Overview WFP is supporting the Government of Liberia through the Country Strategic Plan (CSP 2019-2023) to address challenges that continue to disrupt the full realisation of the Government agenda to...
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WFP Liberia Country Brief, September 2022
In Numbers 22,925 mt of food distributed USD 5.4 million six-month (October 2022 - March 2023) net funding requirements 39,275 people assisted in September 2022 Operational Updates A total of 216...
Republic of Liberia Economic Update: Investing in human capital for inclusive and sustainable growth (June 2022)
Liberia Economic Update: Prospects for Inclusive and Sustainable Growth MONROVIA, September 27, 2022 – The World Bank today launched the third edition of the annual Liberia Economic Update with the...
Responding to COVID-19 by Advancing Social Safety Nets in Liberia
The COVID-19 pandemic exacerbated poverty and threatened livelihoods in Liberia. The need to respond to this challenge spurred the expansion and digitization of the government’s ongoing cash transfer...
Helping young people increase their earning potential in Liberia
Key Numbers 14,024 youth—50 percent of whom are female—in rural and urban areas have received life and business skills training More than 5,000 hectares of land across all 15 counties in Liberia have...
Interview with Hon. Samuel Tweah, Minister of Finance and Development Planning in Liberia: “We employed many of the lessons we learned fighting Ebola in our COVID-19 response”
The West African country of Liberia has worked hard to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic, drawing lessons from the Ebola crisis in 2014—2016. It was one of the first countries to go into lockdown and...
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Responding to Ebola epidemics: An ALNAP Lessons Paper
Gentiane Lamoure and Hélène Juillard Introduction Despite the eradication of major infectious diseases such as smallpox in 1979, ‘epidemics [of infectious diseases] are occurring more often, and...
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Contributions of Sweden and Ireland Recognized
The Chief Justice of Liberia has recognized the meaningful contributions of Sweden and Ireland to the joint UNDP Liberia/ #OHCHR Rule of Law Programme. Chief Justice Francis Korkpor recognition of...
Amid COVID-19 Pandemic, Liberia Has a Chance for a Robust Recovery, Says New World Bank Report
First Liberia Economic Update calls for protecting the poor through safety net programs and implementing structural reforms to promote job creation and economic diversification MONROVIA, July 30,...
Global Environment Facility approves US$8.9 million in funding for new coastal resilience project in Liberia
UNDP-supported project benefits 80,000 coastal residents in Sinoe County to build climate resilient livelihoods, and protect communities from sea level rise and other life-threatening climate change...
Report of the Chair of the Liberia Configuration of the Peacebuilding Commission’s virtual visit to the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank, May 2020
H.E. Ms. Anna Karin Eneström, Chair of the Liberia Configuration of the Peacebuilding Commission (PBC), held a virtual discussion with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) on 5 May 2020, followed by...
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UNHCR Liberia Factsheet - January to December 2019
In 2019, a total of 1,501 Ivorian refugees have voluntary repatriated home from Liberia. The Minister of Internal Affairs hands over the first 13 permanent refugee housing units in Bahn Settlement at...
WFP Liberia Country Brief, November 2019
In Numbers US$ 3 m six months (December 2019-May 2020) net funding requirements Operational Updates • School Feeding Programme: WFP is providing school feeding package to food and nutritionally...
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ACT Alliance Appeal: Emergency Response to flood-affected Communities in Liberia – LBR191
The region of Montserrado, Grand Cape Mount, Margibi, Bomi and Lofa counties in Liberia, have been hit by an extremely heavy downpour causing flash floods, leaving many towns around Monrovia and...
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UNHCR Liberia Factsheet - July - September 2019
The Minister of Internal affairs hands over the first 13 permanent refugee housing units in Bahn Settlement at an official ceremony. 272 Ivorian refugees return voluntarily to Cote d’Ivoire, raising...
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UAE, FAO to support rural women in Liberia
The UAE has initiated a project in Liberia to help rural women achieve sustainable income, food security and nutrition opportunities, as part of the UAE's ongoing humanitarian works to empower women...
Wading through the waters
Liberia’s rainy season can be a miserable time for Susana Koh and other residents of Gaye Town, a swampy flood-prone slum outside Monrovia. When the rising waters flood Susana’s home, she and her...
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UN Focus April — June 2019
LIBERIA SPOTLIGHT INITIATIVE LAUNCHED TO END VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN AND GIRLS UNDP project helps 24 Ebola survivors and caregivers become entrepreneurs UNICEF and partner NGO hand over Education...
Salesian missionaries launch new seminar and electrical course to help support youth in gaining employable skills
Salesian missionaries with Don Bosco Technical High School in Monrovia, Liberia’s capital city, have launched a new vocational training course for electro-technicians. There is an afternoon class...
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UNHCR Liberia Factsheet - March 2019
WORKING WITH PARTNERS UNHCR works with the Government of Liberia through the Liberia Refugee Repatriation and Resettlement Commission (LRRRC) in the provision of protection and assistance to refugees...