{
  "id": 8470397,
  "title": "Mahama leaves for New York to attend 81st UN General Assembly",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/19/mahama-leaves-for-new-york-to-attend-81st-un-general-assembly",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-19T13:59:43.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "MyJoyOnline Ghana",
    "slug": "myjoyonline-ghana",
    "url": "https://www.myjoyonline.com/mahama-leaves-for-new-york-to-attend-81st-un-general-assembly/"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "President John Dramani Mahama has departed Accra for New York to attend the 81st United Nations General Assembly, where he will participate in various high-level events. The UN General Assembly is being held under the theme \"Restoring Trust, Managing Transformation: A United Nations that Delivers for All.\" During his stay, Mahama will deliver Ghana's statement during the main General Debate on September 24 and host two significant side events. On September 21, he will host a High-Level Event on the Accra Reset, focusing on reforms to global development and international cooperation. On September 23, he will host another side event on \"From Commitments to Action on Reparatory Justice,\" discussing international cooperation for the return and restitution of cultural properties and heritage. President Mahama is also expected to meet with international partners, world leaders, the UN Secretary-General, and executives of multinational companies, aiming to promote Ghana as an investment destination. His itinerary includes activities such as ringing the NASDAQ Closing Bell, participating in a US-Ghana Presidential Roundtable, speaking at the Council on Foreign Relations' Open Leaders' Summit, and holding a town hall meeting with the Ghanaian community in New York.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}