Energy and gender in the mano river union sierra leone, liberia, guinea and cote divoire, the, ecowas commissioners for infrastructure and gender, as well as other key experts from the ecowas region. Mano river union extraordinary summit on ebola on 1 august, president ellen johnson sirleaf joined her counterparts from sierra leone and guinea in conakry for a oneday extraordinary summit of the mano river union mru to discuss ebola. Itu international telecommunication union iuu fishing illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing lcbc lake chad basin commission lldc least developed countries mdg millennium development goals mru mano river union naipfsn national agricultural investment programmes on food security and nutrition. The organization aims to strengthen the capacity of member states to integrate their economies and coordinate development programs in the areas of peace building, as a prerequisite to any development, trade promotion, development of industry, energy, agriculture. Concluded at bo on 3 october 1974 second protocol to the abovementioned declaration. Bangalie a dissertation presented to the faculty of arts in the university of malta for the degree of. Recommitting ourselves to the scrupulous observance of the ceasefire and cessation of hostilities agreement signed at accra, ghana on 17th june, 2003, which constitutes an integral part of this. United nations organizations as well as peacekeeping operations and peacebuilding support offices. In 1973 was created the mano river union mru, an african regional integration institution, with three objectives foster the international trade between the members of the mano river union. Request for expression of interest mano river forest. The conference was hosted by united nations secretary general ban ki moon. Multinational mano river union road development and transport facilitation programme mrurdtfp phase ii 47. It was founded by liberia and sierra leone in october 1973 to expand productive capacity and trade and named after the river that originates in the guinean highlands and forms the border between the two founding countries. The security sectors role in responding to health crises.
The role of ecowas in managing political crisis and. They will also present their views for crossborder and regional cooperation to foster long term stability in the mru. Diplofoundation university of malta governance and. The director general replied to this letter on october 2015. Participants shared practical recommendations to facilitate better preparedness to mitigate future epidemics. Mano river union mru executing agencies at national level. Peter albrecht and elizabeth drew describe how poor border management has undermined legitimate crossborder movement and commerce in the mano river union mru, where informal crossborder trade in livestock or manufactured goods underpins many local livelihoods. Mano river union were trained in pujehun town 71 and jendema 56 on the liberian border. Development bank, the mano river union, the ecowas and the african union, are supporting the governments in guinea, liberia and sierra leone in the undertaking of an ebola recovery assessment era. Standard times press sierra leone mano river union at 35. Ms word format and proposers may submit multiple emails suitably annotated e. Mano river union postebola socioeconomic recovery programme.
It is named for the mano river which begins in the guinea highlands and forms a border between liberia and sierra leone. It originates in the guinea highlands in liberia and forms part of the liberiasierra leone border the districts through which the river flows include the parrots beak area of guinea, liberias lofa county and the kono and kailahun district of sierra leone. Human security in the mano river union international. The purpose of the meeting was to draw on the experiences of civil society actors who have been involved in conflict management efforts in the three mano river union mru countries. Raising awareness and transforming knowledge, attitudes and practices 12 animators 12 community radio stations 16 in. African union au and the mano river union mru, as well as additional researchers, ebola task force coordinators at national and regional levels, and representatives of the diplomatic and international community based in freetown. The impact of organised crime on governance in west africa.
Mru mano river union naphs national action plan for health security nmcc national multiagency coordination committee npha national public health agency nphemc national public health emergency management committee oie world organization of animal health ons office of national security nlsp national laboratory strategic plan. Regional workshop of training and sharing management. The chair briefed on three key messages he delivered to partners during the visit. The cases of guinea and guineabissau original in french, translated by roger addah. I had the opportunity to meet with the banks senior managers, and the deputies who provide their financing, in tunis, on february 20 and 21, and i urged them to accelerate their action on the initiative that has already been formulated to connect our mano. Three of the countries in the mano river union mru guinea, liberia and sierra leone have suffered the worst ebola outbreak since the disease was first diagnosed in 1976. Building dialogue to enhance governance of shared water. This road section forms part of the mano river union mru basin program within which are liberia, guinea and ivory coast. The subject heading of the email shall be rfp mano river union transboundary project proposer name. Donation of hygiene kits and hand washing material, by the mru port loko from 11 to 14, may, 2020, a training workshop of the joint border security and confidence building units jbscbus was held in targeted border districts of sierra leoneguinea, and sierra leoneliberia, namely the districts of kambia and pujehun on the one hand, and the districts of kono and porto loko on the other hand. Mano river declaration establishing the mano river union between liberia and sierra leone. Judy cheng hopkins, assistant secretarygeneral of the peacebuilding support also took part in the meeting. The mano river union, formed in 1973 brings together liberia, sierra leone, guinea and, cote divoire towards economic cooperation. Iom sierra leone ebola response on january 2627 iom sierra leone attended the mano river union technical meeting on order surveillance and disease ontrol.
