“It’s important to be aware of what’s going on in the world and to think about how you can start to make a difference, even when you’re a kid.”
The Country Director of Action Aid Liberia, an international women's rights advocate group, has called on the Governm
Several Gender Based Violence (GBV) campaigners, predominately women, have made a commitment to continue the fight by
The Liberian journalist who wrote about the practice of female circumcision, or genital mutilation (FGM), and its hea
A 22-member Women's Interest Group on November 22 presented a communiqué calling on President Ellen Johnson Si
A local foundation, dedicated to empowering women through micro-loans, has disclosed that at least 5000 Liberian wome
The French capital of Paris, especially the location of the presidential residence (Elysee Palace) is expected to com
The Government of Liberia via the Ministry of Gender and Development has said no considerable improvement has been ma
Addressing a one-day Stakeholders' Consultative Conference yesterday in Monrovia, Vice President Joseph N.
Liberian women have re-echoed their call for robust steps to be taken by the government, especially the judiciary, to
"Women continue to play a major role in the efforts for peace.
Malawi President Joyce Banda and Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf delivered blunt advice Monday to those seek
Violence against females is the most widely reported violent crime in the West African country of Liberia, affecting
As Liberian women continue to enjoy the country's political honeycomb (sweetness), with a substantial representation
UN Women has donated US $3 million to the Sirleaf Market Women's Fund (SMWF) for the construction of eight markets in
The United Nations Mission in Liberia (UNMIL) in collaboration with several civil organizations has ended a week-long
The United Nations (UN) Women in Liberia has dedicated two peace huts to the women of Weala, Margibi County and the w
The Representative of the Mano River Union (MRU) in Cote d' Ivoire, Angui T.
To gain field-based knowledge on how gender-based violence (GBV) should be taken into account in future peace process
The women sat on plastic chairs arranged in a circle, some breast feeding, others with small children at their feet.
“I was raped during the war by three men.
The United Nations Security Council Resolution 1509 adopted on 16 September authorized the setting up of a peacekeepi
While women are not new to politics, women's presence and faces in politics have become increasingly more commonplace
Ellen Johnson Sirleaf has been President of Liberia for a while now and is the first ever African woman to be elected
Ellen Johnson Sirleaf is a joint Nobel Peace Prize winner as a champion for women's rights, whose steely nerves have
Before we finally close the chapter on 2011, flipping a fresh page for a new beginning in 2012, let's not forget that