Shelter Centre

June 22, 2010: "e;At least 30 people have died in floods caused by heavy rain in Ghana"e;s four regions, the National Disaster Management Organisation (NADMO) has said.The military and Red Cross are continuing rescue and evacuation operations in T...

Source: UNHCR A land dispute between two villages in north-eastern Ghana has forced 3,500 Ghanaians to flee their homes and cross into neighbouring Togo.

Source: IRIN The Ghanaian government will set up shelters for 1,000 returning refugees who fled to neighbouring Togo to escape violence in Bawku in Upper East region following land disputes that have been mounting since late April.

ACCRA Wednesday, May 27, 2009 (IRIN) - The recent rape of an eight-month-old boy in an orphanage in the Ghanaian capital Accra revealed conditions that child rights advocates say are rampant across West African orphanages. When the authorities investigated the incident they discovered 27 of the 32 children living in the home were not orphans.