It was established in 1973 as a customs union which involves a certain degree of cooperation particularly in the industrial sector. Mano river union conference on energy and gender womens economic empowerment through energy access in the mru sub region 79 may 20, the place at tokeh beach freetown, sierra leone the government of sierra leone, the mano river union mru, the ecowas centre for renewable energy and. In recent years, the links between economic growth and energy access have become pronounced and the need to address gaps more pressing. Efforts to avoid a relapse into conflict and to consolidate sustainable peace must take this dimension into.
Chapter iv organised crime in mano river union member countries 1. Brief conclusions of these sessions are attached in annex 4. Some of the participants in jendema joined from the mano river union s border initiatives. Organised crime in the mano river union member countries 1. The mano river union mru is an intergovernmental institution comprising sierra leone, liberia, guinea and cote divoire. I will like to congratulate the government of sierra leone, and the mano river union as a whole for taking the initiative to organize a conference in west africa dedicated to an issue that is increasingly gaining prominence, as a front burner in the international discourse. Improve conservation and climateresilient, lowemission growth across west africa.
Womens influence was strongest during the negotiation. I was personally privileged to play a role in the formulation of the sustainable development agenda as cochair of secretarygeneral ban kimoons highlevel panel on sdgs and in framing the common africa position cap as chair of the alis highlevel committee. Secretarygeneral of the mano river union presented their respective recovery plans. The mano river union countries liberia, sierra leone, guinea, and cote divoire, with support from the african development bank afdb, have received funding from the global environment facility gef to develop the mano river forest ecosystem conservation and international water resources. The regional scope of the mano river union is different from the transboundary basin of mano river which is one of the multiple transboundary basins in this area, just like those of moamakona, cavally. Institutions of the mano river union we, the presidents of liberia and sierra leone, in furtherance of the aims and objectives of the mano river union, consequent on our decision as recorded in the eighth article of the mano river declaration,2. The monthly newsletter of the corporate council on africa theafricjournal may 2015 a e continued on page 7. Electronic copies are to be submitted in pdf and native e. A pledge is a general promise to provide assistance and is usually made for a particular time frame, though not always. The mano river union mru is an international association initially established between liberia and sierra leone by the 3 october 1971 mano river declaration. The prs defined the development programme of the government of liberia. In order to incorporate border screening protocols the 3day basic ip was modified to.
Corruption, social inequality and poverty in mano river union states of west africa. Women in black, founded in israel in 1988, has become a model for a different kind of crossborder organizing. The peacebuilding commission annual session regional. These presentations were followed by thematic panel discussions, in which a wide range of actors from governments, the private sector, and civil society participated. The mano and moa rivers referred to as makona in guinea are part of this region. Case study series women in peace and transition processes.
Dr gilles olakounle yabi the cases of guinea and guineabissau 5 summary over the 20072010 period in guinea and 20052010 in guinea bissau, officials of the economic community of. Documents in econstor may be saved and copied for your personal and scholarly purposes. Ioms emergency are kit distribution continues in the. Address by her excellency madam ellen johnson sirleaf. Final communique from the 5th to 7th of october 2015, was a regional organized workshop of training and sharing management experience between the stakeholders of the lake chad basin lcb and the mano river union mru at hotel nouvelle pergola in abidjan, republic of cote divoire. Liberia, sierra leone, guinea, mano river union, ecowas. Taylors mano river war when the mano river union was formed in 1973 between liberia and sierra leone, then expanded in 1980 to include guinea, it was. The mano river union mru is an international association initially established between liberia and sierra leone by the 3 october 1971 mano river. Three of the countries in the mano river union mruguinea, liberia and sierra leone have suffered the worst ebola outbreak since the disease was first diagnosed in 1976. This project aims to combat the various anthropogenic and climate threats contributing to the degradation of forest landscapes in upper guinea. The guinean president disclosed that the mano river union secretariat organized a twoday technical and ministerial meeting.
