Ghana’s Deputy Minister of Local Government, Chieftaincy and Religious Affairs, Rita Naa Odolley Sowah (MP), has reiterated the country’s commitment and focus towards accelerating delivery of the New Urban Agenda. According to the Deputy Minister, Ghana has prioritized four key actions towards realizing the attainment of the New Urban Agenda. These priority actions, according to her, include scaling affordable and inclusive housing through implementation of the 2024 Housing Profile recommendations and the National Slum Upgrading and Prevention Strategy, as well as strengthening integrated urban development and spatial planning through the National Urban Policy (2026-2035). The other priority areas are the expansion of urban infrastructure and local economic development through initiatives such as the Ghana Secondary Cities Support Programme, the Greater Accra Resilience and Integrated Development (GARID) Project, the Smart SDGs Programme, and the Sustainable Cities Programme. She said the country is also advancing climate-resilient and environmentally sustainable cities while strengthening urban governance, institutional capacity, coordination, and data systems, including the operationalisation of a Ghana Urban Observatory. The Deputy Minister outlined the priority areas when she addressed the United Nations General Assembly High Level Political Forum at the United Nations Headquarters in New York, United States, on behalf of the sector minister, Hon Ahmed Ibrahim. Hon Odolley Sowah observed that the High-Level Meeting was an important milestone in accelerating implementation of the New Urban Agenda towards 2036, and commend the United Nations for convening the platform to review progress, identify gaps, and renew global commitment at the midpoint of the initiative. She highlighted the steady progress Ghana has made over the past decade, through strong national leadership, decentralised governance, and evidence-based planning led by the National Development Planning Commission and the Ministry of Local Government, Chieftaincy and Religious Affairs. She said Ghana had strengthened urban governance, economic productivity, and institutional performance