The
country
is
yet
to
ratify
the
following:
•
Protocol
on
Rights
of
Women
in
Africa,
2003
•
Protocol
on
the
African
Court
of
Justice,
2003
•
Protocol
to
the
OAU
Convention
on
the
Prevention
and
Combating
of
Terrorism,
2004
The
Ministry
of
Foreign
Affairs,
Regional
Integration
and
NEPAD
is
working
closely
with
the
Ministry
of
Justice
to
establish
the
Ratification
Desk.
Objective
1:
Prevent
and
reduce
intra
and
inter-‐state
conflicts
3.2
Poorly
defined
Land
Ownership
and
Land
Registration
The
National
Lands
Commission
has
been
reconstituted
and
inaugurated.
The
Commission
is
to
deal
with
the
numerous
challenges
facing
the
land
sector
in
the
country.
The
Commission
is
made
up
of
representatives
from
all
the
regions
of
the
country,
as
well
as
representatives
from
the
National
House
of
Chiefs,
the
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
the
Ghana
National
Association
of
Farmers
and
Fishermen,
the
Town
and
Country
Planning
Department,
the
Ghana
Institute
of
Surveyors
and
the
Ministry
of
Lands,
Forestry
and
Mines.
A
pilot
project
for
the
customary
boundary
demarcation
and
survey
of
the
stool
lands
of
the
Wassa
Amenfi
Traditional
Area
in
the
Western
Region
under
the
Land
Administration
Project
(LAP)
begun
in
June
2008.
The
new
Lands
Commission
Bill
which
seeks
to
harmonize
the
160
laws
governing
land
administration
in
the
country
is
before
Cabinet.
Government
lands
to
be
reverted
to
original
owners
The
Government
announced
in
October
2008
that
it
will
sign
MOUs
with
a
number
of
chiefs
and
elders
in
the
Greater
Accra
that
will
pave
the
way
for
government
to
release
a
percentage
of
the
lands
it
acquired
to
its
original
owners.
Stakeholders
proposed
that
Government
should
continue
to
dialogue
with
Ga
traditional
authorities
to
fully
and
amicably
resolve
the
issue
of
acquired
lands.
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