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UNMIL Press Kit 2008

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ERU Passes Halfway Mark

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Village Enterprise

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DPKO Head Pleased With Progress in Liberia



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ERU Passes the Halfway MarkUNMIL Focus
ERU Passes the Halfway Mark
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Haiti Tragedy - We lost our love ones... UNMIL Today
Haiti Tragedy - We lost our love ones...
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United Nations personnel in Liberia, including staff of the UN Mission (UNMIL) and UN agencies, held a solemn memorial service on 20 January for UN staff and other victims of the 12 January earthquake in Haiti. Special Representative Ellen Margrethe Løj laid a wreath to their memory and paid special tribute to Hédi Annabi, the Special Representative of the Secretary-General, and his principal deputy, Luiz da Costa, who had served in UNMIL. Former UNMIL colleagues Fred Wooldridge, who was among the first to join UNMIL in 2003, and Jerome Yap, were also remembered. A minute of silence was observed in memory of the victims.
Photo: Emmanuel Tobey/UNMIL
Latest developments
The UN Special Representative Ellen Margrethe Løj interacts with locals of Lofa County during an assessment visit to the county which borders with Guinea and Sierra Leone. In addition to patrolling the border, UN peacekeepers continue to support the people of Liberia in working towards reducing poverty and resuscitating economic growth and development. The UN Envoy stressed the importance of peace and security to the development of Liberia, and urged Liberians to work with the UN Mission to protect and preserve the country’s peace.
Photo: Emmanuel Tobey/UNMIL
Latest developments
UN Special Representative Ellen Margrethe Løj and Liberia’s Minister of Public Works Kofi Woods jointly launch a Bailey bridge on the border between Bong and Margibi counties in the town of Salala. The original bridge along the Monrovia – Gbarnga highway connecting the two counties was destroyed in 1992 during the height of Liberia’s civil crisis. It was constructed by Bangladeshi UN peacekeepers in collaboration with the Ministry of Public Works as part of the UN Mission’s continued support to Liberia’s rebuilding efforts.
Photo: Emmanuel Tobey/UNMIL

News & Press Releases
SRSG inspects Bangladeshi Medal Parade 21 January 2010

UN Envoy extols the commitment of Bangladeshi peacekeepers to community development in Liberia

Gbarnga, Liberia – The head of the United Nations Mission in Liberia (UNMIL), Ellen Margrethe Løj, has hailed the performance of Bangladeshi peacekeepers in Liberia for “contributing greatly to creating the space Liberians need to carry on their daily life in peace, and push forward their development agenda.” Decorating more than 2,300 Bangladeshi peacekeepers with the United Nations Peacekeeping Medal in Liberia’s central city of Gbarnga, she noted that the Bangladeshi soldiers had distinguished themselves in bringing development to local communities.
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SRSG Ellen Margrethe Løjcomforts UNMIL staff, Teamur Melles, whose husband Fred Wooldridge died in the Haiti Earthquake 20 January 2010

UN Staff in Liberia hold memorial service for victims of the Haiti Earthquake

Monrovia, Liberia – With a wreath-laying ceremony and observance of a minute of silence, UN Envoy Ellen Margrethe Løj led peacekeepers and members of the UN family in Liberia in a solemn memorial service held at its Headquarters in remembrance of the victims and survivors of last week’s earthquake in Haiti. The service took place alongside other similar services and commemorations that began last night in UN offices throughout the world. Full Story »

Media Summaries

05 February Newspaper Summary

| Following Road Accident in The Country, Indian Officials Airlifted for Further Treatment
(Daily Observer, The News, The Inquirer and New Vision) | The Liberian Government has announced that India’s Minister for Overseas Affairs, Vayalar Ravi has been airlifted to neighbouring Ivory Coast for further medical treatment. Full Story »

05 February Radio Summary

| Star Radio (culled from website today at 09:00 am)
President Sirleaf Pays Un-announced Visit to National Legislature | President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf has paid an unannounced visit to the National Legislature. Full Story »

Weekly Press Briefing

20 January Press Brief

| Mr. Joseph Roberts-Mensah (Officer-in-Charge, Public Information)
Welcome to UNMIL weekly press briefing. We have a special guest with us today and he is the UNMIL new Force Commander, Lt.-Gen. Sikander Afzal who is being joined by our outgoing military Chief of Staff, Brig.-Gen. Paul Boroh. Full Story »