The Minister for Gender and Children’s Affairs of the Republic of Sierra Leone, and Chair of the ECOWAS Ministers Responsible for Gender, Dr Isata Mahoi, has called for increased efforts to promote women’s and youth’s participation in politics in West Africa. Speaking at the West African ministers responsible for gender affairs […]

The Vice-President of the ECOWAS Commission, Madam Damtien Tchintchibidja, has called on West African ministers to seize a generational opportunity to transform political inclusion across the region, unveiling a legacy project to establish sustainable mechanisms for women’s and youth participation in governance. Speaking at the Ministerial Meeting on the margins […]

The Ministry of Gender, Children and Social Protection is set to update the National Gender Policy (2025–2034) to mainstream gender concerns into national development processes. This includes the National Youth Policy (2022–2032), placing young people as active partners in governance, with particular attention to young women and other underrepresented groups. […]

The Ministry of Gender, Children and Social Protection (MoGCSP), through the Central Adoption Authority (CAA), has held a stakeholders’ engagement to strengthen coordination, collaboration, and efficiency among key institutions within Ghana’s adoption process. Describing adoption as a key child protection intervention guided by the highest standards of care, integrity, and […]

The Minister for Gender, Children and Social Protection (MoGCSP), Dr Agnes Naa Momo Lartey, has stated that the need to intensify national efforts to eliminate Female Genital Mutilation (FGM), describing it as a gross violation of the human rights of women and girls. She stated this in a statement read […]

The Ministry of Gender, Children and Social Protection and the United Nations Population Fund have commemorated the International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation with the theme, “Sustaining Ghana’s Progress towards ending Female Genital Mutilation.” In a press statement on Friday in Accra, the ministry said that Female […]

The Convenor of the Affirmative Action Law Coalition (AALC), Madam Sheila Minka-Premo, Esq., has called on journalists to deepen their knowledge of Ghana’s Affirmative Action (Gender Equity) Act, 2024, and intensify public education on its implementation. She said this on Thursday at a Training and Capacity Building Workshop for the […]

 The Minister for Gender, Children and Social Protection, Dr Agnes Naa Momo Lartey, has been awarded the 2025 Outstanding Women of Honour at the 8th Edition of the Impactful Women Award. The award was in recognition of her Inspiring Leadership, Passion for women’s empowerment, and her Excellent Commitment to Societal […]

The Chief Director for the Ministry of Gender, Children, and Social Protection (MoGCSP), Dr Afisah Zakariah, has stated the government’s commitment to safeguarding the rights, dignity, and potential of every child through the National Strategic Framework (NSF). She stated this at a one-day consultative meeting on Wednesday in Accra, organised […]

The Human Trafficking Secretariat under the Ministry of Gender, Children and Social Protection (MoGCSP) has organised a stakeholders’ meeting to compile and validate Ghana’s 2025 Annual Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report. The meeting held in Accra focused on the 2025 TIP questionnaire, the collation of victim identification and prosecution data, […]