UN Envoy urges greater involvement of women at community level to further advance their rights
Monrovia, Liberia – The UN
Envoy in Liberia, Ms. Ellen Margrethe Løj, has joined Liberia’s
Vice-President, Ambassador Joseph Boakai in calling for the further
advancement of women’s rights in post-conflict Liberia. The Special
Representative of the Secretary-General (SRSG) was speaking at Monrovia
City Hall, at the start of a five-day National Women’s Conference
organized by the Liberian Government, with support from the United
Nations family and other partners in the country, under the theme,
“Advancing Women’s Human Rights in Peace-building, Recovery and
Development Processes in Liberia”.
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Liberia’s campaign against rape goes to second largest city, with message, “No To Rape”
Buchanan, Liberia - A
nation-wide campaign against rape, jointly organised by the UN Mission
in Liberia (UNMIL) and the Government of Liberia has now been taken to
the second largest city, Buchanan, with an urgent call on all Liberians
to say, “No To Rape”.
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- Mission Press Kit
UNMIL Press Kit August 2006 - Focus: Infrastructure
Road Rehabilitation Creates More Jobs - Focus: Voices
Listening to the Youth - Focus
Telling the Truth - Focus
Towards a National Agenda - Focus
No To Arms, Yes To Development - Focus
Justice Sector Makes Progress - Security
Police Training Crosses Target
06 May Newspaper Summary
| President Sirleaf Returns Home Healthy - Speaks to Several Topical Issues
(The Inquirer, The News, The Analyst) | President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf yesterday returned home from the
United States of America, after almost three weeks of absence from the
country. The Liberian leader was heartily received back home by a cross
section of her government officials, officials and members of the
ruling Unity Party as well as Liberians from all walks of life.
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06 May Newspaper Summary
| Star Radio (News culled today from website at 8:35 am)
Rehabilitation of Monrovia-Buchanan Highway to be Delayed | Star Radio has gathered that the rehabilitation of the Monrovia-Buchanan Highway will not start until 2010.
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16 April Press Brief
| Mr. Ben D. Malor, UNMIL Spokesman
Good
morning Ladies and Gentlemen, welcome to today’s press briefing and we
wish to say a warm welcome to every listener joining us live on UNMIL
Radio. Today’s briefing will focus on the disturbing phenomenon of some
people collecting and scooping gravel from newly-rehabilitated roads
and thereby damaging these roads.
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