UN Resident Coordinator Reaffirms Partnership with Ghana's National Development Planning Commission
The UN RC meets with Ghana's NDPC Director-General to deepen collaboration on national development planning, SDGs, and inclusive growth.
The United Nations Resident Coordinator in Ghana, H.E. Zia Choudhury, met with the Director-General of the National Development Planning Commission (NDPC), Dr. Audrey Smock Amoah, to strengthen the partnership between the United Nations and the Government of Ghana in delivering on the country's development agenda.
The meeting demonstrated the depth of a relationship that has grown well beyond protocol. As Ghana's apex planning institution, the NDPC shapes the strategic direction of national development including setting priorities, guiding resource allocation, and ensuring that policy translates into measurable progress for Ghanaian communities. For the UN, it is a natural and indispensable partner.
That partnership has already produced tangible results. The two institutions have worked side by side to accelerate progress on the Sustainable Development Goals, and their collaboration has been central to Ghana's Voluntary National Reviews, the country's formal accountability reports presented at the High-level Political Forum on Sustainable Development, where Ghana has consistently demonstrated firm commitment to the SDGs.
Welcoming the UN delegation, Dr. Amoah called for deepening that collaboration at a moment when it matters most. Development planning in Ghana, she emphasized, must remain coordinated, evidence-based, and anchored in both national priorities and global commitments, and the UN's technical and analytical support is integral to that effort.
Mr. Choudhury was unequivocal in response: the UN stands ready to intensify its support. Ghana is at a pivotal juncture, navigating fiscal pressures, a post-IMF programme transition, and the imperative to build more resilient, inclusive growth. The UN's engagement with the NDPC, he affirmed, will be calibrated to meet that moment, bringing the full weight of the UN system's expertise, data, and convening power to bear on Ghana's most pressing development challenges.
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