The Executive Director of the Liberia Land Authority (LLA) Stanley N. Toe, has participated in the high-profile Global Land Forum (GLF). The forum was held in Bogotá, Colombia.
Toe’s participation is in a bid to enhance the country’s position in global conversations around land reform and governance.
The seven-day event, organized by the International Land Coalition (ILC) in collaboration with a National Organizing Committee was composed of over 60 international and national organizations.
The forum drew more than 1,000 participants from around the world.
The diverse representation, includes people’s organizations, civil society institutions, NGOs, research bodies, multilateral institutions and government officials.
Participants converged and discussed the crucial role of land governance in achieving sustainable peace and inclusive development.
The 2025 GLF places a central focus on just and inclusive land governance, exploring its connections to conflict resolution; sustainable peace and the United Nations Sustainable Development Goal 16 (SDG 16), which emphasizes peace, justice, and strong institutions.
On Tuesday, June 17, 2025, Mr. Toe featured as a panelist during a key GLF session titled: “Land and Agrarian Reform in Support of Stability, Peace and Reconciliation.”
He joined an elite panel of global land experts and senior government officials, including Dr. THENG Chan-Sangvar, Secretary of State and Chair of Legal Affairs Commission, Ministry of Land Management, Urban Planning and Construction, Colombia, Sergio Coronado, Ombudsman for Economic, Social, and Cultural Rights, Colombia,
Shirley Abreu, Director of Land Governance, Ministry of Agrarian Development and Family Farming, Brazil,
Engineer Saed M.A. Idais, Manager of the Survey Department, Palestinian Land Authority, Ganesh Prasad Bhatta, Joint Secretary, Ministry of Land Management, Cooperative and Poverty Alleviation, Nepal, Julian Felipe Harman, Director, National Land Agency, Colombia.
During the discussion, Mr. Toe gave a comprehensive presentation on Liberia’s land reform journey, tracing its roots to the aftermath of the country’s 14-year civil conflict.
He explained how land issues were deeply interwoven with the country’s past crises and underscored the government’s decision to prioritize land reform as a national peacebuilding strategy.