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UN FOCUS December 2012 - February 2013 Vol. 9, No. 02 UN FOCUS December 2012 - February 2013 Liberia Hosts High Level Panel Vision 2030: A Pledge to Transform Liberia Liberia Launches First Justice and Security Hub Message from the Special Representative of the Secretary-General In January, Liberia hosted a with UN support, to deliver the meeting of the High Level Panel of intended justice and security Eminent Persons addressing the services to the benefit of those most Post-2015 Development Agenda, in need. allowing the country to showcase its As the year progresses, UNMIL peaceful progress and its readiness will support the process of reviewing to engage with the rest of the world Liberia’s Constitution, which on global issues. The outcome of presents Liberians with a historic the meeting was agreement on a opportunity to create, or redefine, transformational agenda to achieve their common vision for their state, the Millennium Development Goals in ways that can have a lasting impact by 2015, and a single and cohesive on peace and stability. An inclusive post-2015 development agenda, and participatory consultative including sustainable growth and process, with an outcome that equity; creating wealth through reflects the wishes of all major sustainable and transparent stakeholders in Liberian society, will natural resource management; imbue the Constitution with popular and partnerships in pursuit of a legitimacy. As such, both the process ast year drew to a close with common agenda. The UN and our and the end result will play a central a series of notable accom- international partners will play a role in peacebuilding, state-building plishments. In December, role in supporting this agenda in and democratic governance in the Government launched Liberia, and beyond. Liberia. the National Vision 2030, a In February, the UN and the Support for the implementation Lblueprint for Liberia’s development, Government officially launched of the Strategic Roadmap for which articulates Liberia’s the UN One Programme, a joint National Healing, Peacebuilding economic and social aspirations. initiative to unify their development and Reconciliation will also be a In conjunction with the launch, interventions and ‘Deliver as UN priority this year. It remains President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf One’ under a common strategic as important as ever that the introduced the Strategic Roadmap framework, aligned with the underlying divisions in Liberia’s past for National Healing, Peacebuilding Agenda for Transformation and the are reconciled to further consolidate and Reconciliation and the Agenda National Vision 2030. February also the unbroken peace Liberians have for Transformation, which, together, witnessed the inauguration of the enjoyed for nearly a decade. will chart a path for the country Justice and Security Hub in Gbarnga, I am optimistic that together, to realize its economic, social and by President Johnson Sirleaf. The we can achieve what the people of political goals by 2030. Partnership first of five such regional hubs, the Liberia deeply desire – a peaceful, between the Government and all event marked an important step prosperous and democratic nation sectors of society are essential in the extension of state authority that upholds the rule of law and for the success of this ambitious and improving access to justice offers all its citizens opportunities agenda. The UN family in Liberia throughout the country. Support to benefit from the dividends of a remains steadfast in our support to from the UN Peacebuilding Fund hard-fought peace. the people of Liberia, as they make enabled the Hub’s development. It their vision a reality. will now be incumbent on Liberia, Karin Landgren Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Coordinator of United Nations Operations in Liberia 2 • UN FOCUS • December 2012 - February 2013 IN THIS ISSUE 4. Liberia Hosts High Level Panel 6. Vision 2030: A Pledge to Transform Liberia 8. Liberia Launches First Justice and Security Hub 9. Women Encouraged to Join Police 10. “Strong” Liberian Women Impress Shirin Ebadi 12. Identity Protection for Rape Survivors 4. Liberia Hosts High Level Panel 14. Empowering Women By hosting the High Level Panel of eminent leaders tasked with re-framing the Fishmongers post-2015 global development agenda, Liberia showcases its peaceful progress 16. Interview: Aeneas C. Chuma and its readiness to engage with the rest of the world on global issues. 