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12 February 2016 – “We see you as family,” Liberian President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf recently told the women of the all-female Indian police unit serving in her country under the United Nations flag. “If I had my will, I would…
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The Secretary-General wishes to pay tribute to the first ever all-female Formed Police Unit (FPU) deployed to a United Nations peacekeeping operation, which will end its mission in Liberia after nine years. The 125 women and…
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Monrovia, 9 February 2016 ARMED FORCES DAY SIMPOSIUM: “OPERATIONS OTHER THAN WAR IN POST-UNMIL TRANSITION” 9 February 2016, Monrovia City Hall Keynote Address by Special Representative of the Secretary-General Farid Zarif…
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6 February 2016, Never before has it been more urgent – or more possible – to end the practice of female genital mutilation, preventing immeasurable human suffering and boosting the power of women and girls to have a positive…
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Liberia joined the world in marking 16 Days of Activism to end violence against women and girls with a series of events between 25 November and 10 December, supported by the Ministry of Gender, Children and Social Protection…
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Dubai, 17 January 2016: The United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today thanked his High-Level Panel on Humanitarian Financing when he received its report on finding solutions to the growing gap between the increasing…
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New York, 14 January 2106 [As Delivered] Let me start by thanking you for your support and wishing you every success as we begin our important work in 2016. Happy New Year to you all! Ladies and Gentlemen, There was great…
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Monrovia, 31 December 2015 UNMIL Officer-in-Charge Waldemar Vrey made the following statement today: The United Nations Mission in Liberia learned on 29 December of an allegation that two members of its military personnel…
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Monrovia, 30 December 2015 UNMIL Officer-in-Charge Waldemar Vrey made the following statement today: At about 1:30 pm yesterday [29 December] a jeep with nine Liberian passengers collided with an UNMIL pickup truck with…
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Monrovia, 23 December 2014 Special Representative of the Secretary-General Farid Zarif made the following statement today: My dear Liberian friends, The holiday season is a time for reflection and celebration. It is a time…
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GENEVA/MONROVIA (18 December 2015) – A UN report released today documents the negative impact on human rights of some traditional and cultural practices in Liberia, including female genital mutilation, forced initiation into…
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THE DEPUTY SECRETARY-GENERAL -- International Migrants Day New York, 18 December 2015 Human mobility is a defining feature of our world today. Exactly 25 years ago, we adopted the International Convention on the Protection of…