President John Dramani Mahama has, on behalf of Ghana, donated relief items worth GH₵10 million to three countries, Jamaica, Cuba, and Sudan, that have been hit by a humanitarian crisis.
Some of these items include Ghana rice, sugar, medicine, mattresses, gari mix, t-shirts, mobile toilets, chocolates, water tanks, and assorted Ghanaian-made products.
President Mahama said the gesture reflects Ghana’s long-standing tradition of solidarity and compassion.
“Ghana has a tradition of solidarity and compassion. And so, in addition to what he referred to with Guinea and Congo, we also extended assistance to Japan by shipping cocoa products to Japan when they had the tsunami at that time.
“And so there’s another gesture three countries are going to benefit: Jamaica, which is the hardest hit, and then Cuba, but also our colleagues in Sudan.”
President Mahama expressed concern that global attention has shifted away from the humanitarian crisis in Sudan due to other ongoing conflicts.
“Sudan is virtually becoming the forgotten world, because of Ukraine and Gaza, it looks like the world’s attention has shifted there. And so some of the atrocities, the genocide, and the humanitarian suffering that is taking place in Sudan is not something that belongs to the 21st century.”
He added that while Ghana’s contribution may not resolve the crisis, it represents a show of solidarity and collective responsibility.
“Even though Ghana’s contribution would not resolve the humanitarian suffering that is going on, we believe that if every country contributes its quota, we can help to alleviate what is happening in these places.”