A Liberian Women’s Peace Group member performs during celebrations for the 10th Anniversary of the peace agreement at the Centennial Pavilion in Monrovia. Photo: Staton Winter | UNMIL | 19 Aug 13 In 2016, the Security Council…
The Government of Liberia has identified national reconciliation as a strategic objective for long- term peace consolidation and economic development. However, 14 years after the signing of the 2003 Comprehensive Peace…
Liberia’s economic problems began before the first outbreak of conflict in 1989. Between 1987 and 1995, Liberia’s gross domestic product (GDP) fell by 90 per cent, and by the 2005 elections, average income in Liberia was one…
United Nations Assistant Secretary-General Bintou Keita and UNMISS Chief David Shearer addressing the media at a press conference in Juba on 19 April 2018. I am concluding a four-day visit in South Sudan during which I had…
Members of the Women in Peacebuilding Network (WIPNET), carry placards with messages of peace and non-violence during the electoral period. Photo: Emmanuel Tobey | UNMIL | 18 Oct 11 In Liberia, for 14 years, they have been…
Laat Luka and Daniel Deng Joseph in Rumbek belong to different ethnic groups but have become friends forever. Photo: UNMISS/Eric Kanalstein Students at Abukloi Secondary School in Rumbek, in the Western Lakes region of South…
Commending the remarkable achievements made by the people and Government of Liberia to consolidate lasting peace and stability in the wake of a 1999-2003 civil war, the Security Council on Thursday asked the United Nations…
Commending the remarkable achievements made by the people and Government of Liberia to consolidate lasting peace and stability in the wake of a 1999-2003 civil war, the Security Council on Thursday asked the United Nations…
Were it not for the sacrifices of United Nations peacekeepers, humanitarians and other personnel, the people who needed urgent support in the most difficult and dangerous environments would have experienced greater suffering…
Were it not for the sacrifices of United Nations peacekeepers, humanitarians and other personnel, the people who needed urgent support in the most difficult and dangerous environments would have experienced greater suffering…
Assistant Secretary-General Bintou Keita wrapped up her four-day visit to South Sudan with a press conference in Juba. There is a need for “all South Sudanese stakeholders to engage genuinely and constructively in finding a…
Smiles were everywhere when UNMISS handed over a life-saving solar-powered lighting system to Juba Teaching Hospital. Nurses, doctors and other staff at Juba Teaching Hospital are no longer afraid when they scurry between…