Phase ii is fish town karloken road project and includes the harper junction to cavalla road section which is the focus of the environmental and social impact assessment esia study and this esia summary. Our tireless mediation and peacebuilding efforts are. The women sat daily at the monrovia fish market along the presidents route, chanting, singing, dancing, and holding signs. Liberia multinational mano river union program fish town. Principles and procedures for the adoption of pro tocols. Summary of the first joint informal meeting of the pbc. Prevalence of sgbv in the target regions 8 types of sgbv 10 3. According to a dispatch from new york, the liberian leader spoke friday, july 10, 2015, when she delivered the mano river union mru recovery plan at the international ebola recovery conference at the united nations headquarters in new york.
The role of ecowas in managing political crisis and conflict. Pdf on oct 5, 2018, olugbemiga samuel afolabi and others published. To protect the environment, through the use of low carbon and renewable energy resources and the application of clean. The role of ecowas in managing political crisis and conflict the cases of guinea and guineabissau.
Mano river union, and to the beautiful green country of sierra leone. Common projects development industry, transport, financial, energy, resources, and food security. Human security in the mano river union 3 contents executive summary 4 1. On april 16, the corporate council on africa cca was honored to host a luncheon with three presidents of the mano river union states at the omni shoreham hotel in washington, d. Multinational mano river union road development and. The socioeconomic impact of the outbreak in the region is tremendous and has reversed the impressive socioeconomic performance of the affected states. You are not to copy documents for public or commercial purposes, to. I submit herewith, to the members of the security council, the draft mandate of the office, elaborating its core functions, which are to be implemented in close collaboration with the economic community of west african states, the mano river union, and other regional and subregional partners see annex. Situation overview highlights following a steep decline from december to late. Sierra leone a case study ma in contemporary diplomacy mrs florence n. Mano river union conflict assessment and peacebuilding. Apr 06, 2008 the mano river union, aiming to create a customs union, was created in 1973 by then presidents siaka stevens of sierra leone and william tolbert of liberia, and named after the river which starts in the guinean highlands and forms the border between the two countries.
Multinational mano river union road development and transport. The mano river union, formed in 1973brings together liberia, sierra leone, guinea and, cote divoire towards economic cooperation. The mano river womens peace network case study by stephanie anne johnson stephanie. Daraba kaba, secretarygeneral of the mano river union mru, and ms. The mano river womens peace network case study the journal of pan african studies, vol. The convention on the elimination of all forms of discrimination against women cedaw, for example, explicitly refers to womens electricity rights and obligates state parties to the convention. Since then, a new poverty reduction strategy called the agenda for transformation, steps toward liberia rising 2030, covering the period 20122017 has. Human security in the mano river union international alert. Mano river union mru delco house, 12 lightfoot boston street, freetownsierra leone, west africa, pm bag 3 tel.
Women are especially vulnerable to sexual assault and harassment by corrupt security services. A new mano river union initiative will facilitate connectivity in our power and. In recent years, the links between economic growth and. West africa biodiversity and climate change wabicc goal. The mano river womens peace network marwopnet had formal observer status during the peace talks, the women in peacebuilding network wipnet led a mass action campaign, and activists had informal consultations with the mediation team and conflict parties. Meeting on peace and security within the mano river union the mano river union secretariat mru and the united nations office for west africa and the sahel unowas organized a highlevel subregional meeting from 25 to 26 november 2019, in freetown, republic of sierra leone. In a letter dated september14 2015, the secretary general of mano river union made a formal application for his organization to be accorded observer status at meetings of the iom council. Civil society perspectives from the mano river union international. Civil society perspectives from the mano river union. The following donors indicated ebolarelated contributions prior to the july 2015.
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