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01Coast in Monrovia

© Viktor Siebert/GIZ

4 | German-Liberian Cooperation

01German Ministers for Economic

Cooperation and Development,

Müller, and for Health, Gröhe,

during visit to Liberia in 2015

© dpa/picture alliance

02

Ambassador Jäger hands

over medical equipment to

GerLib Clinic

© German Embassy Monrovia

03 Laying of the foundation stone

for a school in Zwedru

© photothek.net

04

German Embassy in Monrovia

© Blessing Leo

German-Liberian Cooperation | 5

Preface

Germany and Liberia share a long history, our bilateral

relations date back to 1855, when the Hanseatic

cities of Lübeck, Bremen and Hamburg recognized

Liberia’s independence and opened a joint consulate

in Monrovia. About a century later, the inception of

German-Liberian development cooperation diversified

our relationship and further fortified the ties between

our countries.

While the civil war brought our bilateral cooperation

and diplomatic relations to a halt, Germany reopened

its Embassy and revived its development projects soon

after the fighting ended. Federal Chancellor Merkel’s

visit to Liberia in 2007 carried a clear message: Germany

will stand by the Liberian people and support the

country’s efforts in peace-building, reconstruction

and socio-economic development. Beyond Germany’s

support of UNMIL, the United Nations Peacekeeping

Mission to Liberia and our technical and financial

assistance, the many initiatives and activities by civil

society organizations, churches and individuals, are

a clear expression of solidarity and proof of the depth

of the partnership between our countries.

With the arrival of the Ebola epidemic, this partner-

ship was put to the test, but it was never a question to

back down. Instead we increased funding for devel-

opment programs, tailored them to the most urgent

needs and sent experts as well as military and logistical

support in order stop the spread of the virus and

make Liberia more resilient in the future.

Today, the success of our bilateral cooperation is

visible for every citizen: With the rehabilitation of the

Mt. Coffee Power Plant and the improvement of the

electricity grid, tens of thousands of Liberians will

have access to electricity at affordable costs for the

first time since the civil war. With hundreds of kilom-

eters of roads built, large parts of the population have

gained access to markets and social services. Children

in South-East Liberia benefit from new or rehabilitated

school buildings and better trained teachers, people

can get quality health care in newly constructed health

centers and many have improved their household

income and food supply through better planting and

harvesting techniques, as well as new equipment.

These achievements are “a story worth telling”.

I am delighted to present to you this “Inventory of

German-Liberian Cooperation.”

Happy reading!

Hubert J. Jäger

Ambassador of the Federal Republic

of Germany to Liberia


Bilateral Development Cooperation

All bilateral development projects and programmes

are agreed upon with the Government of the Republic

of Liberia and funded by the German Ministry for

Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ).

They are executed either through Germany’s Agency

for Technical Cooperation (GIZ) or financed by the

German Development Bank (KfW) in partnership with

the Ministries and Agencies of the Republic of Liberia

responsible for the respective sectors of intervention.

Liberia Reconstruction Trust Fund (LRTF)

Adequate infrastructure is a major issue in Liberia.

Many roads in Liberia need rehabilitation: Only 5% of

the national roads are sealed and 60% of the 11,400km

of unsealed roads are in a bad condition. This is an

important obstacle to the marketing of agricultural

products, to income generation and economic devel-

opment in the counties. 45% of the population are

suffering from food insecurity and have limited access

to basic social services like education and health as

well as water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH).

Through KfW, the second largest contributor to the

Liberia Reconstruction Trust Fund (LRTF), the German

Cooperation contributes to filling this important

development gap. One major objective of this Trust

Fund, managed by the World Bank, is to modernize

the national transport infrastructure. LRTF focuses

on key roads which are essential for the socio-eco-

nomic development at the county level.

So far, two roads have been rehabilitated through the

LRTF: 250km of road infrastructure between Monrovia

and Ganta and 81km of road infrastructure between

Monrovia and Buchanan.

