International Contact Group on the Mano River Basin
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The International Contact Group on the Mano River Basin (ICG-MRB) is an international umbrella organization
created to liase in the situation in Liberia
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It is the successor to the International Contact Group on Liberia
, with an expanded remit to deal with the entire Mano River
basin region.
Umbrella organization
An umbrella organization is an association of institutions, who work together formally to coordinate activities or pool resources. In business, political, or other environments, one group, the umbrella organization, provides resources and often an identity to the smaller organizations...
created to liase in the situation in Liberia
Liberia
Liberia , officially the Republic of Liberia, is a country in West Africa. It is bordered by Sierra Leone on the west, Guinea on the north and Côte d'Ivoire on the east. Liberia's coastline is composed of mostly mangrove forests while the more sparsely populated inland consists of forests that open...
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It is the successor to the International Contact Group on Liberia
International Contact Group on Liberia
The International Contact Group on Liberia is composed of members from the United Nations, ECOWAS, African Union, World Bank, United States, Ghana, Nigeria, United Kingdom, Germany, Spain and Sweden. The ICGL was formed from a need for an international and regional response to the Second Liberian...
, with an expanded remit to deal with the entire Mano River
Mano River
The Mano River is a river in west Africa, it originates in the Guinea Highlands in Liberia and forms part of the Liberia – Sierra Leone border....
basin region.