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.
Monrovia - On 22 March 2017, Mr. Anees Ahmed, UNMIL Chief of Legal Affairs Section, delivered training on Sexual and Gender Based Violence (SGBV) for the gender advisors of the Liberian Security Sector Institutions. Around 75…
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…
The Secretary-General today released his report on Special Measures for Protection from Sexual Exploitation and Abuse: A New Approach for consideration by the General Assembly.
UNMIL Corrections and Gender Units today supported Liberia Bureau of Corrections and Rehabilitation to hold an awareness forum on the Sexual and Gender-based Violence at the Monrovia Central Prison. The event sensitized…
International Women's Day 2017 Women’s rights are human rights. But in these troubled times, as our world becomes more unpredictable and chaotic, the rights of women and girls are being reduced, restricted and reversed…
Monrovia - On 27 February 2017, the UNMIL Police Commissioner (PC) attended the Senior Leadership Working session on the final draft of the National Security Strategy. Around 40 participants from the Ministries of Justice…
Monrovia – UNMIL through its Quick Impact Project has handed over electronic data on inmates in all correction facilities in Liberia to the Bureau of Corrections and Rehabilitation (BCR). “This marks another milestone in…