18. Liberia Makes Progress in Children’s Rights 20. ASG Simonovic Urges Ivorian Refugees to Help Build Peace 22. Repatriation to Côte d’Ivoire Gains Momentum 30. Liberians Speak Chief of Public Information Isabelle Abric Editor and Head of Publications Mathew Elavanalthoduka Staff Writers 6. Vision 2030: A Pledge to Transform Liberia Ruby Ofori Liberia recently launched “Vision 2030”, an ambitious blueprint for development Vanessa Curney aimed at equitable and inclusive growth that will eventually secure the nation the James S. King status of a middle-income country by 2030. Design and Graphics Paddy Defoxy Ilos, II Thomas S. Blidi Photos Staton Winter Emmanuel Tobey Published by the Public Information Office, United Nations Mission in Liberia [email protected] www.unmil.unmissions.org www.facebook.com/unmil2003 10. Liberia Launches Justice and Security Hub www.twitter.com/unmilnews The first regional Justice and Security Hub has been launched in Gbarnga, Bong www.youtube.com/unmiltv County, bringing justice and security services closer to the people of the region. www.flickr.com/unmil Four more such hubs to follow in other regions. Printed by Buck Press Ltd., Accra, Ghana December 2012 - February 2013 • UN FOCUS • 3 Presidents Yudhoyono and Sirleaf and Prime Minister Cameron address the media Liberia Hosts High Level Panel By Ruby Ofori Monrovia on 2 February. According “I can say that the talks were to the three co-chairs of the panel positive and we have made much he High Level Panel of 27 -- President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf progress in finding our focus on some eminent leaders tasked by of Liberia, Prime Minster David very crucial issues,” said President UN Secretary-General Ban Cameron of the United Kingdom and Johnson Sirleaf at the concluding press Ki-moon with reframing President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono conference with her two co-chairs. the global development of Indonesia -- a new post-2015 vision She said a new post-2015 development Tagenda after 2015 concluded a for poverty eradication is emerging as paradigm is evolving from these resoundingly successful conference in a result of these consultations. discussions which is transformational 4 • UN FOCUS • December 2012 - February 2013 and cities, build new roads and make remains much to be done in order sure that we expand our national to produce a solid final report of the electricity grid. Liberia will play our panel. “Yet I am confident that with part in tackling the challenges faced the progress we achieved so far, we by all around the world and we will be able to live up to our mandate hope that all together these meetings in accordance with our time frame,” he will provide and make the world a added. better place for all our children,” she Following their first meeting in stressed. New York in January 2012, the panelists Prime Minister David Cameron issued a communiqué pledging to praised Liberia and its leader for the consult with representatives of the progress made in recovering from communities whose lives they are the devastation of armed conflict seeking to uplift. That promise was Following their first meeting in New York in January 2012, the panelists issued a communiqué pledging to consult with representatives of the communities whose lives they are seeking to uplift. That promise was upheld in Monrovia where over 300 stakeholders took part. and for proving that donor aid upheld in Monrovia where over “can make a difference.” He said 300 stakeholders took part. These Liberia’s experience shows that the included representatives of women’s real agenda of how you lift people rights organizations, youths, farmers, from poverty to prosperity goes so children, small business owners, the much further than aid. “It requires elderly, the disabled and civil society the rule of law, it requires honest groups based in Liberian and from transparent government, and it around the world. Prime Minister David Cameron praised Liberia and its leader for the progress made in recovering from the Presidents Yudhoyono and Sirleaf and Prime Minister Cameron address the media devastation of armed conflict and for proving that donor aid “can make a difference.” needs infrastructure and education. While the second meeting of Liberia Hosts High Level Panel It needs clear rules for business so the Panel in London focused on and “integrates economic growth, that countries benefit from their raw individual and household level social inclusion and environment materials and resources and are not poverty, in Monrovia the theme was sustainability.” stripped of them and above all it needs national building blocks for sustained The Liberian President reaffirmed a strong private sector providing the prosperity. The fourth meeting her nation’s commitment to poverty growth and the jobs and the wealth takes place in Bali from 25-27 March eradication based on this evolving that is going to lift the people up and 2013. The Panel will submit a report vision. “We have set ourselves far lift the country up,” he said. containing recommendations to the reaching targets to reduce child President Susilo Bambang Secretary-General in May 2013.
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