In addition, feasibility studies and conceptual designs

for the rehabilitation of 225km road infrastructure

between Ganta, Tappita and Zwedru in South-East

Liberia have been completed. Project preparation for

the rehabilitation and maintenance of the Ganta-

Tappita section (100km) is underway.

Evaluations show good results: Travel time on the

rehabilitated roads has reduced significantly and

the number of people with access to passable roads

has increased. These achievements are key to boost

socio-economic development in rural areas outside

of the capital Monrovia.

LRTF also supports Monrovia City Corporation’s

(MCC) efforts to reconstruct Monrovia’s communal

waste management system. This intervention will help

to improve the environmental situation and enhance

the level of sanitation in the city, where waste manage-

ment still remains a huge challenge. One waste dispos-

al site has already been constructed, a second one is

currently under preparation in Cheesemanburg.

150 000additional people with access to regular waste collection


01National road in South-East

Liberia during the rainy season


02

Waste management

in Monrovia

© Blessing Leo

03 Road rehabilitation in Liberia

© Yana Tumakova/GIZ

330 kmof paved roads rehabilitated and under maintenance


Capacity Development in the Transport Sector

Through its “Capacity Development in the Transport

Sector Project”, German Cooperation assists both

public institutions and private sector bodies to imple-

ment reforms in the transport sector. Implemented

by GIZ, the project supports the development and

implementation of a modern transport policy, working

with partners and stakeholders at different levels in

the system. This includes assistance to line ministries

in outsourcing road works to the private sector and

the development of standardized administrative

procedures in road management. Additionally, GIZ

supports the development of a competency-based

vocational training for road technicians and Liberian

companies to become more competitive and to

employ more young people.

GIZ has supported the Liberian Government in devel-

oping a modern legal framework and implementing

various reform projects in the transport sector. For

example, a law on axle load control was adopted in

2015 and in 2016 the corresponding regulations fol-

lowed. Regulations and manuals on traffic signs have

been standardized. A fuel levy-financed National

Road Fund was introduced in 2017.

Human resource development has taken place not

just within ministries, but also in small and medium-

sized enterprises, working through their trade, the

Association of Liberian Construction Contractors

(ALCC). This included training on business planning,

cost estimates, construction management and techni-

cal training for local specialists and managers. These

measures should also ensure that Liberia’s private sec-

tor is better qualified to participate in public tenders.

Through a labor market oriented technical and voca-

tional education and training (TVET) program young

people are being trained to improve their chances of

employment. In a parallel process, the project is sup-

porting the Ministry of Public Works in introducing

transparent tendering policies which favor national

construction companies. Skills in planning, tendering

and contracting to maintenance works, monitoring

and contract handling are being improved through

on-the-job-training.

Organized by the Ministry of Transport with assistance

from GIZ and the European Union, the Safe Streets

Festival promoted alternative modes of mobility,

pedestrianization and road safety in Liberia.

A twelve-month road construction &maintenance training program developed

400 employment contracts created by Liberian SMEs

01Training of road

maintenance technicians

© Saizai Akoi/GIZ


Reintegration and Reconstruction Programme

While having huge agricultural potential, Liberia’s

South-Eastern counties e.g. Maryland, River Gee

and Grand Gedeh are particularly challenged: They

lag behind in investment in basic socio-economic

infrastructure such as road access, health, water and

sanitation as well as processing, storage and market

facilities. The living conditions of the population

worsen during the rainy season when primary roads

leading to the South-East can become impassable,

impeding the supply of basic commodities and

leading to a hike in transportation costs and

prices for everyday articles.

This is where the Reintegration and Recovery Pro-

gram (RRP) has intervened since 2005. The program

is financed by BMZ through KfW, together with the

Liberian Ministry of Finance and Development Plan-

ning. Implemented by the German NGO Welthunger-

hilfe (WHH), jointly with Oxfam and Medica Liberia,

on behalf of the Liberian Government, the program

focuses on contributing to sustainable socio-economic

development, improving food security and the con-

solidation of peace in South-Eastern Liberia. Over the

last years, RRP has provided support in various areas

such as market integration, agricultural value-chain

development and processing, construction of roads,

market infrastructure, schools and water supply as

well as training in sanitation and hygiene at house-

hold, community and institutional level.

