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A group photograph of participants at the launch Parliamentary Initiative on Children’s Rights In a significant step towards strengthening parliamentary leadership on children’s rights and well-being in Ghana, ACEPA, with UNICEF Ghana and in collaboration with the Parliament of Ghana, has launched the Parliamentary Caucus on Children. It brings together […]

By: Helena Kyeremanteng, Admin and Programme Assistant, ACEPA Introduction “Ghana’s youngest Parliament” has become a popular description of the 9th Parliament in media and public discourse, yet the data tell a different story. While young people aged 15–35 constitute 38.2% of Ghana’s population, only 8.2% of MPs fall within the[…]

By: Prince Fiifi Yorke A group picture of participants at the Caucus launch on Children The African Centre for Parliamentary Affairs (ACEPA), with support from UNICEF Ghana and the Parliament of Ghana, has launched the Parliamentary Caucus on Children to provide a structured, non-partisan platform for Members of Parliament (MPs) committed to advancing children’s rights.[…]

By: Samuel Duodo The Executive Director of the African Centre for Parliamentary Affairs (ACEPA), Dr Rasheed Draman, has called on Members of Parliament (MPs) to rely more on credible data and evidence in advancing their arguments. This, he said, would help reduce excessive partisanship and the often acrimonious nature of[…]