SRSG Landgren Apprises Staff of UNMIL’s Transition
Special Representative of the Secretary-General Karin Landgren and Director of Mission Support Hubert Price held two town halls in late February with UNMIL staff to discuss the mission’s budget, mandate and related issues.“I…
SRSG Karin Landgren Statement at the Quadripartite meeting of the Govts of Côte d’Ivoire and Liberia
Your Excellency Paul Koffi Dibi, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Côte d'Ivoire; Your Excellency Augustine Ngafuan, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Liberia;The Honourable Hamed Bakayoko, Minister…
Chinese Contingent Inaugurates New Equipment
In early January, the base of the Chinese Transport Company at Starbase was a colourful spectacle of brand-new vehicles and equipment freshly arrived from China. On hand to celebrate the occasion were Hubert Price, Director…
Furthering Female Participation and Representation in Security Sector Institutions
Under the auspices of the Female Officers Support Network (FOSN), UNPOL and the Corrections Advisory Unit (CAU) in collaboration with the UNMIL Office of the Gender Advisor organized a conference at UNMIL headquarters early…
Bangladeshi Engineers Sweep Mines
When the new Ebola mission, UNMEER, was all set to establish a base camp at around Roberts International Airport (RIA), there was a major challenge to overcome. The area had to be cleared of any possible mines and unexploded…
SRSG Karin Landgren’s Remarks at the Partners’ Roundtable Discussion on Corruption
Thank you very much. This is a remarkable event and I want to begin, Madam President, Dr. Sawyer; Cllr. Verdier, Madam Intelmann, my colleagues, members of the LACC, by congratulating you on hosting this event and on it being…
Chinese Engineers Construct Road to Community College
“They came in at the time we needed them most,” Dr. Solomon X.Y. Jallayu, President of Grand Gedeh Community College said after CHINENGR-17 built a driveway off Kannah Road to the new GGCC campus in Garloville, Zwedru, early…
UNMIL staff help woman deliver baby
It was close to midnight, but Dr. Kabadi Gizenga and Wycliffe Kwikiriza, respectively UNMIL Regional Medical Officer and Security Officer for Maryland happened to be in the right place at the right time in Harper on 7…
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Security Council authorizes further downsizing of UN peacekeeping force in Liberia
2 April 2015 – The United Nations Security Council today adopted a resolution authorizing the third phase of a drawdown of the UN peacekeeping mission in Liberia to 3,590 military personnel and 1,515 police personnel, and…
Chinese Engineers Rehabilitate Airfield
Early in April CHINENGR-17 deployed in the coastal town of Greenville to give its airfield a facelift.The importance of the airfield in Liberia’s transport infrastructure cannot be overstated. Unfortunately, overuse and poor…
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Special Representative briefs Security Council as UNMIL drawdown resumes
Monrovia/New York, 05 May 2015 – The Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General (SRSG) for Liberia, Karin Landgren, briefed the UN Security Council today on the situation in Liberia, highlighting the Government’s plan…
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The Healing Begins
In Liberia's central province of Bong, Gbarnga County, rival politicians hugged and danced with each other at a musical concert aimed at healing the wounds of a nation divided by the recent presidential and legislative polls…