Closure of UNMIL

The United Nations Mission in Liberia successfully completed its mandate on 30 March 2018. You can find out about the mission's past activities and achievements through this website. The United Nations family remains committed to supporting the Government, ensuring that the hard won peace is sustained and that the country and its people continue to progress and thrive.

Ivorian Refugees: Images Of An Unfolding Crisis From Butuuo, Nimba County

8 Dec 2011

Ivorian Refugees: Images Of An Unfolding Crisis From Butuuo, Nimba County

A photographic chronicle of images taken in Butuuo, Nimba County

Over the past five months more than 130,000 Ivorian refugees have sought safety in Liberia. Many have found shelter in the homes of host communities and have had to rely on the host communities for basic necessities. Working in a coordinated manner, UN agencies and the international community also continue to provide basic needs assistance to refugees, most of whom are women and children. The following are a series of photographs of refugees taken in Butuuo in Nimba County on March 16 2011 by UNMIL photographer Staton Winter.