.
The President was accompanied by the Minister for Foreign Affairs, Hon. Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey; the Minister for Education, Hon. Dr. Yaw Adutwum; and officials of the Presidency and Foreign Ministry.
The President will return to Ghana on Saturday, 20th November 2021.
In his absence, the Vice President, Alhaji Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, shall, in accordance with Article 60(8) of the Constitution, act in his stead.
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