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Harper, Liberia, 18 December 2015 (LRRRC-UNHCR) – Today the governments of Liberia, Cote d’Ivoire and the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) resumed the voluntary repatriation of tens of thousands of…
Paris, 12 December 2015 Mesdames, Messieurs, All my congratulations. The Paris Agreement on climate change is a monumental triumph for people and planet I know I speak for everyone in this room in applauding COP21 President…
(New York, 9 December 2015) Global attitudes towards corruption have changed dramatically. Where once bribery, corruption and illicit financial flows were often considered part of the cost of doing business, today corruption…
New York, 2 December 2015 - Deputy Secretary-General's remarks at event to commemorate the 50th Anniversary of the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination [as delivered] Ambassador…
Hon. Justice Minister Benedict F. Sannoh Distinguished members of the Security Institutions Ladies and Gentlemen of the media, From the mission we share your loss of Mr Alphonso Armah, the Secretary General of the Liberia…
[as delivered] I would like to thank President Obama for his initiative by convening all of us, and I thank you for your participation and leadership. I am also grateful to Ambassador Power for her tireless efforts in…
The Security Council decision asking the Government of Liberia to take full charge of the country’s security by the end of June next year was the major focus of the discussions between UNMIL’s new head Farid Zarif and the…
The United Nations Security Council on 17 September extended the mandate of the United Nations Mission in Liberia (UNMIL) until 30 September 2016, authorizing a reduction in its personnel, and urging the Liberian government…
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(Monrovia) –The Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Coordinator of United Nations Operations in Liberia, Mr. Farid Zarif, has welcomed the UN Security Council’s decision today to extend UNMIL’s mandate until…
"Until September this year, 14-year-old Mary Jean* lived a discreet life at an orphanage near Monrovia, having lost her parents in 2003. The visually-challenged girl now grapples with pregnancy and trauma, the aftermath of…
To gain firsthand knowledge of peacebuilding priorities in Liberia in the wake of the Ebola outbreak, and as the United Nations peacekeeping mission in the country scales down its security presence, the Chair of the United…
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(Monrovia) -- The Government of Pakistan, through the Pakistan Repair and Maintenance (PakRAM) contingent of UNMIL, donated an asphalt plant to the Government of Liberia at a ceremony yesterday at Camp Scheffline, on the…