Women remain disproportionately often victims of

crime and violence or are oppressed through cultural

practices and an unbalanced jurisdiction, both for-

mally and informally. RRP is set to address the issue

of women empowerment as one of the main pillars

cross-cutting its interventions. Since its inception, the

program has provided psycho-social support to nearly

3000 women and girls; more than 30 have received

legal assistance in court cases against offenders. In

response to the particular challenges during the Ebola

epidemic, the RRP has rehabilitated 9 health posts,

introduced hygiene standards in schools, and provided

targeted agricultural training on alternatives to bush

meat.

17 000people trained in agricultural techniques and supported with equipment

3 000women and girlsreceived psycho-social support


01Market in South-East Liberia


02

Variety of chillies

© Celia Ruiz/Welthungerhilfe

03 Former President Johnson-

Sirleaf during handover cerem-

ony of Zordee Clinic


04

Handwell in village in

South-East Liberia



01Men at work at the Mt.

Coffee Hydropower Plant


02

Former President Johnson-

Sirleaf and German Chancellor‘s

Special Envoy for Africa during

opening ceremony of Mt.

Coffee Hydropower Plant


03 LEC worker connects

and distributes electricity

in Monrovia


04

Buying supplies from an

electrical shop in Monrovia



Support to the Energy Sector in Liberia

In recent years, Germany has supported three projects

in the energy sector: The construction of the 4-Coun-

try-Transmission-Line CLSG between Côte d’Ivoire,

Liberia, Sierra Leone and Guinea, the electrification

and grid reinforcement in Monrovia and the rehabili-

tation of the Mt. Coffee Hydropower Plant.

The CLSG transmission line with a total length of

around 1,360 km contributes to sustainable economic

and social development, political stabilization, and

deeper regional energy cooperation between the

four countries. It will allow Liberia to benefit from

increased trade in energy, and reduce overall energy

costs. Connecting an additional 80.000 households to

the grid, it will also generate new income opportuni-

ties. Financing is provided jointly by the World Bank,

the European Investment Bank, the African Devel-

opment Bank and the German Government through

KfW, which has funded the construction of five of the

thirteen substations along the transmission line.

Germany also supports the electrification of Liberia’s

capital Monrovia. The project aims to increase the

number of connections to the national power grid by

up to 16,000 households, comprising the development

of the network infrastructure at the distribution level,

grid connection and the installation of prepayment

meters in the project areas. The electrification and grid

reinforcement will enable households to obtain reli-

able access to low-cost and environmentally friendly

electricity from Mt. Coffee Hydropower Plant.

The rehabilitation of the Mt. Coffee Hydropower

Plant is the country’s flagship project in the electric-

ity sector. It is jointly financed by KfW, the European

Investment Bank, Norway and the Millennium Chal-

lenge Cooperation (MCC) totalling USD 342 million.

The hydropower plant is equipped with four brand-

new, German-made turbines with a total capacity of

88 MW. This covers roughly 90 percent of electricity

consumption in Liberia.

Overall, the projects ensure a sustainable electricity

supply, a higher capacity utilization of the Mt. Coffee

Hydropower Plant and the CLSG transmission line

and will connect up to 30-40% of the population to

the national grid within roughly 10 years.

Generation capacity of

88MW added to the grid

40%of Liberia’s population connected to the grid in 10 years

Up to


Health system strengthening

The Ebola outbreak of 2014-2016 was a severe setback

for Liberia, but it also led to a renewed effort to build

a more resilient health system. German Cooperation

focuses its support to the Ministry of Health mainly on

the South-Eastern region. The aim is to create a health

system that is able to deliver quality health services

to the population and protect it against outbreaks of

highly infectious diseases.

