Robertsport Gets New Magisterial Court
The new Magisterial Court in Robertsport, Grand Cape Mount County, built with funding from UNMIL Quick Impact Projects (QIP), was handed over in early February to the Government of Liberia (GoL) by Tamrat Samuel, the Deputy…
Maryland County Officials Get Computer Training
Maryland County officials have been nursing the dream of learning computer skills for a long time. And their dream came true recently as peacekeepers of PakBatt –19, as part of their vocational training programme, reached out…
Cavalla River Crossing Gets New Canoe
Liberian and Ivorian district officials have inaugurated a wooden canoe on the Cavalla River to ferry people between the border towns of Garley in Liberia and Zilebly in Côte d’Ivoire. The Cavalla River is part of Liberia’s…
Pakistani Youth Capacity Building Graduates 38
In addition to contributing to the peace process in Liberia, the Pakistani peacekeepers with the UN mission in the country are also involved in building the capacity of the youth, equipping them with the necessary skills to…
UNPOL Swedish Officer Donates Reading Glasses
In early February, a female Swedish UNPOL officer assigned in Harper, Maryland County, donated more than 100 pieces of reading glasses to the Optical Department of the J. J. Dossen referral hospital in Harper.Ingalill Maria…
Liberia Welcomes UN Messenger of Peace Princess Haya of Jordan
It is not often that royalty descends on Liberia, but that is exactly what happened on Thursday, 20 March, when Jordan’s HRH Princess Haya Bint Al Hussein and her entourage embarked on a one-day whirlwind tour of parts of…
International Women’s Day Celebrations Held at Monrovia Central Prison
For the first time, the International Women’s Day this year was celebrated by the Bureau of Corrections (BCR) at the Monrovia Central Prison in Montserrado County by both staff and prisoners. Staff from the Corrections…
LNP Officers Train in SGBV Interviewing Techniques
With the support of UNMIL, a four-day training workshop on Sexual and Gender-Based Violence (SGBV) interviewing techniques was organized in late February in Harper for Liberia National Police Officers in southeastern Liberia…
Putting Love Into Giving
Inspired by the smiles of innocent children during their initial visit in early February to the Fatima Cottage Orphanage Home, the 18th Philippine Contingent to Liberia (PCL) returned to the orphanage on 22 February and this…
SRSG Lauds Efforts to Boost Security, Rule of Law in Liberia
On a visit to Zwedru and Fishtown in mid-April, Special Representative of the Secretary-General Karin Landgren lauded efforts by the Government and civil society to promote security and the rule of law in Liberia.Although…
UNMIL Force Relocates from Western Liberia
Several town hall meetings have been held in recent months in Bomi, Gbarpolu and Grand Cape Mount Counties to assure citizens of their security in the wake of UNMIL’s military withdrawal from the Western region of Liberia…
CHINMED Marks Nurses Day in Liberia with Gift to Local Hospital
As the world marked this year’s International Nurses Day, a new batch of doctors and nurses at the Chinese Level 2 Hospital in Zwedru seized the moment to firm up ties with the medical fraternity in Grand Gedeh County. May 12…