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Voinjama - On 1 April 2017, the Islamic Solidarity for Peace and Democracy (ISPD) launched the UNMIL-funded National Reconciliation Dialogue Quick Impact Project (QIP) in Lofa County. The opening ceremony was attended by…

2017 Theme: Needs driven. People Centred On 8 December 2005, the General Assembly declared that 4 April of each year shall be observed as the International Day for Mine Awareness and Assistance in Mine Action. It called for…

Monrovia - On 30 March 2017, UNMIL supported the Liberia National Police (LNP) and the Armed Forces of Liberia (AFL) on raising public awareness and joint initiatives on Security and Defense at the AFL Headquarters. The AFL…

Monrovia - On 27 March, UNMIL Deputy Special Representative of the Secretary-General (DSRSG) for Political and Rule of Law, Waldemar Vrey urged Liberian gender coordinators and focal points to pay special attention to women’s…

21 March 2017 [as delivered] As the President of the General Assembly just referred, this day reminds us that in 1960 in Sharpeville, South Africa, 69 unarmed protestors were killed in a peaceful protest against the…

Monrovia - On 16 March 2017, UNMIL supported the Security Sector Reform (SSR) Think Tank of the University of Liberia to convene an open dialogue to discuss the democratic governance of the security sector. Around 35…

Monrovia - A five-day training session supported by UNMIL on Gender and Security Sector Reform started today at the Ministry of Defense headquarters in Monrovia. It gathered 40 gender coordinators and focal points…

The Deputy Special Representative of the Secretary General (DSRSG) for Peace Consolidation, Yacoub El Hillo today called on Liberia to expedite passage of the Land Rights Act. “There is risk of returning to conflict if…

Monrovia - On 8 March 2017, President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf dedicated the Du-port Road Community Memorial in Monrovia. According to the Independent National Commission on Human Rights (INHCR), the Memorial was built to serve…

Monrovia – On 10 March 2017, UNMIL handed over communication and information technology equipment to the Liberia Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) with the aim of strengthening the capacity of DEA enabling the decentralization of…