Informes

GENERAL SITUATION A sigh of relief has been received by the media fraternity in Liberia over the directive and lifting of over 3 years ban on the independent Star Radio by the Chairman of the National Transitional Government, C. Gyude…

GENERAL SITUATION The Chairman of the National Transitional Government of Liberia, C. Gyude Bryant today launched the 'Back to School' program in support of free and compulsory primary education in Liberia. The official launch was conducted at Kingsville Public School…

BACKGROUND Following years of civil war in the West African nation, the two main rebel groups (Liberians United for Reconciliation and Democracy-LURD and Movement for Democracy in Liberia-MODEL) and the government of Liberia signed a peace deal on 11 August…

A/58/534 Fifty-eighth session Item 117 (c) of the agenda Human rights questions: human rights situations and reports of special rapporteurs and representatives Interim report of the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Democratic Republic of the…

Near Verbatim ALAN DOSS Acting Special Representative of the Secretary-General/ UN Resident Coordinator in Sierra Leone I'm delighted to see the working press here this morning. As you know, today is United Nations Day celebrated all over the world. Some of you…

Text: Kent Page, UNICEF Regional Communication Officer, West & Central Africa Region Goma, Democratic Republic of the Congo "My name is Safi*. I come from Uvira, South Kivu Province, DRC, near the Burundi border. I am 17 years old". "It was April…

Draft Resolutions Introduced on Crime Prevention, Drug Control, Family Issues GA/SHC/3748 Fifty-eighth General Assembly Third Committee 19th & 20th Meetings (AM & PM) Delegates highlighted the urgency of combating child trafficking and child labour around the world as the Third Committee…

GA/SHC/3747 Fifty-eighth General Assembly Third Committee 17th & 18th Meetings (AM & PM) Despite major achievements in the international arena for the protection of the rights of the child, the situation of war-affected children remained grave and unacceptable, said the…

Beth Verhey Summary More than 1,200 child soldiers have been demobilised in the North and South Kivu Provinces of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) since 1999. The process has been gradual but consistent. Save the Children UK has led the…

Freetown - Thirty-five senior military officers, five UN Civilian Police Officers (CIVPOL) and ten civilian personnel scheduled for deployment with the United Nations Mission in Liberia (UNMIL) today start pre-deployment training at the Bintumani hotel in Freetown. The training, which…