Germany, through KfW, is funding a project imple-

mented by WHH on behalf of the Liberian Govern-

ment, comprising the construction and rehabilitation

of clinics and hospitals. One example is the isolation

and treatment facility in Fish Town (River Gee), which

will act as a regional hub for managing cases of highly

infectious diseases. German Cooperation, through the

Liberian–German Health Program implemented by

GIZ, is now working with the authorities to develop

staff capacities and procedures for an effective use of

the facility in the event of a disease outbreak, such as

Ebola or Lassa fever.

The Health Program is supporting Liberia in strength-

ening disease surveillance through developing epi-

demic preparedness plans and networks, conducting

simulation exercises and boosting reporting from the

community. Another focus is improving the hygiene

procedures in schools in the South-East in order to

reduce the risk of water-borne diseases. Food secu-

rity support for 450 households shelters vulnerable

households from negative consequences of epidemics.

As epidemics spread easily across countries, Germany

also supports Liberia as part of the West African Health

Organization’s Epidemic Preparedness and Response

Network.

A critical component in outbreak response is sound

laboratory diagnosis of diseases. The Health Program

is strengthening medical laboratories throughout the

South-East by renovating and equipping key laborato-

ries, training staff, and ensuring systems are in place to

maintain the equipment. It will also help to establish

a surveillance system for antibiotic resistance and set

up an antibiotic stewardship program. The program

will also work with Tubman University in Harper on

developing its health system’s research capacity.

260 000people covered by disease surveillance systems

250health managers go through leadership development programs

01Nurses and doctors at

St. Joseph‘s Catholic Hospital

celebrating end of Ebola

epidemic



01Patients waiting for

consultation at Pleebo health

Center, Maryland county


02

Role play at career day for high

school students in Greenville,

Sinoe county


03 Female laboratory aide at

Pleebo Health Center,

Maryland county


04

Mural carrying preventive

message to combat Ebola

virus in Liberia



Germany is helping the Ministry of Health of Liberia

to improve health workforce management, for exam-

ple through integrated human resource information

systems. Linking health workforce development

with women’s economic empowerment, Liberia and

Germany are partnering to improve career opportu-

nities for women health workers. Gender-sensitive

career guidance for high school students empowers

adolescent girls (and boys) to choose career paths

based on their own strengths and the demands of the

4 800high school students receive gender-sensitive career guidance

9 health facilities renovated/constructed5 hospital laboratories equipped and trained

01Construction of a health facility

in River Gee supported by

German Cooperation


02

Rehabilitation of a health

center in South-East Liberia


labor market. Scholarships and support to training

institutions enable women to pursue degrees in health

professions dominated by men, such as laboratory

technology. A range of leadership training and men-

toring programs support women in advancing into

higher-paid management positions in the health

sector and improve management capacities of the

County Health Teams and the HIV, TB and malaria

programs at the Ministry of Health.


Regional Development Cooperation

Regional Resource Governance in West Africa

Mineral deposits (diamonds, iron ore, bauxite, gold,

rutile) in Côte d’Ivoire, Guinea, Liberia and Sierra

Leone represent an enormous opportunity for these

countries. Very often, however, this ‘buried treasure’ is

more of a curse than a blessing. The conflict over dia-

monds and other mineral resources had exacerbated

and funded the civil wars in Sierra Leone and Liberia.

Even today, institutional challenges persist, while the

social and environmental costs of mining contribute

to discontent and conflict among the population.

Mineral resources remain a key factor in the persistent

fragility of these countries.

In this context, GIZ’s Regional Resource Governance

Program advises key stakeholders in government, civil

society and the private sector on managing the miner-

al resources efficiently and sustainably. Partners bene-

fit from regional exchange and peer-learning between

Côte d’Ivoire, Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone.

The program has developed an electronic system for

administering mining licences in Liberia and neigh-

bouring Sierra Leone. This facilitates the collection

and administration of license fees and improves trans-

parency in the sector. In addition, the capacity of the

Liberian Revenue Authority is being developed, with a

focus on audits of companies and dealers with mining

licences. Liberian civil society organisations and jour-

nalists are being trained and supported in providing

independent reporting. The resulting press coverage

and campaigns are helping to educate the population,

manage expectations and promote accountability

of both government and the private sector. After the

launch of a roadmap to formalize the micro-mining

sector by the Ministry of Lands, Mines and Energy in

2016, three mining cooperatives have been formed

in cooperation with the UN Mission to Liberia. Their

members receive training in financial management,

environmental and safety standards to improve

rural livelihoods in mining areas.

