November 5

• 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 27

• 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 25

• 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 3

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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 »

• 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 9

• 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 28

• 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

• 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 16

• 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 4

• 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 2

• 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 18

• 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

• 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 »

January 26

• Liberia: Outgoing UN Envoy Stresses Importance of Reconciliation for Nation

  The outgoing United Nations envoy in Liberia today stressed the need for reconciliation in the country, adding that this is an essential step to consolidate stability and to ensure... Read more »

January 11

• Liberia: Cocoa and Coffee Farmers to Benefit From UN Financing

  The United Nations rural development arm is to provide a $24.9 million loan to Liberia to improve the West African country's cocoa and coffee production in an effort to alleviate... Read more »

December 15, 2011

• Liberia: UN Extends Mandate of Sanctions Monitors

  The Security Council today extended the mandate of a United Nations panel of experts monitoring compliance with sanctions imposed on Liberia in connection with the country's civil... Read more »

November 18, 2011

• Liberia: Security Council Commends Liberians for Recent Presidential Poll

  The Security Council today commended the people of Liberia for holding a free, fair and transparent presidential election earlier this month, and encouraged them to work together... Read more »

November 17, 2011

• Liberia: Ban Ki-Moon Commends Nation for Holding Free and Fair Election

  Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today congratulated the people of Liberia for exercising their right to vote in the presidential run-off election earlier this month and commended the... Read more »

November 11, 2011

• Liberia: Re-Elected President Stresses UN Crucial Role in the Country's Development

  Liberia's newly re-elected President, Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, today stressed that the United Nations will continue to play a crucial role in the country, with development support... Read more »

November 9, 2011

• Liberia: UN Calls for Restraint

  The United Nations has deplored the loss of life that occurred during election-related violence in the Liberian capital yesterday, and called on everyone to exercise restraint and... Read more »

November 7, 2011

• Liberia: UN Envoy Appeals for Peaceful Poll

  All Liberians who wish to vote in the presidential run-off election must be able to do so freely and in safety, the top United Nations envoy to the country said on Monday as she... Read more »