Monrovia, Liberia – To compile and validate views for a well-informed and inclusive national position ahead of the Global Summit of the Future, the Government of Liberia has started a series of consultations.
Set to take place at the United Nations this September, the high-level event will gather world leaders to create a fresh international consensus targeted at enhancing the present and safeguarding the future.
Emphasizing the Pact for the Future which comprises a Global Digital Compact and a Declaration on Future Generations, the Summit will center on Its two goals, which are to solve new issues and seize possibilities as well as speed the performance of current international obligations.
Consultations in Ganta, Nimba for young people and in Monrovia, Montserrado for children have already been carried out to guarantee that the voices of Liberian children and youth are clearly expressed.
The meetings sought to address pressing issues, develop long-term plans, and provide a common forum for younger generation activism. Supported financially and technically by the United Nations in Liberia, Deputy Finance Minister Anthony Myers, participated at a recent one-day national consultation and consensus-building event organized by the Ministry of Finance and Development Planning in cooperation with the Ministries of Youth and Sports, Gender, Children and Social Protection, and Foreign Affairs.
Speaking, Deputy Minister for Budget at the Ministry of Finance and Development Planning (MFDP) Tanneh Brunson underlined the vital part young people play in Liberia’s development goal. Referring to them as the tomorrow people, Minister Brunson stressed that at the Summit young people’s interests take the stage.
In her remarks, United Nations Resident Representative Christine Umutoni underlined Liberia’s alignment with the ARREST Agenda for Inclusive Development. She underlined the need of a clear goal, ambition, solidarity, and a dedication to change as well as to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
Ms. Umutoni noted that the national consultation should represent the hopes of young people and children, who are the future leaders of Liberia.
Anthony Ohyemeng-Boamah, UNDP Resident Coordinator, also pointed out the several difficulties Liberia deals with: climate change, world health concerns, technology upheavals, and socioeconomic inequality.
To handle these issues and take advantage of possibilities in a world growing more complicated, he underlined the need of international collaboration and alliances.
He praised the Liberian government for its work setting up the National Forum on the Summit of the Future.
Boamah underlined the need of giving sustainable development top priority, financing, and international peace and security top importance as well as the inclusive and collaborative strategy used to create a well-informed national perspective.
Reported by: Prince Saah
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