LEITI MAKES DATE WITH HISTORY AS GOVERNMENT PLEDGES SUPPORT
July 2, 2017
The Government of Liberia says it remains committed to resource transparency through the workings of the Liberia Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (LEITI).
Finance and Development Planning Minister Boima Kamara pledged the government’s full support to the EITI process in Liberia especially when the Country has been given 18 months to make improvements in areas of the standards that Liberia scored less marks during the July 2016 validation.
The Finance Minister extolled the LEITI for remaining focused on ensuring a transparent and accountable natural resource sector amidst the devastating Ebola crisis in the Country.
Minister Kamara made the statement at the opening of a two day retreat of the Multi-stakeholder Steering Group (MSG) held in Monrovia on May 31st to July 1st, 2017. The retreat was intended to review the 2015 five year strategic plan of the LEITI aiming to realign the strategy with the new EITI standards.
The two day event also sought to draw up action plans that enhance improvements on aspects of the standards that saw the Country getting an overall score of meaningful progress in the last validation.
The retreat facilitator, Richard Dion, an international consultant, praised the strong will of the MSG to the implementation of the EITI standards and admonished them to work together even harder in the coming months to move Liberia to satisfactory progress or full compliance.
Liberia, including all other countries that went through the 2016 validation received Meaningful progress rating with an eighteen month period given to make strives at attaining full compliance against those areas of the EITI standard that saw low marks or progress.
At the end of the retreat, members of the MSG constituted a special committee on validation that will make report on the Country’s progress at every sitting of the MSG. The MSG sits monthly at its regular meetings.
In statement at the closed of the retreat, LEITI’s Head of Secretariat, Konah Karmo called on the MSG to reinvigorate itself as the Country is making a date with history to be declared fully compliant in 12 months rather than 18. He reminded the MSG that Liberia made history by been the first EITI Compliant Country in 2009 and will again repeat this in the coming 12 months.
The two day event which brought together the MSG in full attendance was sponsored by the German Government through GIZ. Go back
Finance and Development Planning Minister Boima Kamara pledged the government’s full support to the EITI process in Liberia especially when the Country has been given 18 months to make improvements in areas of the standards that Liberia scored less marks during the July 2016 validation.
The Finance Minister extolled the LEITI for remaining focused on ensuring a transparent and accountable natural resource sector amidst the devastating Ebola crisis in the Country.
Minister Kamara made the statement at the opening of a two day retreat of the Multi-stakeholder Steering Group (MSG) held in Monrovia on May 31st to July 1st, 2017. The retreat was intended to review the 2015 five year strategic plan of the LEITI aiming to realign the strategy with the new EITI standards.
The two day event also sought to draw up action plans that enhance improvements on aspects of the standards that saw the Country getting an overall score of meaningful progress in the last validation.
The retreat facilitator, Richard Dion, an international consultant, praised the strong will of the MSG to the implementation of the EITI standards and admonished them to work together even harder in the coming months to move Liberia to satisfactory progress or full compliance.
Liberia, including all other countries that went through the 2016 validation received Meaningful progress rating with an eighteen month period given to make strives at attaining full compliance against those areas of the EITI standard that saw low marks or progress.
At the end of the retreat, members of the MSG constituted a special committee on validation that will make report on the Country’s progress at every sitting of the MSG. The MSG sits monthly at its regular meetings.
In statement at the closed of the retreat, LEITI’s Head of Secretariat, Konah Karmo called on the MSG to reinvigorate itself as the Country is making a date with history to be declared fully compliant in 12 months rather than 18. He reminded the MSG that Liberia made history by been the first EITI Compliant Country in 2009 and will again repeat this in the coming 12 months.
The two day event which brought together the MSG in full attendance was sponsored by the German Government through GIZ. Go back