US$ 21 million of additional demands for revenues and fee payments due to audits in Liberia


01Train with iron ore at

the port in Buchanan

© Kim Schultze/GIZ

02

Old mining equipment



01EnDev Liberia technicians

and trainees during solar

system installation

© Ylva Kürten

02

EnDev Liberia technican

during solar system

installation

© Ylva Kürten

03 Man welding a charcoal cooker

at a workshop in Monrovia


Since 2012 EnDev has

been promoting access

to renewable energy

services in Liberia


Energising Development - Mano River Union

Energising Development (EnDev) promotes sus-

tainable access to long lasting, affordable, renewable

energy services. Financed jointly by the Netherlands,

Germany, Norway, United Kingdom, Switzerland and

Sweden, the initiative is implemented in 26 countries.

GIZ has been implementing EnDev in Liberia since

2012. In 2014, it started activities in Sierra Leone and

Guinea. To strengthen the renewable energy sector,

EnDev collaborates with various partners from gov-

ernment, international and local NGOs, donors and

the private sector. To ensure quality in solar instal-

lations, the project provides technical advice, assess-

ments, collaboration with installations, a solar system

repair hotline and technical trainings to build capacity

in the private sector, and ensure sustainable energy

access for public institutions. EnDev has developed

and promotes improved cooking stoves for house-

holds and institutions, has trained local metal workers

for production and helps with efficiency testing and

marketing. The project has introduced and supported

the construction of solar dryers for cocoa farmers,

also providing trainings for dryer maintenance in

collaboration with Farmer Cooperatives.

To strengthen retailers for solar lanterns, EnDev

collaborates with local NGOs and the private sector.

Marketing is supported with promotional activities,

including a car with solar panels for music, movies and

popcorn. EnDev has developed a smartphone App, a

mapping tool and web portal to collect, share, analyze,

visualize information about all renewable energy

activities in Liberia, and help partners to connect,

cooperate and achieve better synergy in the sector.

PPP Fund for the Mano River Union countries

The Public Private Partnerships (PPP) Fund was created

to initiate development partnerships with the private

sector in the Mano River Union countries Liberia, Sierra

Leone, Côte d’Ivoire, and Guinea. The PPP Fund aims

to foster decent employment, increase income and

improve working conditions for the local population.

PPPs are jointly planned, financed and implemented by

GIZ and private companies combining business inter-

ests with development objectives to promote economic

growth and social recovery in the four countries. Youth

and women represent a major target group, consti-

tuting a large share of the underemployed population

within the Mano River Union countries.


Protection of Biodiversity and Strengthening of Ecological Connectivity in the Tai-Grebo-Sapo Region

Liberia’s rain forests, the largest and richest contiguous

rain forests in Western Africa, are home to chimpanzees,

forest elephants, pigmy hippos, and 143 other identi-

fied mammal species. Complemented by an abundant

number of plant and insect species, the Liberian rain-

forest is one of the world´s most significant biodiversity

hotspots. However, this natural paradise is under threat

from agricultural activities, logging and mining. In or-

der to reconcile economic interests and conservation

aspects, the Liberian Government has committed itself

to protect one third of the existing rain forest by estab-

lishing a Protected Area Network in Liberia. An impor-

tant step was taken when the 96.000 Ha (about 237.000

acres) Grebo-Krahn National Park was inaugurated in

2018. The park is part of a transboundary rain forest

complex called “Taï-Grebo-Sapo“, running from Ivory

Coast into Liberia.

Preserving the park in order to maintain the natural

richness of the region is one important objective of Ger-

man-Liberian cooperation. Through two complemen-

tary programs implemented by GIZ and KfW, Germany

supports the Forest Development Authority of Liberia

(FDA), local communities and other national stake-

holders for the long-term conservation of biodiversity

in the Tai-Grebo-Sapo forest complex.

