The Path to Development in a Post-Aid World

Liberia: UN - Liberia Must Move Beyond Aid

MONROVIA -- United Nations Resident Coordinator Christine N. Umutoni has urged Liberia to reduce its reliance on traditional development aid by expanding domestic revenue, private investment, climate finance and other financing options to accelerate implementation of the ARREST Agenda for Inclusive Development (AAID).

The Path to Development in a Post-Aid World

By Eghosa E. Osaghae* – Foreign Affairs How Fragile States Can Fortify Themselves Fragile states, almost by definition, never have it easy. But for the roughly 60 poor countries that lack the capacity to perform basic responsibilities for their citizens, the last year and a half have been especially tough. For decades, these countries have subsisted on a lean diet of foreign aid from major donor governments and the United Nations, the World Bank…

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By Lewis S. Teh MONROVIA, August 12, 2026 — United Nations Resident Coordinator Christine N. Umutoni has urged Liberia to reduce its reliance on traditional development aid by expanding domestic revenue, private investment, climate finance and other financing options to accelerate implementation of the ARREST Agenda for Inclusive Development (AAID). “We must move from funding development to financing development,” Umutoni said Tuesday, arguing t…