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Event:  International Day of Families.
 
Date: Friday, 15 May, 2015 Time: 10:00HRS
 
Location: Asanka Locals Osu, Greater Accra Region.
 
Description: The International Day of Families will be observed on 15th May. The Day was proclaimed by the UN General Assembly in 1993 and reflects the importance the international community attaches to families. The International Day provides an opportunity to promote awareness of issues relating to families and to increase knowledge of the social, economic and demographic processes affecting families.
 
UNFPA Ghana in collaboration with Global Family Care a non-governmental organization will use the day as an opportunity to highlight different areas of interest and importance to families. Activities include a gathering of some  identified families to have a family dialogue at Asanka Locals, Osu  Accra on the theme “Men in Charge? Gender Equality and Children’s Rights in Contemporary Families” 
 
The Deputy Minister for Gender, Children and Social Protection, Mr John Alexander Ackon will be Guest of Honor, while Former Supreme Court Judge, Justice V.C.R.A.C. Crabbe will present the insight on the theme.