Liberia Holds Validation to Shape National Position for Global Summit of the Future

Monrovia, Liberia - : Liberia has embarked on a series of consultations to gather and validate inputs for a well-informed and inclusive national position ahead of the Global Summit of the Future. 

 

This high-level event, set to take place at the United Nations this September, will bring world leaders together to forge a new international consensus aimed at improving the present and safeguarding the future.

 

The Summit will focus on adopting the Pact for the Future, which includes a Global Digital Compact and a Declaration on Future Generations. Its dual objectives are to accelerate the fulfillment of existing international commitments and to address emerging challenges and opportunities.

 

 To ensure that the voices of Liberian children and youth are prominently represented, consultations have already been conducted in Ganta, Nimba for youths, and in Monrovia, Montserrado for children. 

 

These sessions aimed to tackle immediate challenges, propose long-term strategies, and establish a unified platform for advocacy on behalf of the younger generation.

 

At a recent one-day national consultation and consensus-building event, organized by the Ministry of Finance and Development Planning in collaboration with the Ministries of Youth and Sports, Gender, Children and Social Protection, and Foreign Affairs, and supported financially and technically by the United Nations in Liberia, Deputy Finance Minister Hon. Tanneh Brunson emphasized the crucial role of youth in Liberias development agenda. Referring to them as the tomorrow people, Hon. Brunson urged that the interests of young people be prioritized at the Summit.