From left to right: Abassador Cousin, Ambassador Thomas-Greenfield and WFP Liberia Country Director Getachew Diriba

US Ambassador to UN food agencies visits WFP sites in Liberia

 US Ambassador to UN food agencies Ertharin Cousin visited Liberia to see for herself how WFP is assisting the refugees who fled the violence in Côte d'Ivoire, host communities and other vulnerable populations. 

Overview

Endowed with vast and varied natural resources, a large biodiversity, lush vegetation and a climate favorable to agriculture, Liberia has enormous potential in mining and ecotourism, as well as food and cash crop production. But decades of economic plunder and social disinvestments, amplified by two civil wars, eroded human capital, laid waste to social infrastructure and ravaged productive assets.

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Country at a glance 2011
Planned Beneficiaries542,950
Beneficiary needs (mt)17,637
Beneficiary needs ($US)26,229,300