The United Nations Mission in Liberia was established in October 2003 to support for the implementation of a ceasefire agreement and peace process, and to assist with the maintenance and restoration of law and order throughout Liberia. The mission successfully completed its mandate on 30 March 2018.
During a visit to Liberia in July, UNFPA Executive Director Babatunde Osotimehin promised the population agency’s continued assistance to Liberia’s youth development and maternal mortality programmes and called for increased…
Julie Ballah, 13, held out a portrait of a girl studying under candle light. The portrait was her own handiwork, resulting from a training programme for adolescent girls. “Due to the Joint Programme on Adolescent Girls…
A pilot project aimed at promoting hygiene among female inmates at prisons across Liberia was launched in July at the Monrovia Central Prison (MCP). The project involves training inmates and corrections officers in producing…
For many victims of the fistula disease, life is often a long nightmare. However, a number of survivors of the dreaded disease in Liberia’s Bong County are a happier lot today as a better future awaits them thanks to the…