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Every woman and every girl has the right to a life free of violence. Yet this rupture of human rights occurs in a variety of ways in every community. It particularly affects those who are most marginalized and most vulnerable…

A waste recycling project, dubbed Waste to Wealth kicked-off today in Monrovia. Green Cities Inc. is implementing the project with support from the United Nations Mission in Liberia (UNMIL) Quick Impact Project.

As Secretary-General, it’s my job to meet with some of the most powerful and important people in the world...But none of these people are as important -- or as inspiring -- as the children I meet, like you.

10 Staff Officers, 8 Military Observers, 230 members of the Nigerian Contingent and 69 officers of Pakistan Medical Contingent (PAKMED) serving with United Nations Mission in Liberia (UNMIL), today were awarded by the Special…

On 10 November, United Nations Mission in Liberia (UNMIL) and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) supported the National Security Council (NSC) Secretariat to convene a roundtable discussion on the state of the…

Welcome to Lisbon, welcome to the Web Summit Day. I am an engineer and, for the time being, I am also Secretary-General of the United Nations and we are all here because we believe in the force of Science, Innovation and…

From 2006 to 2016, 930 journalists and media workers were killed. Thousands of others routinely face sexual harassment, intimidation, detention and ill treatment.

I am pleased to be with you today to discuss the operational activities for development of the United Nations system. The Second Committee remains at the forefront of the multilateral cooperation for sustainable development.

The 72 nd anniversary of the United Nations Day in Liberia was marked with a street parade by 625 students drawn from twenty five high schools in Monrovia and an official indoor ceremony at the Centennial Pavilion, Monrovia.

I am pleased to be with you and I welcome all the representatives of the African Regional Economic Communities to this briefing today.