01/05/2022
THE MILLENNIUM CONFERENCE ON: “PIONEER OF THE MILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT” GOALS: ATATÜRK
April 19, 2013: The Light Millennium and the College of Arts and Letters, Stevens Institute of Technology invited me to present paper on Liberia towards Millennium Global Development.
I accepted the invitation.
The event brought together government agencies, private volunteer and non-governmental organizations as well as scholars from around the world.
The event took place at Stevens Institute of Technology: A private research university in Hoboken, NJ, Stevens Institute of Technology offers undergraduate and graduate programs in the sciences, technology,
SUBJECT: ERADICATION OF EXTREME POVERTY THROUGH EDUCATION
ABSTRACT
Eradicating extreme poverty continues to be one of the main challenges of our time especially Africa, and a major concern of the international community. Ending this scourge will require the combined efforts of all, governments, civil society organizations and the private sector, in the context of a stronger and more effective global partnership for development. The Millennium Development Goals set time bound targets, by which progress in reducing income poverty, hunger, disease, lack of adequate shelter and exclusion — while promoting gender equality, health, education and environmental sustainability — can be measured. They also embody basic human rights — the rights of each person on the planet to health, education, shelter and security. The Goals are ambitious but feasible and, together with the comprehensive United Nations development agenda, set the course for the world’s efforts to alleviate extreme poverty by 2015. "
The government of Liberia is at a crossroads. After almost 15 years of civil conflict, local and international non-governmental organizations have surveyed the social economic and educational landscape opportunities to assist in sustainable development projects in Liberia.
It is an established standard that no government has all the resources of ideals and finances to meet the needs of its citizens. We need the collaboration of global partners of strong vibrant force to reach out to us and to help our government, through the Liberian Cultural Association- Global Initiatives Inc, a non-governmental organization to utilize our manpower energies in the most efficient way.
Economic stability and the revitalization of Liberian’s infrastructure must go hand in hand with our education and food reforms which to a large extent forms the basis of our hope and expectation upon which our children of this generation and the destitute and underprivileged and jobless will find a glimmer of light. As we deliberate during this conference, it is our hope that strategies will be developed for a long-term sustainable goal in our country, Liberia.
PRESENTATION:
The objective of this paper draws our attention to the Eradication of Extreme Poverty through Education by the year 2015.
Attempts have been made over the with similar agendas. While the intentions of the sponsors were good, little has been achieved (some are in progress, e.g: MDGs, 4, 5, & 6, by the Liberia’s Ministry of Health & Social Welfare [MOH&SW]) due to the fact that follow-up all MDGs need to be implemented in all countries to meet the target for 2015.
Ending the Violence of Extreme Poverty
17 October marks the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty, focusing on the theme: “Ending the Violence of Extreme Poverty: Promoting Empowerment and Building Peace". UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said "On this International Day, let us make an investment in our common future by helping to lift people out of poverty so that they, in turn, can help to transform our world," http://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=43307&Cr=poverty&Cr1= #.UT46yzeROG9
In view of this context, the report that follows must be viewed as a call to action, recommitting ourselves to take positive advantage of potential energies with maximum impact.
Section 1: Eradicate Poverty and Hunger, by 2015 in Liberia.
Today the minimal food resources have reached an alarming level in Liberia. The Liberian economy is dominated by agriculture. More than three quarters of the population is engaged in subsistence or commercial agriculture. With the high rainfall, there is abundant water for most agrarian activities. Other geographic endowments such as dense vegetation, including virgin forests in some areas portray a promising future for food security in the country. What locking is appropriate policies and well tested implementation strategies for harnessing the vast potential of the agricultural sector.
Liberia’s food production level, especially the staple food, rice, is not sufficient to feel the people. Consequently, considerable portion of foreign exchange goes to importing rice and order needed items. The war added to reduction of production. After the civil Crisis of 14 years in our country, the population distribution has shifted from rural
With inequalities growing dramatically both within and between countries over the last 10 years, the United Nations marked the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty today with calls to tackle not only the material aspects of the scourge but also its social and educational dimensions and t...
