April 05

• Liberia: UN Peacekeepers Agree With Governments of Côte d'Ivoire and Liberia to Strengthen Security

  Two United Nations peacekeeping missions and the Governments of Côte d'Ivoire and Liberia today agreed to mutually reinforce security along the border in light of recent... Read more »

April 04

• West Africa: Security a Top Priority in Côte d'Ivoire, Senior UN Official Says On Eve of Talks With Liberia

  On the eve of a meeting between the United Nations and the Governments of Côte d'Ivoire and Liberia to address an outbreak of violence on the border, a senior United Nations... Read more »

March 25

• Liberia: Progress Must Be Inclusive to Ensure Lasting Peace - UN Envoy

  All Liberians must be part of their country's progress to ensure lasting peace, a United Nations envoy said today, praising the West African nation for its advances since the end... Read more »

March 11

• Liberia: UN Projects Aim to Help Refugees Reintegrate

  The United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) will assist in the reintegration of Liberian returnees with several projects aimed at equipping them with vocational... Read more »

February 19

• Liberia: Liberia and UN Appeal for Nearly U.S. $37 Million for Vital Assistance to Half a Million People

  The United Nations and the Liberian Government today appealed for $36.7 million to meet the pressing humanitarian needs of more than half a million people who are at risk for... Read more »

February 11

• Guinea: Top Military Officials Die in Plane Crash

  United Nations peacekeepers in Liberia are today assisting with response and recovery efforts for a plane crash outside of the capital city Monrovia that is believed to have... Read more »

January 04

• Liberia: UN Completes Refugee Repatriation Program

  The United Nations refugee agency today announced that the last group of Liberians participating in its repatriation programme had returned to their country after having been... Read more »

December 12, 2012

• Liberia: UN Extends Sanctions on Liberia

  The Security Council today extended the sanctions imposed on Liberia in connection with the country's civil war as well as the panel of experts tasked with monitoring compliance... Read more »

November 03, 2012

• Liberia: High Level Group Reaffirms Commitment to Develop Framework to Fight Global Poverty

  The panel tasked with advising on the global development agenda beyond 2015, the target date for achieving the anti-poverty targets known as the Millennium Development Goals... Read more »

September 26, 2012

• Liberia: Liberia Has 'Turned the Corner' Towards Lasting Peace, Its President Declares At UN

  Ten years after the end of Liberia's brutal civil war, the country has made tremendous progress on the path to lasting peace and stability, its President, Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf,... Read more »

August 24, 2012

• Liberia: UN Secretary-General Welcomes Progress in Country, Urges Reconciliation

  Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has applauded the political and social progress in Liberia's post-conflict recovery, but cautioned that much still remains to be done to address the... Read more »

August 03, 2012

• Liberia: UN Condemns Anti-Gay Law

  The United Nations human rights office today voiced concern about draft legislation currently being considered by Liberian lawmakers that would broadly criminalize homosexual... Read more »

June 29, 2012

• Angola: Protracted Refugee Situations in Liberia and Angola Come to an End - UN

  The United Nations has announced that, as of Saturday, people who fled the civil wars in Liberia and Angola and remain abroad will no longer be regarded as refugees by the world... Read more »

May 30, 2012

• Sierra Leone: Special Court Sentences Former Liberian Leader Charles Taylor to 50 Years in Prison

  The United Nations-backed Special Court for Sierra Leone (SCSL) today sentenced convicted former Liberian President Charles Taylor to 50 years in prison for planning and for aiding... Read more »

May 21, 2012

• West Africa: On Visit to Region, Security Council Praises Liberia's Progress

  Ahead of their visit to Côte d'Ivoire, the members of the Security Council commended Liberia for its progress since the end of its civil war in 2003, and reiterated their... Read more »

May 17, 2012

• West Africa: UN Security Council to Visit Liberia, Côte d'Ivoire and Sierra Leone

  The members of the United Nations Security Council will leave New York on Friday for an official mission to West Africa. Read more »

May 16, 2012

• Sierra Leone: At UN-Backed Court, Charles Taylor Denies Role in Atrocities

  Convicted former Liberian President Charles Taylor told the United Nations-backed Special Court for Sierra Leone (SCSL) today that he was saddened by the atrocities and crimes... Read more »

May 08, 2012

• Liberia: Secretary-General Recommends Gradual Drawdown of UN Mission

  Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has recommended that the United Nations peacekeeping operation in Liberia be reduced gradually by about 4,200 troops in three phases between this year... Read more »

April 27, 2012

• Liberia: Security Council Welcomes Conviction in War Crimes Trial of Charles Taylor

  The Security Council today joined welcomed the guilty verdict handed down against former Liberian President Charles Taylor for crimes against humanity and war crimes committed... Read more »

April 26, 2012

• Sierra Leone: UN Rights Chief Says Taylor's Conviction a 'Major Milestone'

  The United Nations human rights chief today welcomed the guilty verdict handed down against former Liberian President Charles Taylor as a "major milestone in" the development of... Read more »

April 13, 2012

• Liberia: In Meeting With President, UN Peacekeeping Chief Reaffirms Commitment to Country

  The United Nations peacekeeping chief today re-affirmed the Organization's commitment to its efforts to help bring stability to Liberia, regardless of any possible reconfiguration... Read more »

March 02, 2012

• Liberia: UN Mission Reconfigures Itself

  A top United Nations official today assured the Liberian people that the world body is not preparing to leave the country but seeking to reconfigure its presence after assessing... Read more »

March 01, 2012

• Liberia: Taylor Trial Verdict Due in April

  The United Nations-backed court set up to try suspects indicted for war crimes in Sierra Leone announced today that the judgment in the trial of the former Liberian President,... Read more »

February 17, 2012

• Liberia: UN Envoy Presses for More Progress On Revamping Criminal Justice System

  A senior United Nations official today urged Liberians to redouble their efforts to revamp the West African country’s criminal justice system, saying that while substantial... Read more »

February 13, 2012

• West Africa: UN, Interpol Meet on Organized Crime in Region

  Transnational organized crime in West Africa, including illicit drug trafficking and the proliferation of illegal arms, as well as maritime piracy, dominated discussions today... Read more »