Joint Declaration on the Liberian Situation

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Country/entity
Liberia
Region
Africa (excl MENA)
Agreement name
Joint Declaration on the Liberian Situation
Date
1 Mar 1991
Agreement status
Multiparty signed/agreed
Interim arrangement
Yes
Agreement/conflict level
Intrastate/intrastate conflict ( Liberian Civil Wars (1989 - 1997) (1999 - 2005) )
Stage
Pre-negotiation/process
Conflict nature
Government
Peace process
Liberia peace process
Parties
DONE IN LOME THIS 1ST DAY OF MARCH 1991.
Dr. Amos SAWYER
Mr. Charles Ghankay TAYLOR
Mr. Prince Yeduo JOHNSON
Third parties
-
Description
A short agreement where the parties commit to refrain from any actions which may impede the arrangements being made for the All-Liberia Conference.

Agreement document
LR_910301_Joint Declaration on Liberian Situation.pdf | Download PDF

Groups

Children/youth
No specific mention.
Disabled persons
No specific mention.
Elderly/age
No specific mention.
Migrant workers
No specific mention.
Racial/ethnic/national group
No specific mention.
Religious groups
No specific mention.
Indigenous people
No specific mention.
Other groups
No specific mention.
Refugees/displaced persons
No specific mention.
Social class
No specific mention.

Gender

Women, girls and gender
No specific mention.
Men and boys
No specific mention.
LGBTI
No specific mention.
Family
No specific mention.

State definition

Nature of state (general)
No specific mention.
State configuration
No specific mention.
Self determination
No specific mention.
Referendum
No specific mention.
State symbols
No specific mention.
Independence/secession
No specific mention.
Accession/unification
No specific mention.
Border delimitation
No specific mention.
Cross-border provision
No specific mention.

Governance

Political institutions (new or reformed)
No specific mention.
Elections
No specific mention.
Electoral commission
No specific mention.
Political parties reform
No specific mention.
Civil society
No specific mention.
Traditional/religious leaders
No specific mention.
Public administration
No specific mention.
Constitution
No specific mention.

Power sharing

Political power sharing
No specific mention.
Territorial power sharing
No specific mention.
Economic power sharing
No specific mention.
Military power sharing
No specific mention.

Human rights and equality

Human rights/RoL general
No specific mention.
Bill of rights/similar
No specific mention.
Treaty incorporation
No specific mention.
Civil and political rights
No specific mention.
Socio-economic rights
No specific mention.

Rights related issues

Citizenship
No specific mention.
Democracy
No specific mention.
Detention procedures
No specific mention.
Media and communication
No specific mention.
Mobility/access
No specific mention.
Protection measures
No specific mention.
Other
No specific mention.

Rights institutions

NHRI
No specific mention.
Regional or international human rights institutions
No specific mention.

Justice sector reform

Criminal justice and emergency law
No specific mention.
State of emergency provisions
No specific mention.
Judiciary and courts
No specific mention.
Prisons and detention
No specific mention.
Traditional Laws
No specific mention.

Socio-economic reconstruction

Development or socio-economic reconstruction
No specific mention.
National economic plan
No specific mention.
Natural resources
No specific mention.
International funds
No specific mention.
Business
No specific mention.
Taxation
No specific mention.
Banks
No specific mention.

Land, property and environment

Land reform/rights
No specific mention.
Pastoralist/nomadism rights
No specific mention.
Cultural heritage
No specific mention.
Environment
No specific mention.
Water or riparian rights or access
No specific mention.

Security sector

Security Guarantees
No specific mention.
Ceasefire
No specific mention.
Police
No specific mention.
Armed forces
No specific mention.
DDR
No specific mention.
Intelligence services
No specific mention.
Parastatal/rebel and opposition group forces
No specific mention.
Withdrawal of foreign forces
No specific mention.
Corruption
No specific mention.
Crime/organised crime
No specific mention.
Drugs
No specific mention.
Terrorism
No specific mention.

Transitional justice

Transitional justice general
No specific mention.
Amnesty/pardon
No specific mention.
Courts
No specific mention.
Mechanism
No specific mention.
Prisoner release
No specific mention.
Vetting
No specific mention.
Victims
No specific mention.
Missing persons
No specific mention.
Reparations
No specific mention.
Reconciliation
Page 1, Para 4: The three leaders expressed their sincere gratitude to His Excellency General Gnassingbe Eyadema, Founder-Chairman of the Togolese People's Rally and President of the Togolese Republic for making it possible for them to meet in Lome in an atmosphere of brotherhood and friendship. They were all the more appreciative of this initiative in that it laid a solid foundation for reconciliation between Liberian leaders.

Implementation

UN signatory
No specific mention.
Other international signatory
No specific mention.
Referendum for agreement
No specific mention.
International mission/force/similar
Page 1, Para 3: To this end, they agreed to cooperate fully with ECOWAS and to refrain from taking any action that might be prejudicial to the arrangements being made to ensure the successful convening of this conference in Monrovia on 15 March, 1991 and thereafter.
Enforcement mechanism
No specific mention.
Related cases
No specific mention.
Source
Official Journal of the ECOWAS, Vol 21. Nov 1991.

JOINT DECLARATION ON THE LIBERIAN SITUATION

At the invitation of His Excellency General Gnassingbe Eyadema, Founder-Chairman of the Togolese People's Rally and President of the Togolese Republic, Dr. Amos Sawyer, Mr. Charles Ghankay Taylor and Mr. Prince Yeduo Johnson, met in Lome from 27 February to 1 March 1991.

This meeting provided a unique opportunity for the three leaders to reconcile with one another and to engage in a friendly dialogue amongst themselves with a view to advancing the search for a peaceful and lasting settlement of the Liberian crisis with particular regard to the arrangements [sic] for the convening of a National Conference in Monrovia on 15 March, 1991.

To this end, they agreed to cooperate fully with ECOWAS and to refrain from taking any action that might be prejudicial to the arrangements being made to ensure the successful convening of this conference in Monrovia on 15 March, 1991 and thereafter.

The three leaders expressed their sincere gratitude to His Excellency General Gnassingbe Eyadema, Founder-Chairman of the Togolese People's Rally and President of the Togolese Republic for making it possible for them to meet in Lome in an atmosphere of brotherhood and friendship.

They were all the more appreciative of this initiative in that it laid a solid foundation for reconciliation between Liberian leaders.

DONE IN LOME THIS 1ST DAY OF MARCH 1991.

Dr. Amos SAWYER

Mr. Charles Ghankay TAYLOR

Mr. Prince Yeduo JOHNSON