{"id":22899,"date":"2021-06-11T18:13:07","date_gmt":"2021-06-11T18:13:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.kumasionlinegh.com\/?p=22899"},"modified":"2021-06-11T18:13:08","modified_gmt":"2021-06-11T18:13:08","slug":"ghana-elected-to-un-security-council","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kumasionlinetv.com\/?p=22899","title":{"rendered":"Ghana elected to UN Security Council"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Ghana has been elected to the United Nation\u2019s Security Council for the term 2022-2023.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In her initial reaction to the outcome, Foreign Affairs Minister Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey said: \u201cGhana will use its membership to pursue conflict prevention, post conflict reconstruction and strengthening of governance, leveraging on our previous and current experience as Chair of ECOWAS as well as our active membership of AU\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Below is the tally of votes<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ghana had the highest number of votes 185 out of the 190 ballots cast.<br>Required majority was 125.<br>Gabon 183<br>UAE 179<br>DRC 3<br>Iran 1<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/starrfm.com.gh\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/E38A4639-48B8-46E2-BF27-51C160457CA0-791x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-385117\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/starrfm.com.gh\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/48C8D1C5-2BFB-48E3-A20C-3D13EB438881-791x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-385119\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Send your news stories to\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:dannyboy744@gmail.com\">dannyboy744@gmail.com<\/a>\u00a0and via WhatsApp on +233 266777777<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-dailymotion wp-block-embed-dailymotion\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\nhttps:\/\/dai.ly\/x81wj5q\n<\/div><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ghana has been elected to the United Nation\u2019s Security Council for the term 2022-2023. 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