Chinese Contingent donates to Zwedru School
The 731 pupils of Doe Community School in Zwedru are not likely to forget this year’s commemoration of the International Day of Peacekeepers by the UN fraternity in Grand Gedeh County. At least, not for a while. It was a…
Philippine Peacekeepers Adopt Police Station
How about a make-over for one of Liberia’s police stations? That was the message of the UNPOL Philippine Contingent to the Liberian National Police (LNP) when they launched their “Adopt a Police Station” project. The aim was…
Joint Press Conference by Ministry of Education and World Food Programme
Liberia Launches National School Feeding Policy 10 July 2013 The following is a near-verbatim transcript of today’s Press Briefing by Hon. Tokunboh E. Lawrence, Assistant Minister for Basic and Secondary Education, and Mme…
Indian FPU Takes the Doctor to the Patient
It takes some 40 minutes of driving through a dirt road to reach the small town of Janzon from Zwedru. It is a route that attracts little automobile traffic, thus compounding matters for sick people travelling to the County…
JORMED Hosts Clinic for Students
For many of the 350 elementary and junior high students at the Darussalam International Islamic Mission of Liberia, 6 June turned out to be their first opportunity to meet a doctor. That was the day the Jordanian Medical…
“Make a Liberian Smile”
Since 2004, Philippine peacekeepers of UNMIL have been offering services and initiating programmes for the benefit of the host population in addition to their tasks of providing security to the mission’s top leadership…
UN Volunteers Lead Blood Donation Drive
Demonstrating true zeal of volunteerism, the United Nations Volunteers (UNV) in Liberia hosted a three-day blood donation drive to mark this year’s World Blood Donor Day. Enthusiastic partners supporting the drive included…
Joint Press Conference by the Peace Building Office and the Governance Commission
Mr. Aleem Siddique, UNMIL Spokesperson I’d like to give a warm welcome to all of our listeners on UNMIL Radio who are joining us for this live press conference being held at UNMIL Headquarters in Monrovia. We’re very pleased…
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SRSG’s Statement on the 10th Anniversary of the Comprehensive Peace Agreement
As Liberia marks the tenth anniversary of the Comprehensive Peace Agreement, there is much to celebrate in reaching this remarkable milestone. On this important occasion, I would like to congratulate the Liberian people…
Malala Day: Youth Coalition Takes Action
On Monday, 15 July, 11 Liberian youngsters stood on the steps of UNMIL Headquarters in Monrovia and raised their hands. They were standing up for quality education for all children across Liberia. But they were doing more…
UNMIL Hands Over BIN Post in Lofa County
As UNMIL continues its transition process, a key priority remains building the capacity of national security agencies. To this end, on 2 July, UNMIL handed over a newly constructed Bureau of Immigration and Naturalization…
Pakistani Peacekeepers Train Youth in Computer Basics
Nickiey Chello is a Grade 12 student at Virginia Christian Academy in Monrovia. His class has more than 120 students in it, which makes learning something of a challenge, especially when it comes to his favourite subject…