UN envoy honours the Ghanaian contingent with UN Peacekeeping Medals
Ganta, Liberia - The Special Representative of the Secretary-General, Karin Landgren, awarded United Nations Peacekeeping Medals to more than 700 Ghanaian peacekeepers for their outstanding service as part of the United…
Successful Security Transition and Reforms Critical for Lasting Peace in Liberia
Briefing the United Nations Security Council today, the Special Representative of the Secretary-General (SRSG) and Co-ordinator of UN Operations in Liberia, Ms. Karin Landgren, lauded Liberia's commitments in maintaining…
THE SECRETARY-GENERAL -- REMARKS AT LEADERS’ SUMMIT ON PEACEKEEPING New York, 28 September 2015
[as delivered] I would like to thank President Obama for his initiative by convening all of us, and I thank you for your participation and leadership. I am also grateful to Ambassador Power for her tireless efforts in…
UNMIL Deputy SRSG for Rule of Law Waldemar Vrey - statement at the press briefing on the security transition at MICAT – 12 November 2015 (Near Verbatim)
Hon. Justice Minister Benedict F. Sannoh Distinguished members of the Security Institutions Ladies and Gentlemen of the media, From the mission we share your loss of Mr Alphonso Armah, the Secretary General of the Liberia…
"Promoting Tolerance on the Internet: Changing Attitudes and Patterns of Behaviour"
New York, 2 December 2015 - Deputy Secretary-General's remarks at event to commemorate the 50th Anniversary of the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination [as delivered] Ambassador…
Residents of Brewerville at SGBV rally
National Campaign Tackles Sexual Violence
"Until September this year, 14-year-old Mary Jean* lived a discreet life at an orphanage near Monrovia, having lost her parents in 2003. The visually-challenged girl now grapples with pregnancy and trauma, the aftermath of…
Ambassador Olof Skoog meets President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, accompanied by other high-ranking UN officials
Top UN Envoy Assesses Peacebuilding Priorities in Post-Ebola Liberia
To gain firsthand knowledge of peacebuilding priorities in Liberia in the wake of the Ebola outbreak, and as the United Nations peacekeeping mission in the country scales down its security presence, the Chair of the United…
SRSG Farid Zarif meets Ivorian refugees in Zwedru
Security Transition Tops New UN Envoy’s Field Visit Agenda
The Security Council decision asking the Government of Liberia to take full charge of the country’s security by the end of June next year was the major focus of the discussions between UNMIL’s new head Farid Zarif and the…
Inter-mission security meeting in Grand Gedeh
UNMIL’s New Mandate Focuses on Security Transition
The United Nations Security Council on 17 September extended the mandate of the United Nations Mission in Liberia (UNMIL) until 30 September 2016, authorizing a reduction in its personnel, and urging the Liberian government…
Contingents display flags on 2015 UN Peacekeepers' Day in Monrovia
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SRSG welcomes UN Security Council’s decision to extend UNMIL’s mandate for another year
(Monrovia) –The Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Coordinator of United Nations Operations in Liberia, Mr. Farid Zarif, has welcomed the UN Security Council’s decision today to extend UNMIL’s mandate until…
Secretary-General's message on International Anti-Corruption Day
(New York, 9 December 2015) Global attitudes towards corruption have changed dramatically. Where once bribery, corruption and illicit financial flows were often considered part of the cost of doing business, today corruption…
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon's Remarks at Closing of COP21
Paris, 12 December 2015 Mesdames, Messieurs, All my congratulations. The Paris Agreement on climate change is a monumental triumph for people and planet I know I speak for everyone in this room in applauding COP21 President…