New UNMIL peacekeepers arrive for deployment to Tubmanburg
The United Nations Mission in Liberia (UNMIL) today announced the deployment of a new Nepalese Formed Police Unit (FPU) to support peace and stability in Liberia. Around 120 Nepalese police officers arrived in Monrovia this…
UNMIL Pledges Support for Liberia as Security Transition Moves Forward
In her briefing on the twenty-fifth progress report of the Secretary-General on UNMIL, the SRSG noted that Liberia continues to make significant progress as it approaches the ten-year anniversary of its Comprehensive Peace…
Liberia Launches “Zero Tolerance” Campaign on International Women’s Day
During the celebrations marking the International Women’s Day on 8 March in Bentol City, Special Representative of the Secretary-General Karin Landgren hailed Liberia for its commitment to fight violence perpetrated against…
Excerpt of a briefing to the Security Council on the twenty fifth Progress Report of the Secretary
Karin Landgren Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Coordinator of United Nations Operations in Liberia Excerpt of a briefing to the Security Council on the twenty fifth Progress Report of the Secretary-General…
Excerpt of Briefing to the Security Council by the Special Representative of the Secretary-Genera
"Since my last briefing, planning for the security transition has moved to implementation. UNMIL has begun its next military drawdown under Security Council Resolution 2066, and now, for the first time since 2005, UNMIL’s…
Liberia Launches First Justice and Security Hub
On 12 February, the Government of Liberia, in collaboration with the United Nations Mission in Liberia (UNMIL), the Peacebuilding Support Office (PBSO) and the Peacebuilding Commission (PBC), launched Liberia’s first regional…
Women Encouraged to Join Police
A renewed campaign to recruit more women into Liberia National Police (LNP) is currently in full swing, this time targeting women in Liberia’s rural communities. Ministry of Gender and Development, UN Women, UNDP, LNP, and UN…
“Strong” Liberian Women Impress Shirin Ebadi
In late January, four distinguished women, all of them Nobel Peace Laureates, converged in the Liberian capital of Monrovia. UN FOCUS caught up with Shirin Ebadi of Iran, one of the laureates, who is visiting Liberia for the…
Identity Protection for Rape Survivors
“A few years ago, as a member of legal team representing a ten year old girl who was allegedly raped in Monrovia, I was stunned and shaken when my client was put forward to testify in an open court, before the glare of a…
UN Police Supports BIN Recruitment
The Bureau of Immigration and Naturalization of Liberia (BIN) has begun a recruitment drive to induct 250 new officers into the service with the assistance of UNPOL Bureau of Immigration and Naturalization Advisory Team…
Nigerian Peacekeepers Reach out to Communities in Need
Nigerian peacekeepers continue reach out to communities in their area of operation with various activities including teaching assistance to selected high schools, medical outreaches, vocational training, and counselling to…
Training in New Skills to Meet Life’s Challenges
Thirty three UNMIL staff members were brimming with enthusiasm and determined to apply their newly acquired skills as they graduated after a two-week intensive training course on 14 March. For some like David Koon, a Field…