UNDP, MRU Strengthen Bilateral Agreement

A three-day conference to further ensure stronger regional cooperation among the MRU member states and the UNDP in areas of mutual cooperation has commended in Monrovia.
The conference which seeks to strengthen the MoU signed between the UNDP and the MRU is based on the core principles of the SDGs to enhance the effectiveness of ongoing developmental efforts.
The conference which is currently taking place at the Boulevard Palace in Sinkor, is hosting delegates from UNDP, UN, UNIOGBIS, ECOWAS and the Mano River Union-MRU to pave the way for mutual cooperation between UNDP and the MRU member states.
At the opening of the conference yesterday, the UNRC boss, Kingley O. Amani, expressed delight over the current status of the MRU countries and lauded all parties for the level of commitment made to the agreement and at the same time promised his organization’s willingness to working with the MRU to have a stable region.
Amb. Amani made specific reference to the institutional roles with ECOWAS and other international partners and urged the MRU Secretariat to rearrange a strategic plan which will foster cooperation amongst MRU countries.
ECOWAS Ambassador to Liberia, Tonde Ajosomo, called on the MRU countries to respect all protocols guiding the MoU and ensure that peace and security reign in the MRU region stating that the MRU, which was established in 1971 as one of the oldest regional organizations in the World, stands today at a critical position when Africa is faced with crucial elections.
He said, Guinea and Cote d’Ivoire will this year go to presidential poles, while Liberia has a mid-term election therefore there is a need for collaborating efforts by African states as well as the MRU countries in preventing electoral violence.
The Chief Representative of UNOWAS in Darker Senegal, Ruby Sandhu-Rojon, hailed the delegates at the conference and at the same time called on the MRU Countries to form a collaborating front to address some of the cardinal issues affecting Cote d’Ivoire, Guinea, Sierra Leone and Liberia.
The MRU Secretary, Medina Wesseh, thanked the Liberian Government for the level of peace the country currently enjoys and stressed the need for joint efforts to have a peaceful and save environment.
Commissioner Boakai Dukuly of the National Elections Commission called for a 40-60 representation of women at national levels and stated that it is disheartening to have a nation where the government is predominantly males.