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2001-11-05
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  1. “Any additional burden imposed on this already weakened economy would have a negative impact on employment, social services and Government revenues, as well as further negative effects on the financial environment. These additional aggravating factors and their implications would particularly affect the most vulnerable in the Liberian population, given that their resilience and coping capacities are next to exhausted. Should the Council consider additional sanctions, it may also wish to consider establishing mechanisms to regularly monitor their impact on the humanitarian and economic situation of Liberia and the unintended negative effects on its population.”

    2001-11-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4405 (2001) · source

  2. “As for the Liberian ship registry, the Liberian Bureau of Maritime Affairs is a register for 1,600 commercial ships, generating $18 million in 2000 for the Government of Liberia, which is 20 per cent of the Liberian national budget. The Bureau employs less than a hundred Liberians, and most of the registry's work is carried out in offices abroad. Therefore, little direct impact on the Liberian population is anticipated from possible restrictions on the ship register. The revenues from it, however, would be seriously affected, and they represent the Government's largest and most stable financial source. In conclusion, the Liberian economy is highly dependent on the export of primary products and is highly vulnerable to ongoing political and economic instability.”

    2001-11-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4405 (2001) · source

  3. “With an average of 9 dependants for each employed person, it is estimated that 90,000 to 95,000 people may lose their primary means of support. The shortfall of an estimated $10 million annually in salaries to timber workers would also have carry-over effects in other sectors, including supplies for the community of timber workers and shipping-related and plywood factories. Moreover, the Liberian timber industry provides $7.7 million in fees, taxes and royalties to the Government, representing about 9 per cent of the Liberian national budget. The rubber industry employs 20,000 people, who would lose their jobs, as well as the 5,000 to 10,000 independent owners of small-scale rubber holdings. Including their dependants, a total of 225,000 persons would be directly affected by restrictions on Liberian rubber.”

    2001-11-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4405 (2001) · source

  4. “This rather fragile humanitarian situation could worsen if further sanctions are not accompanied by an increase in the response of donors. Donor support for the 2000 Consolidated Appeal has been quite disappointing so far. Only 5 per cent of the amount appealed for - $7.2 million - has been provided by donors. We take this opportunity to reiterate our request to Member States to take the necessary measures to encourage and sustain financial support for the humanitarian agencies operating in Liberia. I would like to say a few words about the potential impact of possible future sanctions on Liberia, starting with the timber industry. A ban on Liberian timber exports would probably cause the loss of up to 10,000 relatively well-paid jobs.”

    2001-11-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4405 (2001) · source

  5. “Today Liberia is one of the least developed countries in the world, due to its low average per capita gross domestic product, which in 2000 was $177 - less than half its 1980 value. The country also suffers from a lack of economic diversification and poor prospects for sustained economic development. As far as the humanitarian situation is concerned, most of the country's population is severely affected by high levels of unemployment and lack of access to basic services such as food, water, health care and education. What was once the country's breadbasket, the Lofa County, also suffers from occasional fighting. This has resulted in a large-scale humanitarian and human rights crisis, with acute implications for the subregion.”

    2001-11-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4405 (2001) · source

  6. “In addition to available reports, interviews were conducted with sector leaders, Government representatives and United Nations agencies working with those industries, and information was obtained from field observations. An analysis was then made of each of these sectors regarding direct and indirect employment generated by industry and Government revenues. I wish to say a few words about the present situation in Liberia. The civil war between 1989 and 1996 took a heavy toll on the economy, with disastrous consequences for the social fabric of the country. The widespread destruction and looting of both the country's physical infrastructures and economic assets have further worsened the economic situation of Liberia.”

    2001-11-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4405 (2001) · source

  7. “Mr. Tsui: In pursuance of Security Council resolution 1343 (2001), the Secretary-General, in his report contained in document S/2001/939, provides a preliminary assessment of the potential economic, humanitarian and social impact on the Liberian population of possible follow-up sanctions by the Council. The report focuses on three possible areas: the timber industry, rubber production and export, and the ship register. The methodology that we used in putting together the report first established a baseline of current economic, social and humanitarian situations and trends against which potential impacts of possible future sanctions are assessed. Secondly, we gathered sector-specific information relating to these three areas.”

    2001-11-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4405 (2001) · source