The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration has received IT equipment comprising 20 printers and 20 laptop computers from the Korean Government to support the hosting of the 2023 United Nations Peacekeeping Ministerial Meeting to be held in December 2023.
The Ambassador of Korea to Ghana, Mr. Jung-Taek Lim, who presented the equipment to the Ministry on Tuesday in Accra, announced that his government would donate about $ 1 million worth of IT products and vehicles to support Ghana to host a successful meeting later in the year.
He congratulated Ghana on being the first country in Africa to host the conference and assured that the Korean Government would continue to cooperate in the 2023 UN Peacekeeping Ministerial Conference.
On his part, the Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration, Mr Kwaku Ampratwum-Sarpong, expressed gratitude to the Government of Korea for the support, adding that the equipment would help the work of the Planning Committee and Secretariat of the Ministerial Meeting.
The United Nations Peacekeeping Ministerial Meeting is a high-level event held biennially with the participation of foreign and defense ministers.
Following the 2021 event hosted by the Republic of Korea, this year’s meeting would be held in Accra on 5th and 6th of December, 2023.
Joyce Adwoa Animia Ocran, ISD
