The Secretary of State of the United States of America, Antony J. Blinken has invited Liberia’s Foreign Affairs Minister, Dee-Maxwell Saah Kemayah, Sr. to take part within the “Feed the Future Forum” organized by the Government of the United States on the sidelines of the 77th session of the United Nations General Assembly.
Feed the Future is the United States Government’s Global Hunger and Food Security Initiative in response to the rising world meals safety disaster and malnutrition on account of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine; and the impacts of Covid-19 Pandemic, local weather change, elevated conflicts, excessive costs for gas and fertilizer.
It will be recalled that on Wednesday, September 21, 2022 the United States President, Joseph R. Biden, Jr. introduced on the 77th UNGA over $2.9 billion along with the U.S. Government $6.9 billion preliminary dedication to broaden the Feed the Future Initiative and embody new goal nations.
Fortunately, Liberia was for the primary time admitted to the Feed the Future Initiative as half of the Eight (8) new beneficiary nations in Africa.
However, Jose W. Fernandez, United States Under Secretary for Economic Growth, Energy and the Environment moderated the “Feed the Future Forum”. Also in attendance have been Amb. Isobel Coleman, Deputy Administrator for Policy and Programming on the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), Ms. Dina Esposito, and USAID Deputy Assistant Administrator within the Bureau for Democracy, Conflict and Humanitarian Assistance.
While the Ministers of Foreign Affairs and Delegations of the Feed the Future new goal nations, together with Liberia, which was represented by Minister Kemayah, Rwanda, Tanzania, Zambia, Mozambique, Madagascar and Malawi; respectively.
In his opening remarks, United States Under Secretary for Economic Growth, Energy and the Environment, Jose W. Fernandez mentioned that he was representing U.S. Secretary of State Blinken, including that the “Feed the Future Forum’’ offers a platform to debate meals safety priorities and strengthen partnership between the brand new goal nations; together with Liberia and the United States.
United States Under Secretary Fernandez asserted that Liberia was prioritized as a result of of the agriculture potential of the nation to sort out meals insecurity, starvation and malnutrition, in addition to the robust dedication on the half of the Government of Liberia to companion with the United States to fight poverty and spur fast financial development.
Speaking on the “Feed the Future Forum” in New York, United States of America organized by the Government of the United States, Amb. Kemayah, Sr. thanked the United States Secretary of State, Anthony Blinken for the invitation prolonged him to attend the “Feed the Future Forum’’ held with the brand new Feed the Future Partners.
Ambassador Kemayah added that contemplating the impacts of local weather change, the Covid-19 pandemic, and conflicts on world meals safety and vitamin, the world can’t overlyemphasize the importance of the Feed the Future Initiative; and its potential of contributing immensely to the combat to finish world starvation, meals insecurity, malnutrition and by extension poverty.
Foreign Minister Kemayah said that the continuing battle in Ukraine and its devastating penalties together with disruptions in provide chains, elevated starvation, and the constraints on the flexibility of nations, significantly creating and Least Developed Countries to mitigate these impacts, additional lends to the very important position the Feed the Future Initiative can play within the world efforts to deal with meals insecurity and vitamin challenges.
Minister Kemayah on behalf of President George M. Weah additional counseled United States Secretary of State Anthony J. Blinken, and the Government and People of the United States of America for such worthwhile initiative.
He nonetheless additionally underscored that the Feed the Future Initiative additional highlights how forging significant partnerships, and multistakeholders method can facilitate and function car for reaching desired targets, not simply nation particular, but in addition within the world context.
Minister Kemayah added that in accordance with the Pro-Poor Agenda for Prosperity and Development (PAPD), the Government of Liberia stays dedicated to lifting its folks out of poverty, tackling starvation and meals insecurity, noting, “This commitment can take a great leap towards actualization with opportunities provided by programs such as the Feed the Future Initiative.”
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