CAPITOL HILL, Monrovia – The Home of Representatives of the Republic of Liberia is about to host a high-level sub-regional assembly in Monrovia from Friday, July 18 to Sunday, July 20, 2025, for the official launch of the Mano River Union (MRU) Parliament.
By Emmanuel Weedee-Conway
The historic gathering will happen on the EJS Ministerial Advanced in Congo City, bringing collectively the Audio system of Parliament from Sierra Leone, Guinea, and Côte d’Ivoire, alongside Liberia’s management, to formally signal protocols and undertake a declaration establishing the MRU Parliamentary Physique.
The Mano River Union (MRU), comprising the Republic of Sierra Leone, the Republic of Liberia, the Republic of Guinea, and the Republic of Côte d’Ivoire, was based on the ideas of peace, cooperation, and regional integration. Officers say the institution of a parliamentary arm marks a big milestone within the Union’s evolution.
This new physique is grounded within the MRU Declaration of October 3, 1973 (Malema, Sierra Leone) and the Revised Conference signed on October 15, 2004, each of which goal to foster peace, safety, financial collaboration, and growth.
The creation of the MRU Parliament is available in recognition of the essential function of parliamentary diplomacy in consolidating democratic governance and regional cooperation; the necessity for a structured platform for lawmakers to contribute to policymaking, monitor regional applications, and advocate for the rights of the sub-region’s residents; and the urgency of addressing cross-border challenges comparable to local weather change, pandemics, illicit commerce, violent extremism, and regional fragility by collective legislative motion.
In accordance with Mr. Robert Haynes, Director of Press and Public Affairs on the Home of Representatives, the MRU Parliamentary Physique is being established to advertise regional integration – align legislative insurance policies and frameworks to help financial, political, social, and environmental cooperation inside the MRU; improve parliamentary oversight to make sure transparency and accountability in regional initiatives by joint legislative analysis; and help peace and safety – facilitate dialogue and battle decision to uphold stability within the MRU area.
Haynes additionally named the development of shared growth objectives – coordinate legislative backing for regional initiatives in infrastructure, well being, schooling, commerce, agriculture, and youth empowerment; uphold democratic values – champion human rights, the rule of regulation, gender equality, and democratic governance throughout all member states.
The assembly might be attended by lawmakers, diplomats, authorities ministers, and senior officers from throughout the MRU area and past.
The occasion marks a brand new period of people-centered regional governance and affirms the Union’s dedication to the values and ideas of the United Nations, African Union, and the Financial Group of West African States.
The Mano River Union Parliament is envisioned as a vital organ for regional dialogue, cooperation, and accountability, serving to strengthen the voice of the individuals and deepen sub-regional integration.
