UK Royal College of Defence Studies Delegation Visits UN Resident Coordinator in Ghana
UK Royal College of Defence Studies delegation visits UN Ghana to engage on global development trends, peace, health, food systems and migration.
A 20-member delegation from the Royal College of Defence Studies (RCDS), participating in the Global Strategy Programme and currently on a week long study tour of Ghana, paid a courtesy call on the United Nations Resident Coordinator in Ghana, H.E. Zia Choudhury. The delegation was led by the Commandant of the College, Lt. Sir George Norton (Rt).
The United Nations team, led by the Resident Coordinator, included the Country Representation of the World Health Organization, Dr. Fiona Braka; the Country Director of the World Food Programme, Ms. Aurore Rusiga; the Partnership and Donor Liaison Officer of the International Organization for Migration, Ms. Janet Valverde; and the Military Advisor at the United Nations Office for West Africa and the Sahel, Col Frederick Oppong Essel. The team briefed the delegation on national, regional, and global development trends relating to peace and security, health, food systems, and migration, in line with the theme of the visit: “Global Development Trends and their Implications for Regional Stability in the Next Decade.”
The RCDS, a globally renowned institution dedicated to developing strategic thinkers and leaders within the armed forces and civil service, is the senior college of the Defence Academy of the United Kingdom.
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