KfW supports FDA by financing park management in-

frastructure, equipment, staff training and support to

its surveillance and monitoring activities. At the same

time, GIZ works on the development of a general man-

agement plan for Grebo-Krahn National Park, which

in the future will be connected to the existing Sapo

National Park “ecological corridor“ that reaches into

neighboring Côte d’Ivoire, to ensure the long-term

viability of the protected areas. As many threats to the

integrity of this landscape have their origin in unreg-

ulated or illegal exchanges between both countries,

GIZ helps to strengthen cooperation between both

countries through the establishment of special teams

and the development of a transboundary agreement

between the governments. Transboundary cooperation

is also encouraged at the local level between commu-

nities, technical forestry institutions and local govern-

ment.

Conservation efforts go alongside with empowering lo-

cal communities for a collaborative park management

and the sustainable management of land and natural

resources on their territories around the park. Thus,

communities are supported to diversify their liveli-

hoods beyond the extraction of forest resources. Prac-

tices, such as the adoption of forest-friendly sustainable

agriculture practices are encouraged.


01Rainforest in Liberia


02

Flora in Liberia

© Blessing Leo

03 Male chimpanzee

sitting in tree


96 000 Ha (237.000 acres) of rainforest protected by the Grebo-Krahn National park


Support to Non-Governmental Organizations and Civil Society

Germany puts special emphasis on supporting the

work of civil society organization and private initia-

tives as they contribute significantly to intensifying

knowledge exchange and dialogue, thus playing a

major role in the development process. This is why

the work with and through non-state actors con-

stitutes an important pillar of our cooperation with

Liberia. The projects run are as diverse as the needs

of the population.

ZFD Civil Peace Service through AGEH Association

for Development Cooperation aims to reduce poten-

tial for new conflict and to reduce vulnerabilities par-

ticularly of women and youth by empowering them

to actively manage situations of conflict, to cope with

the past and to take legal action. This includes support

in psychosocial counseling, training in mediation

techniques, art education, active legal support by

“para jurists” and community-based organizations

or even research and public dialogue on conflict

transformation at the University of Liberia.

In addition, church-based organizations such as

Misereor and “Brot für die Welt” support various

local organizations throughout Liberia in areas like

conflict management or through capacity building for

community and rural development. They also provide

support in the social sector, e.g. through training of

teachers and health personnel, and help to promote

small enterprises of youth or trained election observ-

ers in the run-up to the presidential elections.

Based on a formal request by a Liberian organization,

company or public sector institutions, SES Senior

Expert Service can provide volunteers that bring in

expert advice or help develop solutions to technical,

economic or organizational challenges. Volunteers

are experienced, active or retired managers who are

deployed for short-term missions in order to address

some specific needs of the requesting organization.

Recently, SES could for example deploy an expert to

train health workers at the GerLib-Clinic on how to

use ultrasound equipment.

10 partner organizations supported through ZFD Civil Peace Service

01Street soccer in Monrovia

© dpa/ picture alliance


The German Government also funds a variety of

partnerships between German and Liberian non-profit

organizations. Such projects cover a wide range of

topics reaching from strategic support to adapt to

the effects of climate change or land rights and food

security matters to the protection of forest land-

scapes. Others focus on sensitization and education

campaigns on health and sanitation issues, the fight

against sexual and gender-based violence or improve-

ment in Liberia’s pharmaceutical distribution system.

One German NGO partners with a local organization

to provide vocational training for future solar power

and maintenance engineers.

Germany also supports partnerships between Liberian

and German institutions to foster exchange of knowl-

edge between health professionals and researchers.

