Prez Sirleaf Constitutes Committee on Adoption of Liberian Children

Prez Sirleaf Constitutes Committee on Adoption of Liberian Children

(Oct 16, 2008) By: Staff Reporter
(MONROVIA – October 15, 2008): President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf has constituted a special committee on adoption of Liberian children headed by Cllr. Eva Mae Mappy, Deputy Minister of Administration at the Ministry of Justice, an Executive Mansion release has said.

 
The six-member committee includes- Mr. Joseph Geebro, Deputy Minister for Social Welfare at the Ministry of Health, and Mrs. Jennie Johnson-Bernard of the "Civil Society", the release signed by Press Secretary Cyrus Wleh Badio added.

 
Other members appointed to the Special Committee on Adoption of Liberian Children are: Mrs. Lydia Mae Sherman, Senior coordinator for Welfare, Ministry of Health and Social Welfare; Mr. Eric Sewa, a representative of Acres of Hope and Mr. Rufus Kaine, Deputy Minister for Planning & Administration, Ministry of Gender & Development.

 
The release further noted, "President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf expressed the hope that members of the committee will exercise their duties effectively to help improve the implementation of the country's adoption policies".

 
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