Liberian Children take to the airwaves on International Children’s Day of Broadcasting     MONROVIA, Liberia, March 10, 2010/African Press Organization (APO)/ — Amidst a celebratory atmosphere and fanfare, over 60 Liberian children took over UNMIL Radio airwaves on this year’s International Children’s Day of Broadcasting (ICDB) under the theme “All Rights, All Children”. Children commandeered 10 hours [...]

        UNMIL joins the Ministry of Gender and national and international partners to celebrate International Women’s Day     MONROVIA, Liberia, March 10, 2010/African Press Organization (APO)/ — The United Nations Mission (UNMIL) and the UN country team in Liberia, in collaboration with the Ministry of Gender and international and national partners yesterday celebrated the International Women’s Day in [...]

        Liberia     NEW YORK, March 1, 2010/African Press Organization (APO)/ — Our Mission in Liberia (UNMIL) has reported an outbreak of violence in northwest Liberia.  UN Police and troops are now in the affected Voinjama region to provide hands-on assistance to their Liberian counterparts in an effort to ascertain the circumstances that led to the incident.  So [...]

 

 

 

 
IFC to Launch Business Edge Training Tool in Liberia, Seeks Partners

 

 
MONROVIA, Liberia, February 26, 2010/African Press Organization (APO)/ — IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, said today it will launch its Business Edge training product in Liberia by March 2010 deepening its support for businessmen and women in the country and helping them [...]

        Suisse / Modification de l’ordonnance instituant des mesures à l’encontre du Libéria     BERNE, Suisse, 23 février 2010/African Press Organization (APO)/ — Lors de sa séance du 17 février 2010, le Conseil fédéral a décidé de modifier l’embargo sur les biens d’équipement militaires institué à l’encontre du Libéria. La Suisse applique ainsi la résolution 1903 du 17 [...]

        Liberia: Warlord’s Arrest in US Shows Need for Justice / Both Countries Should Pursue Prosecutions for Liberia’s Past Atrocities     MONROVIA, Liberia, February 23, 2010/African Press Organization (APO)/ — The arrest of a former Liberian warlord in the United States underscores the need for prosecutions of serious crimes committed during Liberia’s civil wars, Human Rights Watch said [...]

        UN envoy lauds Ghana’s move to place female troops in forward positions in peacekeeping     MONROVIA, Liberia, February 19, 2010/African Press Organization (APO)/ — The Republic of Ghana has won kudos from the UN envoy in Liberia, Ellen Margrethe Løj, for deploying in the country the first group of female soldiers to forward positions in peacekeeping. She [...]

        Statement by IMF First Deputy Managing Director John Lipsky at the Conclusion of His Visit to Liberia     MONROVIA, Liberia, February 16, 2010/African Press Organization (APO)/ — Mr. John Lipsky, First Deputy Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), visited Monrovia during February 14-16, 2010. Mr. Lipsky met with President Johnson-Sirleaf and her economic team to [...]

        UN Deputy Envoy urges Liberia’s journalists to take a strong stand against sexual and gender-based violence     MONROVIA, Liberia, February 15, 2010/African Press Organization (APO)/ — UN Deputy Envoy Ms. Henrietta Mensa-Bonsu has urged media practitioners in Liberia to roll out more information on gender-based violence to communities in the country’s outlying areas with greater zeal. [...]

        IMF First Deputy Managing Director John Lipsky to Visit Liberia and Ghana   WASHINGTON, February 10, 2010/African Press Organization (APO)/ -- Mr. John Lipsky, First Deputy Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), will visit Monrovia, Liberia, on February 14-16, and Accra, Ghana, on February 16-17, for discussions with policy makers and key opinion leaders on [...]