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Ministry of Planning and Economic Affairs
Monrovia, Liberia Wednesday, October 21, 209 Ministry of Planning Building Momentum To Address Brain-drain Woes In Liberia Liberia’s ambition to effectively implement the Poverty Reduction Strategy as a medium term strategy for advancing reconstruction and development is confronted by significant human and institutional capacity challenges. Following a year of implementation of the PRS and with 18 percent of the more than 300 PRS “deliverables” realized, capacity has been identified as the “binding constraints” in achieving the set targets across ministries and agencies. In the PRS document, the Government of Liberia concedes to a number of risks and constraints that could derail the implementation of the Poverty Reduction Strategy and frustrate the commitment to generating rapid, inclusive and sustainable growth in Liberia. Among the factors identified include the shortfalls in external financing, limited leadership including administrative and technical capacity, and external and internal instability. Out of these factors, overcoming the limited leadership, technical and administrative capacities are the focus of the National Capacity Development Strategy for Liberia (NCDS). Meanwhile in his opening remarks at the crucial NCDS meeting Tuesday (October 20, 2009) held at the Ministry of Planning, Minister Amara Konneh underscored the vital role of capacity building process to boost Liberia’s reconstruction and development. He noted that capacity building to address the framework of the PRS is critical. He urged the meeting to pay more attention to capacity development if Liberia is to move forward towards a rapid, equitable and inclusive growth and development. Liberia’s protracted civil war did not only destroy the pre-war institutional and human capacities, but also knocked the development of the new capacities required to kick-start and sustain the country’s development. As a result of the war and its impact on human capital development, it is widely acknowledged that Liberia lacks the human competencies in the diversity and quantity required to accelerate post-war reconstruction and national development.
In a related development, the Ministry of Planning has launched a major
drive to build momentum to address the constraints of human capacity
development and boost up the reconstruction process of Liberia. |
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