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UNMIL was established on 1 June 2003 by the Security Council Resolution 1509 after a peace agreement in 2003 that ended the two civil wars spanning over 14 years, but had left the country with a complete breakdown of law and…
Population 4.5 million (2017) • Official language: English, with some 20 ethnic group languages • Religions: Christian (86%), Muslim (12%), traditional, other and none (2%) • Ethnic groups: Kpelle (20.3%), Bassa (13.4%)…
“Since 2003 ...your humanitarian and national development agenda has immensely impacted every sector of our society...Moreover, your tireless efforts in harnessing peace and promoting peaceful co-existence in the world cannot…
UN Volunteer Germana Dalberto plays with community members in Virginia, Monrovia. Photo: Carla Feriguetti | UNMIL | 2 Dec 17 The United Nations Volunteers (UNV) programme promotes volunteerism to support peace and development…
UNMISS steps up efforts to help end tribal wars in the Western Lakes region of South Sudan Machar Mathiang, 30, sits under a massive mango tree, head slightly tilted with his right hand resting on his temple. He listens…
UNMIL Security guards checking the body temperature of UNMIL staff entering the UNMIL Headquarters. Photo: UNMIL During the Ebola crisis, four UNMIL staff members were infected, of whom two eventually succumbed to the disease…
Essay winner in Rumbek: “Women may be the only hope left to bring peace to South Sudan” As she was receiving her award as the winner of the UNMISS essay writing competition in Lakes region, 16-year-old Khana Kockedhie Magel…
A Liberian Ministry of Health worker in Monrovia sprays the soles of a colleague’s shoes at an Ebola Isolation Clinic as they leave with blood specimens for testing. Photo: Staton Winter | UNMIL | 11 Jul 14 On 16 August 2014…
Relatives and local residents look on as a medical team removes the dead body of an Ebola victim from a home in Monrovia. Photo: UNMIL | 19 Aug 14 In an October 2017 interview, Dr. Teferi Desta, the UNMIL Chief Medical Doctor…
UN staff and Liberian school children participate in the Clean Liberia campaign at the beach on World Environment Day. Photo: Clement Atitwa | UNMIL | 3 Jun 17 The United Nations has recognised that a peacekeeping operation…
An UNMIL helicopter arrives to deliver ballots for the Liberian Presidential Elections.Photo: Staton Winter | UNMIL | 30 Sep 11 UNMIL provided support to three elections and was an important enabler in their success. Liberia…
Counselor Yvette Chesson-Wureh, Coordinator of the Angie Brooks International Centre (ABIC) and the Women Situation Room (WSR), at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Monrovia. Photo: Albert G. Farran | UNMIL | 17 Jan 18 As…