Africa: World Bank Country Manager Hails Liberia’s First Certified Public Sector Accountants Graduation As Landmark for Africa

Africa: World Bank Country Manager Hails Liberia’s First Certified Public Sector Accountants Graduation As Landmark for Africa

Monrovia — The World Bank’s Country Manager for Liberia, Georgia Wallen, has praised Liberia’s historic graduation of its first cohort of Certified Professional Public Sector Accountants (PPSAs), describing it as a landmark achievement not just for the country, but for the entire African continent. Speaking at the inaugural graduation ceremony hosted by the Liberia Institute…

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Africa: World Bank Country Manager Hails Liberia’s First Certified Public Sector Accountants Graduation As Landmark for Africa

Africa: Fixing the House the World Built – a Realistic Plan for UN Reform

New York — I’ve spent much of my life in the machinery of international development, navigating acronyms, crises, and committee rooms with stale coffee. Through it all–amid war zones, climate summits, and remote island consultations–one institution has remained constant: the United Nations. Revered, ridiculed, relied upon. But here’s the uncomfortable truth: the UN, in its…

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Africa: World Bank Country Manager Hails Liberia’s First Certified Public Sector Accountants Graduation As Landmark for Africa

Africa: It’s Time to Finance Our Future and ‘Change Course’, Guterres Tells World Leaders in Sevilla

“We’re here in Sevilla to change course,” the UN chief told world leaders on Monday, calling on them to grasp a once-in-a-decade opportunity to close a $4 trillion financing gap facing developing countries to meet sustainable development goals – and build a better world for all. António Guterres issued his clarion call noting that sustainable…

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