Congo Town, Paynesville – The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in partnership with the Government of Liberia through the Ministry of Commerce and Industry Thursday launched the Livelihood and Employment Creation project at the Ministerial Complex in Congo Town outside of Monrovia. The Livelihood and Employment Creation in Liberia programme which has a life span of five years, aims at contributing to the country’s post- COVID- 19 recovery, creating opportunities for income-generation and reducing inequality, particularly among the poor and vulnerable segments of the population specifically women,youth and the physically challenged in 7 counties—Grand Bassa, Grand Cape Mount, Grand Gedeh, Lofa, Montserrado, Nimba, and Sinoe. Making remarks, UNDP Liberia Resident Representative, Mr Stephen Rodrigues commended the government’s leadership and support, throughthe Ministry of Commerce & Industry, in co-creating the Livelihoods and Employment Creation Project, as well as organizing the launch event. “The project’s aims are closely aligned to FAO Liberia’s Country Programme Framework. (CPF 2020- 2023), FAO looks forward to supporting, to the extent possible, the project implementation,” he averred.
