UNMIL Hands Over New Detention Centre to Government in Bopolu
Liberian officials say the modern detention facility built in Bopolu, Gbarpolu County by UNMIL Quick Impact Project and handed over to the government last December makes a significant contribution to the improved security…
Thousands to Benefit from New Health Facility in Bong County
The people of Rock Crusher village celebrated the handover of the first ever clinic in their area with a spontaneous song of praise. “We tell God thanks” they sung in Bassa in March this year. Sponsored by the United Nations…
UN’s peacebuilding tools need to be enhanced, Security Council told
The cornerstone of the UN’s peacebuilding architecture is the Peacebuilding Commission (PBC), which was set up in 2005 to help struggling States avoid slipping back into war and chaos by providing strategic advice and…
Talking SEA on the Seaside Borough of New Kru Town
It was on a Saturday afternoon in June with perfect sunny weather at the seaside borough of New Kru Town in the outskirts of Monrovia where hundreds of people gathered to enjoy a show marking the climax of a week-long…
LNP Officers Benefit from Training
More than 40 Liberian National Police (LNP) officers received their diploma in May after graduating from a skills development course at the National Police Training Academy (NPTA) in Paynesville. The two-week course was a…
JORMED Extends Medical Outreach to Brewerville
More than 900 residents of Plumkor Community in Brewerville, Montserrado County, benefited from a medical outreach conducted in March by the JORMED Level III Hospital administered by the Jordanian contingent. Services…
Indian FPU 2 Reaches Out to Liberians With Blood Donation
Members of the Indian FPU turned out en masse on 14 June to donate blood during a special campaign organized by the County Health Team in Grand Gedeh, on the occasion of this year’s World Blood Donor Day. In all, 11units of…
Snail Farming Brings Smile to Ivorian Refugees
Sadia is one of 30 visibly delighted refugees, among them 20 women, who are being trained in snail farming in the camp. The pilot project which started in 2011 is a UNHCR-funded income-generating activity for the refugees…
PakMed Trains Liberian Paramedics in Basic Life Support
Doctors from the Pakistani Level II hospital in Harper organized a Basic Life Support (BLS) course early in the month of June for paramedics in Maryland County. According to PakMed CIMIC Officer Maj. Usman Iqbal, the training…
Making Women Stronger One Class at a Time
“My eyes are now open. I can now count from 1 to 50.” Those were the words of Esther Weah, one of 40 rural women beneficiaries of an economic empowerment programme sponsored by UN Women in partnership with the Ministry of…
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United Nations in Liberia and Government of Liberia take part in transition workshop
Monrovia, Liberia, 1 August 2012 - The United Nations Mission in Liberia and the Government of Liberia will on 1 August take part in a three-day workshop on the process of handing over UNMIL security responsibilities to the…
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Liberian President Appointed Co-Chair of High-Level Panel on Post-2015 Development Agenda
United Nations, New York, 31 July 2012 – United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today announced the members of a High-level Panel to advise on the global development agenda beyond 2015, the target date for the…