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Child protection in Ghana is worsening - UNICEF

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  • Kwame 11 years ago

    I urge Ghanaians to show massive interst in this report and stop discussing political issues which have no value. Let us chanell resources into making children live better. kwame

  • Mbemah 11 years ago

    Yes, laws on child rights would never work since it is the area someone chops. Ghana is always the 1st to uphold and adopt conventions in this world but what happens later, only the documents are visual.We are tired, it is no ...
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  • Egalitarian 11 years ago

    In Ghana there rae 3 million children who do not go to school due to poverty. These are potential armed robbers and prostitutes.

    The government must create an egalitarian society where every child gets the fundament right ...
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  • Kojo Billy Duncan 11 years ago

    One of the first measures to be implemented should be a ban on engaging minors as house-helps or street-hawkers. Ghanaians need to appreciate the fact that every child deserves to be provided with the opportunity to a decent ...
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  • Ceeboy Dangerman 11 years ago

    How much of tax payers money is use to fund social inclusion programs. If we can have figures on cash flow into child protection activities in the country then we can measure why the programs are not making any head way. Sorr ...
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  • nsem pii 11 years ago

    EASY ACCESS TO BECOMING MILLIONAIRE AFTER 4 YEARS IN PARLIAMENT. WONDER WHY FOLKS QUEUE TO VOTE FOR GREEDY SELFISH POLITICIANS. SOME BUT MAJORITY WANT FAME.

  • PEKI TUMU 11 years ago

    This is a direct relection of the social order. With more urbanization those cauaght upin it are without proper housing, jobs and incomes and soi are unable to assume their family responsibilities

  • Yao 11 years ago

    It is a shame Ghana should be going to that direction at this moment of the 21st century. What are the various institutions mandated to oversee the protection of our children doing. The figure put out by UNICEF is frightening ...
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  • Kofi 11 years ago

    There is a ministry in charge of Women and children do they have to wait for UNICEF to submit this report to develop an action plan. With our population galloping and the drift to urban areas the Ministry must work closely w ...
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  • aniba 11 years ago

    |Sschool, poluiice and churches must integrated child protection policies firmly to function. Politician do not have any clue about child protection policies.

  • Mohammed 11 years ago

    It's a shame that we don't have human right in Ghana.children occupied our street selling sweet and water and the government don't even care.

  • insight to the bone 11 years ago

    In as much as the Ewes have been mislead into committing various acts of atrocities against their fellow Ghanians mainly the Akans and therefore have become the curse of Ghana equally so have the Ashantis become the sorrow of ...
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  • lili 11 years ago

    If Ghana doesn't wish to care for its children, make it easier for them to be adopted.