Hundreds of Liberian women peace activists have begun a non-violent campaign to persuade the government and rebels to cease the continuing war in their West African country. A brutal seven-year civil ...

Liberia and its development partners have validated the country's third National Action Plan on Women, Peace and Security, marking another step in Liberia's long-running engagement with the WPS agenda ...

SUAKOKO, Liberia, January 11 (UNHCR) - Garmai Gbelawoe had to mark the ballot paper with her inked fingerprint when she voted in Liberia's landmark presidential election in November 2005. Today, she ...

Dressed in identical printed skirts, a hundred Liberian women knelt in prayer after another long day in three weeks of fasting, appealing once more that their country be spared of violence. Ahead of ...

BROWNS TOWN, Liberia (UNHCR) - Georgia Power, 47, learnt about her rights the hard way. Abandoned by her husband more than 10 years ago, she was left to fend for herself and her eight children in ...

TUBMANBURG, Liberia (AP) - Her uniform is a red beret, spaghetti-strap halter top and black jeans. Her weapons are Kalashnikovs and mortars. Black Diamond, 22, is a Liberian rebel commander - known by ...

TUBMANBURG, Liberia -- Her uniform is a red beret, spaghetti-strap halter top and black jeans. Her weapons are Kalashnikovs and mortars. Black Diamond, 22, is a Liberian rebel commander -- known by ...