Donor Support – 2006

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Donor Support – 2006

2006

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A donor conference took place on 12 July 2006. In this conference, Liberia’s Planning and Economic Minister disclosed that 1.1 Billion USD had been pledged since the February 2004 conference. Of this promised sum, 946.5 million had been contributed and about 692 million had been disbursed.1 In this conference, Liberian President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf admitted Liberia was unable to pay its debt obligation to the international community. The conference was attended by the World Bank, the International Monetary Fund (IMF), United Nations Mission in Liberia (UNMIL), United States Agency for International Development (USAID), European Commission and the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS).2 The conference ended on 13 July without pledges or a communiqué.3

  1. “Liberia holds donors’ conference for development aid,” Xinhua General News Service, July 12, 2006.
  2. “Liberia; We’re Unable To Pay Our Debts, Sirleaf Tells Donor Conference,” Africa News, July 13, 2006.
  3. “Liberia; Donor Conference Silent On Aid Pledges,” Africa News, July 14, 2006.