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Community Policing Takes Shape in Maryland

The Liberia National Police regularly conducts a Community Policing programme in communities across districts in Maryland, and these two-hour sessions are closely monitored by mentors deployed by the UN Police in the County.…
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Sweden’s Support to Prison Reform Hailed

More than twenty corrections officers of the Bureau of Corrections and Rehabilitation (BCR) were presented certificates in early May following training in security and use of non lethal force at the Liberia National Police…
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Bomi Central Prison Gets More UNMIL Support

Two sets of sewing machines were donated to Bomi Central Prison in support of ongoing skills training programmes for its inmates. Human Rights Officer Jean-paul Mugabowishe presented the machines on behalf of the Bomi Field…
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Entrepreneurship Skills Training for Bomi Youth

Thirty youth from Bomi County were recently awarded certificates after completing a two-week training in entrepreneurship skills. The training offered by the 18th Engineering Battalion of the Pakistani Contingent, was aimed…
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NEPAL Peacekeepers Heal the Sick

In May, just a few days after UNMIL NEPAL-3 Formed Police Unit (FPU) carried out free medical outreach for the blind in Tubmanburg, the contingent again carried out another exercise in Monogbokai, Klay District in Bomi County…
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Philippine Peacekeepers’ Farewell to Orphans

The 17th Philippine Contingent to Liberia (PCL) is set to return home sometime in June at the end of their tour of duty in UNMIL. Members of the contingent have been actively engaged in civil-military programmes in addition…
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Empowering UNMIL Staff with Training

Towards the end of April UNMIL staff in Maryland County had the chance to sharpen their interview and other skills useful in the quest for career development, when the Mission organised a week-long training programme for them…
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First Job Fair a Huge Success!

Over 200 UNMIL Staff and 25 leading employers participated in the first job fair organized by the Integrated Mission Training Center (IMTC) of UNMIL on 30 April. The one-day event at the Monrovia City Hall comes as UNMIL…
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Hundreds of UNMIL Staff Flock to the Second Job Fair

That was Maria Victoria Roque, Administrative Supervisor at UNMIL’s Integrated Mission Training Centre discussing the second Job Fair held on Friday, 14 June, at Monrovia’s City Hall. There, representatives from 21…
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DSRSG Samuel Visits Gbarnga

Deputy Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Rule of Law Tamrat Samuel has been visiting various counties, touring rule of law institutions, and interacting with key actors in the administration of justice since…
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Celebrating the Day of the African Child

Promoting the welfare and development of children was the central theme being celebrated in Nimba County on 16 June as political and traditional leaders from across the country gathered together with children to mark the Day…
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