Ghana's peace and security architecture has built resilience over time and consolidated democracy, but there are threats that keep emerging and undermining this relative peace, says Colonel Emmanuel Sampson, Director, National Centre for Coordination of Early Warning and Response Mechanism (NCCRM-Ghana).
He said the Centre since 2022 had noted pertinent human security threats arising from youth bulge, unemployment, illegal mining, youth resorting to violence, access to and use of narcotic drugs and guns to perpetrate crimes that may affect livelihoods and lead to disability or death.
Col Sampson was speaking in Accra on Thursday at a two-day workshop on "Harnessing the power of the youth in preventing and mitigating electoral violence in Ghana," attended by over 100 identifiable youth across the country.
Also in attendance were representatives from partner organisations: Economic Community of West Africa States, European Union, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration, German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development.
