Monrovia – UNDP Goodwill Ambassador His Royal Highness Crown Prince Haakon of Norway admonished with Ebola survivor and Ebola response workers and paid tribute to their efforts in caring for people that were affected by the disease. “We salute the courage and commitment of all the people who led the fight against Ebola,” Crown Prince Haakon said in Liberia’s capital Monrovia, on the second of a three-day visit to the country. The Crown Prince is an advocate for UNDP efforts to assist Member States achieves Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 1- to end poverty in all its forms everywhere. While in the country, the UNDP Goodwill Ambassador is meeting with senior government officials, young entrepreneurs and women’s groups, civil society organizations, local communities and other partners. Crown Prince Haakon has been a UNDP Goodwill Ambassador since 2003, focused on the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) and now on the SDGs.

Source: Front Page Africa April 05, 2017 02:37 UTC