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United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs Sustainable Development

Ghana's Commitment to Achieve SDGs
Description of commitment

ZERO HUNGER (Securing Food, Water and Sanitation)
Ghana recognizes that the well-being of adolescents is critical to achieving SDGs and acknowledges the importance of adopting a whole of government approach to work together in a coordinated and collaborative manner to address the multiple factors that impact adolescents.
The Ghana School Feeding Program (GSFP) is an initiative under the Comprehensive Africa Agricultural Development Program (CAADP) Pillar 3 which seeks to enhance food security and reduce hunger in line with the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) on hunger, poverty, and malnutrition.
The main objective of the initiative is to; Increase school enrolment, attendance, and retention reduce short-term hunger and malnutrition among primary and secondary school children and boost domestic food production. Some of the achievements include Feeding 1.69M children, 37.4 % of National coverage, and the Government's approval to expand the program to 3 million school children by July 2016 which is currently under implementation.

2, QUALITY EDUCATION.
The Free Senior High School (Free SHS) education policy in Ghana is a government initiative introduced in September 2017. The policy's core themes of access, equity, and equality fulfill the United Nations modified Sustainable Development Goals, where member countries amalgamate those themes in their educational systems to ensure adequate learning experiences for students. Respective politicians and social workers have been allocated the duty to ensure the policy's efficiency, productivity, and further development. These leaders span varying governmental departments including Ghana's Ministry of Finance and Economic Planning Ghana Education Service and Ghana's Ministry of Education. A review of Ghana's former high school policies and operations led to the essential creation of Free SHS. Ghana's Ministry of Education observed the lack of efficiency in key areas, access to education, quality of education, and education management. The fifth Education Strategic Plan targeted for 2010 to 2020, outlines the government's key educational objectives. These objectives influenced by Ghana's 2008 Education Act, are implemented in the policy to regulate these legislative solutions. Free SHS maximized literacy levels and increased economic and social development. It has released parental demands on educational finances to shift to focusing on building their family's resilience and social welfare. The initial negative social response transformed into overwhelming support, especially for its ability to deter adolescents from social vices to make impactful contributions to their local communities.

3. GOOD HEALTH AND WELL-BEING
Ghana has made significant strides in improving adolescent reproductive health. The country has implemented several policies and programs aimed at reducing teenage pregnancies, increasing access to family planning services, and promoting sexual and reproductive health education among adolescents.
The Ghana Adolescent Reproductive Health Policy (ARHP) was launched in 2016 to address the reproductive health needs of adolescents. The policy aims to provide comprehensive sexual and reproductive health education, increase access to family planning services, and reduce teenage pregnancies.
In addition, the Ghana Health Service has implemented several programs aimed at improving adolescent reproductive health. These programs include the Adolescent Health Program, which provides sexual and reproductive health education to adolescents, and the Youth Friendly Health Services Program, which provides adolescents with access to confidential and youth-friendly health services.
Overall, Ghana’s commitment to adolescent reproductive health is commendable. The country has made significant progress in reducing teenage pregnancies and increasing access to family planning services. However, there is still more work to be done to ensure that all adolescents have access to quality sexual and reproductive health services.





National benchmark for reducing poverty and inequality by 2027

Ghana’s government has set a target to reduce poverty and inequality by 50% by 2027. This is part of the country’s long-term development plan, which aims to transform Ghana into a middle-income country by 2030. The government has identified several strategies to achieve this goal, including increasing access to education and healthcare, promoting economic growth, and improving infrastructure.

Strengthening of national planning and institutional frameworks to support commitment

To reduce poverty and inequality in Ghana by 2027, the government has developed a number of policies and strategies. The government has identified the need to strengthen national planning and institutional frameworks to achieve this goal. The government has also identified the need to improve the quality of education, health care, and social services in order to reduce poverty and inequality.
According to the Ghana Poverty Reduction Strategy II (GPRS II), the government aims to reduce poverty by half by 2027. The strategy focuses on improving economic growth, increasing agricultural productivity, improving access to education and health care, and promoting gender equality.
The government has also developed a number of programs aimed at reducing poverty and inequality. These include the Livelihood Empowerment Against Poverty (LEAP) program, which provides cash transfers to poor households, and the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS), which provides health insurance to Ghanaians.
To strengthen national planning and institutional frameworks, the government has established the National Development Planning Commission (NDPC). The NDPC is responsible for developing long-term development plans for Ghana. The commission is also responsible for monitoring and evaluating the implementation of these plans.
In conclusion, Ghana’s government has developed a number of policies and strategies aimed at reducing poverty and inequality by 2027. These include improving economic growth, increasing agricultural productivity, improving access to education and health care, promoting gender equality, providing cash transfers to poor households through the LEAP program, providing health insurance through the NHIS program, and establishing NDPC for developing long-term development plans for Ghana.

Ares of strengthened institutional frameworks

Making SDG achievement a more central focus in national planning and oversight mechanisms, Rejuvenating and strengthening public sector institutions

Additional information

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Type of initiative
National Commitment to SDG Transformation
Member State
Ghana
Geographic scope
National
Key priority transitions
Tackling the global crisis in education, Securing food, water and sanitation systems, 1.Quality Education 2. Good Health and Well Being
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