DIFÄM German Institute for Medical Mission, MMI

Medical Mission Institute Würzburg and Heidelberg

School of Public Health partner with CHAL Christian

Health Association of Liberia. Together they work to

increase patient safety by improving infection pre-

vention and control and by monitoring antimicrobial

resistance at Ganta United Methodist Hospital, Phebe

Hospital in Gbarnga and Saint Joseph’s Hospital in

Monrovia. MMI also works with Saint JosepHospital

on improving clinical bacteriology services and patient

safety through the implementation of a quality man-

agement system. The German Leprosy and TB Relief

Association (DAHW) strengthens laboratory capacities,

in particular with respect to the diagnosis of neglected

tropical diseases, at the Ganta Leprosy Rehabilitation

Center, while Bethanien Hospital Chemnitz supports

Ganta United Methodist Hospital in establishing a

bio-medical-technical center. The German NGO “Help

Liberia - Kpon Ma” together with its Liberian partner

improves health care and access to health services for

people living in remote parts of Bong County.

Embassy Micro-Projects

The Embassy’s “Micro Projects’ Fund” allows for quick

ad-hoc support of local non-governmental partners

trying to alleviate pressing on-the-ground challenges.

Recent activities include e.g. support for the construc-

tion of an operating theatre in the Leprosy & TB Rehab

Centre in Ganta, Nimba County, a training hall for

the Women’s Weaving Cooperation in Kolahun, Lofa

County, or the furnishing of an orphanage for Ebola

orphans in Paynesville, Montserrado County.


5 German-Liberian partnerships established between health sector institutions

01Young Liberian in Monrovia

© Blessing Leo

02

Selling corn in Monrovia

© Blessing Leo

03 Fishing boats in Monrovia

© Blessing Leo


01Liberian and UN Police hold

workshop on women’s security

© Staton Winter/UN Photo

02

President Weah with UN

Deputy Secretary-General

during her visit to Liberia

© Albert González Farran/

UN Photo

03 UN vehicles at UNMIL

Headquarters in Monrovia


04

NGOs and cultural

organizations bid farewell

to UNMIL

© Albert González Farran/

UN Photo


Crisis Prevention & Stabilization

The year 2017 was marked by the Presidential &

General Elections which led to the first transfer of

executive authority from one democratically elected

government to another in Liberia since 1944. In the

run-up to the elections, Germany funded a UNDP

Project to support national efforts to promote dialogue

amongst political parties and other stakeholders. The

project entitled “Support to the National Leadership

Forum for Peaceful Elections in Liberia” was designed

to commit political parties to violence-free elections.

During the “National Leadership Forum”, 22 political

parties and the presidential candidates came to a joint

commitment and the “Farmington River Declaration”

was signed in the margins of the ECOWAS Summit in

June 2017. German support to establish a Mediation

Committee and a Transition Planning Unit as well as

a Peace & Mediation Committee consisting of seven

eminent citizens led by the Inter-Religious Council of

Liberia (IRCL) helped smoothen the transition process

and provided avenues for conflict resolution. Further-

more, Germany funded a project for the deployment

of Liberian security forces throughout the country

during the first round of the presidential elections.

Germany’s support to the UN Peacebuilding Mission

UNMIL included the secondment of police officers,

military personnel - inter alia the Deputy Force Com-

mander in 2015/2016 - and several civilian staff.

Credits

Publisher:Embassy of the Federal Republic of Germany in Monrovia, [email protected]

Editor:Embassy of the Federal Republic of Germany in Monrovia, Liberia

Design:Green Eyez Design S.A.R.L., Dakarwww.greeneyezdesign.com

Photos:Viktor Siebert/GIZ (Cover, p.16, 17, 19, 23)dpa/picture alliance (p.4, 12, 15, 16, 20, 23, 24, 28)German Embassy Monrovia (p.4,7, 11, 12, 17)Blessing Leo (p.4, 7, 23, 27)Photothek.net (p.4)Yana Tumakova/GIZ (p.7)Saizai Akoi/GIZ (p.8)Kim Schultze/GIZ (p.19)Celia Ruiz/Welthungerhilfe (p.11)Ylva Kürten (p.20)Staton Winter/UN Photo (p.28)Albert González Farran/UN Photo (p.28)

Texts:German EmbassyGIZ, KfW

Date :October 2018

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