Mahama returns to Ghana after attending the 80th UNGA session in New York

President Mahama has returned to Ghana after participating in the 80th Session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in New York.

He was received at the Kotoka International Airport by Vice President Professor Naana Jane Opoku-Agyemang.

During his trip, President Mahama joined a coalition of global leaders to launch the Accra Reset, a new framework designed to transform global development financing and partnerships.

The initiative, introduced at a high-level side event, seeks to tackle long-standing challenges in the global financial system, particularly those affecting developing nations.

Mahama, who serves as the African Union’s Champion for African Financial Institutions, described the Accra Reset as a timely and ambitious response to what he called a “fraying” global development architecture.

In his address to the General Assembly on Thursday, September 25, President Mahama also:

• Called for the removal of the economic blockade on Cuba, describing it as unjust and counterproductive;

• Criticised global migration policies, pointing out what he referred to as hypocrisy in how different groups of migrants are treated;

• Announced Ghana’s intention to table a motion at the UN to formally recognise the transatlantic slave trade as a crime against humanity.

President Mahama’s engagements at the UNGA, including the launch of the Accra Reset, reaffirmed Ghana’s commitment to multilateralism and global cooperation on issues of finance, justice, and historical accountability.