LIBERIA
I: IMPORTANT NATIONAL
PLANNING MILESTONES
Crisis Period
– 2002-:National MDGs Benchmarking
Exercise
*Set National MDG Targets
* Started National MDGR
– May-June 2003-:Full Scale Crisis
– August 2003-:Comprehensive Accra
Peace Agreement
– September 2003-:UN Security Council
1509
– October 2003-:National Transitional
Government of Liberia (NTGL)
Transition Period
– Nov.2003-Jan.2004-:Joint Needs
Assessment (RFTF)
– February 2004 -:Liberia Reconstruction
Conference in New York
– September 2004-:RFTF Technical Review
Meeting (Washington DC)
– First MDG Report for Liberia
– May 2005-:Annual Technical Meeting
(Revised RFTF) in Copenhagen, Denmark-
Extension of the RFTF to March 2006
– September 2005-:Governance & Economic
Management Assistance Program (GEMAP)
Post-Transition period
• January 2006-:Inaugaration of National
Elected Government (Ushering in a committed
national leadership)
• February 2006-:Establishment of the Liberia
Reconstruction and Development Committee
(LRDC) to replace RFTF
• March 2006-:RFTF expires
• March-June 2006-:Preparation of MDG-Based
National Agenda for Reconstruction and
Development (Liberia’s MDG-Based IPRSP)
• To be followed by two full PRSPs 2008-2011
and 2012-2015
II: NEXT STEPS FOR COSTING THE MDGS
• National level training on MDG-Based National
Development Planning for all stake holders
• Political commitment (cabinet & legislature) to
ensure buy-in of major stake holders
(ownership)
• Scaling up the existing development
framework (in ambition ,boldness ,rigor and
participatory mechanism) to embrace MDGs
• Detailed revision and up date of costing of
investment programs and sector intervention
based on MDG costing methodology
• Validation of the MDG-Based National Agenda
for Reconstruction and Development (including
donor consultation)
• Approval by cabinet and legislature
III: MAJOR CHALLENGES IN TERMS
OF PROCESS AND SUBSTANCE
• Restoration of full ownership (under the
newly elected democratic government)
• Capacity building for all stake holders
• Availability of reliable and appropriate
statistical information on a timely basis to
support projection, estimate and analysis
• Donor coordination under national
leadership
• Restoration of confidence in state
authority
IV: EXPECTED SUPPORT FROM THE
UN AND OTHER PARTNERS
• Substantive and effective support for
national capacity to develop , own and
implement the process
• Sharing of best practices, tools and
resources to improve the quality of the MDG-
Based Planning process and outcomes
• Re-channeling donor assistance through
strengthened national budgetary process
• Adequate, predictable and timely
disbursement of pledged resources
• Improved harmonization of strategy and
practices amongst donors (policy matrix,
results frameworks, missions, reports, etc.)