Monrovia – President Joseph Nyuma Boakai, Sr., has held high-level bilateral meetings with United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres and the Crown Prince of Kuwait, His Highness Sheikh Sabah Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Sabah, on the sidelines of the 80th United Nations General Assembly. Discussions focused on peace, reconciliation, climate change, infrastructure, and Liberia’s historic role as a non-permanent member of the UN Security Council.
By Yawah Jaivey
Meeting with UN Secretary-General Guterres
According to the Executive Mansion, Guterres congratulated Liberia on its Security Council election and commended the country’s longstanding generosity toward refugees. He reaffirmed the UN’s commitment to align support with Liberia’s priorities in peacebuilding, reconciliation, sustainable development, and economic diplomacy.
President Boakai stressed his administration’s commitment to peace, justice, and reconciliation, highlighting the implementation of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission’s recommendations and the establishment of a War and Economic Crimes Court. He also underscored Liberia’s global environmental importance, noting that nearly half of West Africa’s remaining rainforest lies within Liberia, and called for stronger international partnerships to protect this resource.
The President outlined his ARREST agenda—Agriculture, Roads, Education, Sanitation, and Tourism—as the cornerstone of his government’s drive for transparency, equitable resource management, and youth empowerment. Guterres praised Boakai’s vision as forward-looking and pledged continued UN engagement, including mobilizing global support and fundraising to back Liberia’s development programs.
Meeting with Kuwait’s Crown Prince
In a separate engagement, President Boakai met with Crown Prince Sheikh Sabah Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Sabah, who represented the Emir of Kuwait. The Crown Prince congratulated Liberia on its Security Council election and pledged Kuwait’s support, drawing on lessons from Kuwait’s own 2018–2019 Council tenure.
He reaffirmed Kuwait’s commitment to supporting African nations in health, education, and agriculture. President Boakai, in turn, welcomed Kuwait’s support in mobilizing financing for infrastructure, particularly the 115-kilometer Bong–Lofa road project. He also expressed Liberia’s readiness to advance proposed bilateral agreements through the establishment of a Joint Commission and pledged closer consultation with Kuwait on global security matters.
Strengthening Partnerships
Both meetings underscored Liberia’s drive to deepen international cooperation in advancing peace, justice, climate action, and infrastructure development. Officials from both Liberia and Kuwait described the discussions as the opening of a new chapter in bilateral relations.
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