[5 February 2008] - The Liberian government says it is concerned about the high number of children adopted from the country in recent years and brought to the United States. The government also says it has discovered that some of the children have...
[GBARNGA, 24 January 2008] - UNICEF representative in west and central Africa, Esther Guluma, has been touring Liberia this week to urge its adults to abandon practices that raise the child mortality rate. "Malnutrition is the...
[GBARNGA, 24 January 2008] - La directrice régionale de l'Unicef pour l'Afrique de l'Ouest et du Centre, Esther Guluma, a invité les Libériens à abandonner des coutumes néfastes pour la survie des enfants...
[8 January 2008] - Public hearings have started at a Truth and Reconciliation Commission set up in Liberia to look into violations in the conflict that ended in 2003. The commission was established along similar lines to South Africa's post-...
The Feinstein International Center's research--on the politics and policy of aiding the vulnerable, on protection and rights in crisis situations, and on the restoration of lives and livelihoods--feeds into both its teaching and its long-term...
The General Assembly,Recalling all its previous resolutions on the rights of the child, in particular its resolution 54/149 of 17 December 1999, in which it strongly supported the work of the open- nded inter-sessional working groups and urged them...
The General Assembly,Recalling its resolution 54/148 of 17 December 1999 and all previous relevant resolutions, including the agreed conclusions of the Commission on the Status of Women, in particular those relevant to the girl child,Recalling also...
[13 December 2007] - Discrimination threatens lives in emergencies, and governments and aid agencies should pay more attention to the needs of vulnerable groups who suffer most in disasters, the Red Cross said in a report released on Thursday....
[10 December 2007] - The Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) will turn 60 on 10 December 2008. Human Rights Day 2007 will launch a year-long UN system-wide advocacy campaign to mark this important milestone. The theme of the campaign, which...
The General Assembly,Recalling its resolution 55/78 of 4 December 2000 and all relevant resolutions, including the agreed conclusions of the Commission on the Status of Women, in particular those relevant to the girl child,Recalling also all...
