Ghana opposes attempts to abolish ICC

"It should be of great consternation to us all that 25 years after the Durban Declaration, we still need to remind some people that all men and women are created equal; 25 years after Durban but we still have to proclaim that Black Lives Matter," the minister said.

Global failures Mr Ablakwa cited ongoing global failures and said: "25 years after Durban, we seem to watch on helplessly as a genocide unfolds in Palestine with the two-state solution adopted by this Assembly becoming elusive each passing day.

The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mr Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, said: "Ghana takes the firm view that there must be severe consequences for those who flagrantly violate the Durban Declaration and commit crimes against humanity.