This report is the result of an in-depth conflict analysis, carried out by CRS in March 2016 for the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Liberia (CABICOL), in response to CABICOL members’ deep concern...
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Q&A on Ebola with CRS Staffer Who Was On-the-Ground in Liberia
October 16, 2014 by Jim Stipe Jennifer Poidatz, Director of Humanitarian Response at Catholic Relief Services (CRS), recently traveled to Liberia to meet staff and partners involved in the Ebola...
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Ebola Crisis Could Set Progress in Liberia, Guinea, and Sierra Leone Back a Decade
As UNSC Convenes for Emergency Meeting in New York, International Community Must Do More to Prevent Health Catastrophe Media Contacts Francine Uenuma 202.450.9153 Phil Carroll 267.992.6356 FAIRFIELD,...
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Debunking 5 Myths About Ebola in West Africa
By Michael Stulman Catholic Relief Services (CRS) is responding to the Ebola outbreak in West Africa by partnering with local community leaders to raise awareness about the virus. The focus is on how...
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With ebola spreading, CRS pushes ahead in fighting the virus
By Jim Stipe Kim Pozniak Catholic Relief Services (CRS) is responding to the deadly Ebola outbreak in West Africa that has so far killed more than 1,000 people. CRS is working in Liberia, Guinea and...
Pests invade Liberian forests, farms
Lane Hartil, CRS regional information officer for West Africa, sends this report about an attack of armyworms. A team of CRS employees visited this week Bong County in northern Liberia where they...
Feeding Liberia's "greatest generation"
by Lane Hartill MONROVIA, Liberia - Every Tuesday at 2:30, David Brown puts on his fraying sandals and shuffles down to Tubman Boulevard to stand in line. He waits there with other seniors, patiently...
Conflict in Liberia updated Nov 2003
Although the United States military has departed Liberia, conflict and terror continues to pervade the country. The recent appointment of Gyude Bryant as chairman of Liberia's transitional government...
CRS rallies US Catholics behind $200 million Senate amendment for Liberia's reconstruction
October 14, 2003, Baltimore - Catholic Relief Services (CRS) is mobilizing U.S. Catholics in a final push to convince Congress to designate at least $200 million to help Liberians rebuild their...
Conflict in Liberia updated Oct 2003
Although the United States military has departed Liberia, conflict and terror continues to pervade the country, and vast humanitarian needs remain. The recent appointment of Gyude Bryant to the...
Catholic leaders lament U.S. troops' withdrawal from Liberia, urge greater U.S. commitment to country's future
Statement by Michael Francis, Archbishop Of Monrovia, Liberia, and Ken Hackett, President of Catholic Relief Services October 3, 2003, Baltimore, MD - Although the United States military has departed...
Conflict in Liberia updated 4 Sep 2003
With more than 2,000 U.S. soldiers on standby in the waters off the coast of Monrovia and a growing West African peacekeeping force on the ground, a degree of order has been established in the...
Conflict in Liberia updated 22 Aug 2003
Thursday's appointment of Gyude Bryant to the two-year post of chairman for Liberia's transition government has been welcomed by many Liberians. Scheduled to assume power in mid-October, Bryant...
Conflict in Liberia updated 18 Aug 2003
Peace talks continue in Accra, Ghana, and there is optimism that the rebel and government forces will soon reach agreement concerning the transitional government scheduled to take control of Liberia...
CRS commits $1 million to relief efforts in Liberia
August 16, 2003, Baltimore, MD - Catholic Relief Services (CRS) today announced a commitment of $1 million for relief and reconstruction in the war-torn country of Liberia. Instability in the capital...
Conflict in Liberia updated 1 August
A few weeks ago peace talks and a ceasefire agreement brought hope that war-torn Liberia was on the path to peace. Even as the peace talks were being concluded, however, hopes for peace and stability...
Conflict in Liberia updated Jul 2003
Just weeks ago peace talks and a ceasefire agreement brought hope that war-torn Liberia was on the path to peace. But before those peace talks were even concluded those hopes, shared by millions of...
Statement on Liberia by CRS President, Kenneth F. Hackett
July 8, 2003, Baltimore, MD - Catholic Relief Services joins the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops in strongly encouraging President Bush to support the deployment of an international...
Conflict in Liberia updated Jun 2003
A few weeks ago, it seemed that Liberia was on the path to peace. Then, during peace talks in Ghana, Liberia's President, Charles Taylor, was charged with war crimes for his role in neighboring...
Hampered by insecurity, CRS relief activities continue in Liberia
June 18, 2003, Baltimore, MD - With news of a ceasefire between government and rebel groups spawning hope for a peaceful resolution to Liberia's crisis, Catholic Relief Services (CRS), working with...