Liberia Fourth Poverty Reduction Support Development Policy Operation

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The development objectives of the Fourth Poverty Reduction Support Development Policy Operation Project for Liberia are to: (i) strengthen governance with particular emphasis on transparency and accountability as well as budget execution and oversight; (ii) address key constraints to growth, including electricity; and (iii) improve human capital development particularly through improved access to education and health. The three main pillars of this operation are: (i) governance and civil service reforms; (ii) economic transformation; and (iii) human capital development. development. Within these three pillars, the series selectively support reforms that directly or indirectly address the issues of fragility and conflict, namely improving transparency in key aspects of government operation; increasing accountability in the management of public assets and reducing opportunity for corruption; building capacity for equitable service delivery; and enhancing inclusive growth and employment opportunities. This operation is the fourth in a programmatic series of four poverty reduction support development policy operations (PRSDPO) to support the implementation of the government’s medium-term poverty reduction strategy agenda for transformation (AfT) and its long-term vision plan Liberia Rising 2030.