Liberia's President Pledges Permanent Ban on FGM, Unveils $8.3 Billion Gender Equality Agenda at UN - Global News Network Liberia

Liberia's President Pledges Permanent Ban on FGM, Unveils $8.3 Billion Gender Equality Agenda at UN - Global News Network Liberia

NEW YORK — President Joseph Nyuma Boakai has announced a permanent ban on harmful cultural practices in Liberia, including female genital mutilation (FGM), and unveiled an ambitious $8.3 billion national agenda to advance gender equality, youth empowerment, and inclusive development. Speaking on Wednesday at the 30th Anniversary of the Fourth World Conference on Women, also known as the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action, Boakai committ…

Boakai announces ambitious 8.3 billion agenda - Liberia news The New Dawn Liberia, premier resource for latest news

Liberian President Joseph N. Boakai, Sr., has unveiled an ambitious US$8.3 billion development package aimed at transforming lives through gender equality, youth empowerment, education, health care, and social development. New York, September 23, 2025: Delivering his address at the Fourth World Conference on Women on the sidelines of the eightieth session of the UN General Assembly, President Boakai declared that Liberia is moving beyond pledges…

FGM Banned for Good

President Joseph Nyuma Boakai pledges zero tolerance for gender-based violence, including Female Genital Mutilation, unveiling an $8.3 billion inclusive development plan at the Fourth World Conference on Women in New York.

PRESIDENT BOAKAI: LIBERIA DETERMINED TO ACHIEVE GENDER EQUALITY AND YOUTH EMPOWERMENT - Smart News Liberia

NEW YORK – President Joseph N. Boakai representing Liberia, delivered a compelling address at the Fourth World Conference on Women during the eightieth session of the United Nations General Assembly on Monday, September 22, 2025. Speaking under the theme of recommitting to resourcing and accelerating the implementation of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action, President Boakai emphasized Liberia’s determination to transform promises in…