President George M. Weah has bragged to the worldwide neighborhood that Liberia is experiencing a drastic discount of inflation within the efficiency of the nation’s economic system underneath his management; although he didn’t state at what share.
President Weah made the assertion Thursday, September 22, 2022 when he addressed world leaders on the 77th United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) within the United States of America.
See full assertion beneath:
STATEMENT
BY
HIS EXCELLENCY DR. GEORGE MANNEH WEAH PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF LIBERIA
DURING THE GENERAL DEBATE
OF THE
SEVENTY-SEVENTH (77th) REGULAR SESSION
OF THE
UNITED NATIONS GENERAL ASSEMBLY
UNITED NATIONS HEADQUARTERS NEW YORK, NEW YORK, USA
September 22, 2022
His Excellency Mr. Csaba Korösi President of the 77th United Nations General Assembly
His Excellency Mr. António Guterres, Secretary-General of the United Nations
Excellences, Heads of State and Government; Distinguished Delegates; Ladies and Gentlemen:
I’m honored to handle this 77th Session of the United Nations General Assembly on behalf of the Government and People of Liberia. Let me congratulate His Excellency Mr. Csaba Korösi on his election as President of this 77th Session of the United Nations General Assembly, and guarantee him of Liberia’s fullest assist.
I’d additionally prefer to commend your predecessor, His Excellency Mr. Abdulla Shahid, for a job nicely achieved in administering the affairs of the 76th Session of the General Assembly. Let me additionally lengthen my profound thanks and appreciation to His Excellency Mr. António Guterres, Secretary-General of the United Nations, for his exceptional and visionary management.
This yr’s Assembly is going down at a tough time when, even because the world is recovering from the scourge of COVID-19, we proceed to face the challenges of the warfare in Ukraine, local weather change and its devastating results on the environment.
Just because the Ukrainian individuals are enduring the tough impression of this unwarranted army incursion, the remainder of the world is feeling the tough penalties of financial downturn brought on by disruptions in international provide chains, meals insecurity, and rising costs of fundamental items and providers.
The theme of this yr’s Assembly, “A Watershed Moment: Transformative Solutions to Interlocking Challenges”, is each acceptable and significant. It not solely reminds us in regards to the present state of our world, and offers us the house to replicate on the a number of challenges that confront us in the present day.
They embrace the well being and socio-economic impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, the devastating results of local weather change, environmental issues, poverty discount, meals insecurity, and gender inequality. The challenges confronting the world in the present day would require fast collective international actions with the United Nations on the middle of the seek for options.
In so doing, we should give particular consideration to the wants of creating nations, notably, the Least Developed Countries; in keeping with the Doha Program of Action for Least Developed Countries for the Decade; 2022-2031. Working along with the United Nations household, Liberia hereby commits to guard our planet, to advertise peace, stop conflicts, to make sure sustainable financing, and to spice up partnerships.
- PRESIDENT, EXCELLENCIES, DISTINGUISHED LADIES AND GENTLEMEN:
This dedication is mirrored within the Pro-Poor Agenda for Prosperity and Development which embodies the expression of our shared dedication to realize peace, prosperity, nationwide improvement; handle excessive poverty, inequalities, regional disparities, infrastructure deficits, local weather change, and equitable distribution of our nationwide wealth.
Given Liberia’s youthful inhabitants of greater than sixty (60%) p.c, my Government initiated a youth rehabilitation and empowerment program – the Socio-Economic Empowerment of Disadvantaged Youth Project between 2019 and 2021, with the following launch of a 13-Million United States Dollars National Fund Drive for the rehabilitation and empowerment of at-risk youth in Liberia.
We stay of the agency conviction that, when empowered, our youth is usually a optimistic drive for good. As Liberia’s Feminist-in-Chief, girls empowerment and the promotion of gender equality stay key priorities of my Government. Women don’t solely comprise virtually half of our nation’s inhabitants, however additionally they play vital roles in any respect ranges of our society, and have to be given equally deserved consideration, assist, and a spot on the management and governance tables in our society.
To this finish, now we have developed the authorized framework; together with the ratification of regional and worldwide devices to handle gender inequalities that are being carried out on account of socio-cultural perceptions, practices, and stereotypes that assist male dominance and the subordination of girls.
I wish to inform you that my Government, along with UN companions, is implementing the EU Spotlight Initiative to finish violence and dangerous conventional practices towards girls and ladies, and promote their sexual and reproductive well being and rights. Furthermore, the Government of Liberia is presently implementing a 50-Million United States Dollars ECOWAS-funded mission to reinforce the capability of feminine entrepreneurs.
