UNHCR voluntary repatriation of Ivorian refugees after Ebola outbreak
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Liberia, Cote d’Ivoire, UNHCR facilitate voluntary repatriation of Ivorian refugees after interruption by Ebola outbreak
Harper, Liberia, 18 December 2015 (LRRRC-UNHCR) – Today the governments of Liberia, Cote d’Ivoire and the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) resumed the voluntary repatriation of tens of thousands of…
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UN Deputy Secretary-General's remarks at International Migrants Day [as delivered]
THE DEPUTY SECRETARY-GENERAL -- International Migrants Day New York, 18 December 2015 Human mobility is a defining feature of our world today. Exactly 25 years ago, we adopted the International Convention on the Protection of…
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UN report urges Liberia to act over traditional practices that violate human rights
GENEVA/MONROVIA (18 December 2015) – A UN report released today documents the negative impact on human rights of some traditional and cultural practices in Liberia, including female genital mutilation, forced initiation into…
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SRSG message to all Liberians at the start of the holiday season
Monrovia, 23 December 2014 Special Representative of the Secretary-General Farid Zarif made the following statement today: My dear Liberian friends, The holiday season is a time for reflection and celebration. It is a time…
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Statement by UNMIL Officer-in-Charge on the fatal road accident in Maryland County
Monrovia, 30 December 2015 UNMIL Officer-in-Charge Waldemar Vrey made the following statement today: At about 1:30 pm yesterday [29 December] a jeep with nine Liberian passengers collided with an UNMIL pickup truck with…
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Statement by UNMIL Officer-in-Charge on misconduct allegation in Bong County
Monrovia, 31 December 2015 UNMIL Officer-in-Charge Waldemar Vrey made the following statement today: The United Nations Mission in Liberia learned on 29 December of an allegation that two members of its military personnel…
Informal Briefing to the General Assembly
New York, 14 January 2106 [As Delivered] Let me start by thanking you for your support and wishing you every success as we begin our important work in 2016. Happy New Year to you all! Ladies and Gentlemen, There was great…
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The humanitarian finance gap is a “solvable problem” says Ban Ki-moon
Dubai, 17 January 2016: The United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today thanked his High-Level Panel on Humanitarian Financing when he received its report on finding solutions to the growing gap between the increasing…
Liberia Marks 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence
Liberia joined the world in marking 16 Days of Activism to end violence against women and girls with a series of events between 25 November and 10 December, supported by the Ministry of Gender, Children and Social Protection…
MESSAGE ON THE INTERNATIONAL DAY OF ZERO TOLERANCE FOR FEMALE GENITAL MUTILATION
6 February 2016, Never before has it been more urgent – or more possible – to end the practice of female genital mutilation, preventing immeasurable human suffering and boosting the power of women and girls to have a positive…
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Keynote Address by Special Representative of the Secretary-General Farid Zarif
Monrovia, 9 February 2016 ARMED FORCES DAY SIMPOSIUM: “OPERATIONS OTHER THAN WAR IN POST-UNMIL TRANSITION” 9 February 2016, Monrovia City Hall Keynote Address by Special Representative of the Secretary-General Farid Zarif…
Members of the all female Indian FPU during their farewell parade
Statement attributable to the Spokesman for the Secretary-General on the departure of the all-female Formed Police Unit from Liberia
The Secretary-General wishes to pay tribute to the first ever all-female Formed Police Unit (FPU) deployed to a United Nations peacekeeping operation, which will end its mission in Liberia after nine years. The 125 women and…