UN, AU, EU leaders agree to Joint Task Force “to save and protect lives of migrants”
A joint agreement has been reached between the United Nations (UN), the African Union (AU) the European Union (EU) to put in place a joint...
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Rights and environmental abuses associated with the oil palm sector
-Cases in Liberia and other countries cited London, 24 November 2017: On the eve of the Roundtable for Sustainable Palm Oil’s (RSPO) annual meeting, the Shipibo...
UN Security Council urges peaceful transfer of power in Liberia
The United Nations Security Council has “called on Liberian claimants and institutions to resolve any disputes, including pending litigation, in an appropriate, fair, transparent, and...
A Liberian refugee elected Mayor of a US city
A refugee from Liberia has been elected Mayor of a city in the United States, The Huffington Post and MSNBC have reported. The Helena, Montana, elected a refugee from...
Honoring courageous journalism
-CPJ’s 2017 International Press Freedom Awards Four inspiring journalists from Cameroon, Mexico, Thailand, and Yemen will be honored with the Committee to Protect Journalists’ 2017...
UN Sec General says “All we need is the will” to overcome grave global challenges
By Our Reporter United Nations Secretary General António Guterres says the “world faces many grave challenges” such as “widening conflicts and inequality” but “all that we...
Failure to protect rights of poorest women could undermine peace
-New UNFPA report warns UNITED NATIONS, New York, 17 October 2017–Unless inequality is urgently tackled and the poorest women empowered to make their own decisions about...
US withdrawal from UNESCO a blow for press freedom
By Courtney C. Radsch/CPJ Advocacy Director The U.S. government’s decision to withdraw from the United Nations Education, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESC) will make the...
UNFPA wants girls empowered before, during and after crises
“Girls today enjoy better life prospects than previous generations in many ways,” but they are enduring serious inequalities during disasters and conflict, United Nations Population...
US State Department applauds Liberia for holding democratic polls
“As a longstanding friend, the United States applauds the people of Liberia for exercising their democratic right to vote in the historic presidential and legislative...