Liberia

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Date: May 2011

Signed: H.E. Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, President

When Liberia’s Civil War ended in 2003, three-quarters of the population lacked access to safe drinking water. Cholera outbreaks and a lack of critical infrastructure threatened the country's recovery. President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf made water and sanitation a priority of her presidency when she took office in 2006, and the country's first President Compact, which created a National WASH Commission, was signed in 2011.

HIGHLIGHTS

Establish and strengthen institutional capacity

Ensure equity and prioritized service provision

Improve sector financing mechanisms

Develop a system for information management

Established the National WASH Commission, bringing development partners and stakeholders together to work under the alignment of the Commission’s work.

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H.E. Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, former President of Liberia | UN Photo/Rick Bajornas