Press Releases
- 08 Dec 2011 - The Secretary-General welcomes the smooth holding of the presidential and legislative elections in Liberia today. He commends the people of Liberia for exercising their right to vote in a calm and peaceful manner. This election is an important milestone in the efforts to...
- 08 Dec 2011 - Yasmina Bouziane (UNMIL Spokesperson) Good morning ladies and gentlemen of the press. Thank you for coming to this press conference with the Special Representative of the Secretary-General, Madam Ellen Margrethe Løj. Yasmina Bouziane, UNMIL Spokesperson, Ellen Margrethe Løj...
- 08 Dec 2011 - United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon announced today the appointment of Louis M. Aucoin of the United States as his Deputy Special Representative (Rule of Law) for Liberia. He will replace Henrietta Joy Abena Nyarko Mensa-Bonsu of Ghana, who completed her...
- 08 Dec 2011 - Earlier this morning there was a gathering of CDC supporters at the party’s headquarters. Liberian National Police, Police Support Unit and Emergency Response Unit were on the ground. From reports we are getting on the ground it appears that tensions rose and the situation...
- 08 Dec 2011 - As part of the mandate of the United Nations Mission in Liberia to assist in the 2011 Liberian election by supporting Liberian institutions and political parties in creating an atmosphere conducive to the conduct of peaceful elections, UNMIL Radio will, on Thursday 1st...
- 08 Dec 2011 - UPDATE: Extension of registration date to 26 August, 2011 As part of the mandate of the United Nations Mission in Liberia to assist in the 2011 Liberian election by supporting Liberian institutions and political parties in creating an atmosphere conducive to the conduct of...
- 08 Dec 2011 - The top United Nations envoy in Liberia, Ellen Margarethe Løj challenged Liberians to collectively and individually take actions that will nurture and sustain their hard-won peace. Speaking at a ceremony on 6 December in the port city of Buchanan during which she decorated...
- 08 Dec 2011 - Dakar, 28 November, 2011 - The Heads of the United Nations (UN) Peace Missions in West Africa held their twenty-second high-level consultation in Dakar in order to facilitate the coordination of the action of the UN in promoting the stability in the sub-region. The meeting...
- 08 Dec 2011 - Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today urged the people of Liberia to refrain from violence despite political disagreement, and encouraged them to ensure that peace is maintained during the second round of presidential elections scheduled for...
- 08 Dec 2011 - "The 2011 elections will be a milestone towards strengthening peace in Liberia for Liberians," the Special Representative of the Secretary-General (SRSG) Ellen Margrethe Løj said at UNMIL Head quarters in Monrovia on Wednesday July 13 when she awarded UN peacekeeping medals to...