- PRESIDENT:
I want to specific Liberia’s honest gratitude to our native and worldwide companions, each multilateral and bilateral, for his or her continued assist to our nationwide efforts in combating the pandemic.
As a results of that assist, Liberia is nicely on its option to attaining herd immunity hopefully by the top of this yr with sixty-seven (67%) p.c of the inhabitants already totally vaccinated.
DISTINGUISHED DELEGATES, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN:
My Government continues to take actions by means of the formulation of latest coverage frameworks and strategic interventions to handle the impacts of local weather change and defend the atmosphere. Liberia commits to attaining a goal of sixty-four (64%) p.c discount in carbon emission beneath business-as-usual by 2030.
We anticipate that the United Nations Climate Change Conference in Egypt (COP 27), will present the chance to speed up motion in the direction of the targets of the Paris Agreement and the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change.
- PRESIDENT, EXCELLENCIES:
Sustainable improvement can happen solely in a peaceable and safe atmosphere. In success of our dedication to the upkeep of regional and international peace and safety, Liberia takes satisfaction as a troop-contributing nation, with Liberian troops and different safety equipment serving within the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA), the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS), and the United Nations Interim Security Forces for Abyei (UNISFA).
We thank the United Nations and our bilateral and multilateral companions for the assist we proceed to obtain in facilitating our contribution to international and regional peace and safety
- PRESIDENT, EXCELLENCIES:
I’m happy to report that the IMF’s newest appraisal of the continuing program it has with Liberia may be very optimistic. It exhibits that inflation charges have been considerably diminished. There at the moment are higher prospects for financial development in comparison with earlier years – regardless of the damaging results of Covid-19.
Our efforts at instituting new coverage measures to struggle graft had been additionally notably counseled within the report, together with our adherence to prudent fiscal administration.
- PRESIDENT, DISTINGUISHED LADIES AND GENTLEMEN:
Democracy in Liberia additionally continues to develop from power to power. After a few years of civil upheaval, Liberia is changing into a stronghold of peace and a secure haven for democracy.
This is as a result of now we have taken actions in the previous couple of years to construct and strengthen democratic establishments, such because the press and the Liberian Judiciary.
We have put ahead new laws that empowers the media, whereas eradicating those who have tended to suppress free speech.
I’m proud to say that, from the start of my Administration so far, there isn’t a political prisoner in Liberia.
At regional conferences of the Mano River Union and ECOWAS, which have been referred to as to debate efforts to revive democracy in a number of hassle spots in our West African area, Liberia has continually and constantly pleaded for a strict adherence to constitutional time period limits, and for a return to democratic civilian rule in circumstances of army takeovers.
Liberia is predicted to carry Presidential and Legislative elections in October 2023. The forthcoming elections will probably be essential to consolidating our democracy.
In this regard, I want to underscore my Government’s unwavering dedication to making sure that the enabling atmosphere continues to exist for the conduct of peaceable, free, honest, clear, and inclusive elections. This is consistent with my dedication to make sure that the democratic will of the Liberian individuals is revered always.
In the run-up to the 2023 elections, it’s incumbent upon all potential candidates to keep away from the incitement of violence, and every other conduct that would deprive the Liberian individuals of the peaceable house that they should freely train their franchise, and freely specific their political will in selecting their leaders. We should let the individuals determine, after which we should respect their resolution. That is certainly the true essence of democracy.
Meanwhile, we’ll proceed to rely on the United Nations, and our numerous bilateral and multilateral companions, for monetary, technical, and institutional capacity-building assist.
- PRESIDENT, EXCELLENCIES:
If we should advance the widespread good of humanity, the implementation of the 2030 Agenda and the attainment of the Sustainable Development Goals, then worldwide cooperation have to be given primacy, and the precept of solidarity should have its rightful place.
We have the platform to generate the transformative options we search. The world is watching, our individuals are watching; and we should now seize the second; confront the challenges and collectively endeavor to carry the poor from poverty and starvation, illness and illness, and guarantee progress, improvement and prosperity for all.
At the identical time, we should defend our planet, assure and preserve international peace, safety, and stability.
Mr. President, we should pursue efforts to make the United Nations extra environment friendly, simpler, extra inclusive, extra accountable, and extra fitted to the aim.
I thanks.
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