I believe that there are certain attributes in a woman that give her some advantages over a man. Women are usually more honest, more sensitive to issues and bring a stronger sense of commitment and dedication to what they do. Maybe because they were mothers, and being a mother you have that special attention for the family, for the young, for children…

Liberia can move on and break from the past. That is very important for us to try to achieve our development goals and reconcile our nation.

Women work harder. And women are more honest; they have less reasons to be corrupt.

Liberia has to take primary responsibility for its own reform agenda. But our resources are limited. We have to attract the private sector to get jobs to our people that will enable us to raise the government revenue, but to do that we have to build infrastructure. It's a very complex problem of development we are facing here.

The people of Liberia know what it means to be deprived of clean water. But we also know what it means to see our children begin to smile again, with a restoration of hope and faith in the future.

Ebola is not just a health crisis. Across West Africa, a generation of young people risks being lost to an economic catastrophe.

I've been a victor of circumstance.