Madam Chair;
Distinguished Delegates;
I bring you greetings from the Government of Liberia during this sixtieth session of the Commission on Social Development.
Madam Chair;
Distinguished Delegates;
I bring you greetings from the Government of Liberia during this sixtieth session of the Commission on Social Development.
Thank you, Mr. President.
Let me begin by extending congratulations to you on your election as President of the Executive Board. We also congratulate Ms. Catherine Russell on her appointment as Executive Director of UNICEF. You can be assured of Liberia’s constructive engagement and support.
The Permanent Mission of the Republic of Liberia to the United Nations on Wednesday, January 26, 2022, opened a hybrid book of condolence for Minister Counselor, Ms. Gail Greezakwah Farngalo. Ms. Farngalo died on Tuesday, January 18, 2022, in New York.
Thank you, Ambassador Skoog
Excellencies, dear colleagues
Our meeting today is timely, just as the priority theme for the 66th Session of the Commission on the Status of Women.
The Spotlight Initiative has released its 2020-2021 impact report, ‘Rising To The Challenge’, showcasing the initiative’s success in addressing violence against women and girls and advancing their rights.
The first-ever Least Developed Countries (LDC) Future Forum opened on Wednesday, October 6, 2021, in Helsinki, Finland, with Liberia participating. The forum is being held on the theme: ‘Achieving Sustainable Development in the Least Developed Countries’ and will contribute to the Fifth United Nations Conference on LDCs (LDC5), expected to take place in Doha, Qatar, in January 2022.
HIS EXCELLENCY MR. ANTÓNIO GUTERRES, Secretary General of the United Nations
EXCELLENCIES, HEADS OF STATE AND GOVERNMENT;
AMBASSADORS; HEADS OF DELEGATIONS; ESTEEMED DELEGATES;
DISTINGUISHED LADIES AND GENTLEMEN:
I am pleased and honored to address this Seventy-sixth (76th) Session of the United Nations General Assembly on behalf of the Government and People of Liberia.
His Excellency Mr. Antonio Guterres
Secretary-General of the United Nations
Ladies & Gentlemen:
On behalf of my Government, I commend you, Mr. Secretary-General, for your inspiring and visionary leadership; and in particular, for dedicating this year - 2021 - to the advancement of the vision of the 2030 Agenda through the transformation of our global food systems.