Press Releases

Merck Foundation organized their first ‘Health Media Training’ in partnership with the First Lady of Liberia

Merck Foundation (www.Merck-Foundation.com) also Calls for Applications for Media Recognition Awards 2018 to eliminate infertility stigma; Merck foundation partners with First Lady of Liberia to build healthcare capacity in the fields of Oncology,...

IMF Staff Concludes Visit to Liberia

June 26, 2019 End-of-Mission press releases include statements of IMF staff teams that convey preliminary findings after a visit to a country. The views expressed in this statement are those of the IMF staff and do not necessarily represent the...

H.H. Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed receives Minister of Foreign Affairs of Liberia

H.H. Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, received Gbehzohngar Findley, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Liberia. During their meeting, which was held at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and...

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Joint Press Release from the Republic of Liberia and Niron Metals: Republic of Liberia Signs Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Niron Metals for Export of Iron Ore from the Zogota Project

Download logo The Government of the Republic of Liberia and Niron Metals Plc (“Niron” or “the Company”) (www.NironMetals.com) are pleased to jointly announce the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (“the MOU”), regarding the passage through...

Hoyer Statement on President Trump's One-Year Extension of Deferred Enforced Departure Status for Liberians

WASHINGTON, DC – House Majority Leader Steny H. Hoyer (MD) released the following statement today on President Trump's one-year extension of Deferred Enforced Departure (DED) status for Liberians: “I am relieved that Liberians living in the United...

Dr. Anwar Gargash receives letter addressed to His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed from Liberia's President

Download logo Dr. Anwar bin Mohammed Gargash, Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, has received a letter addressed to His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed...

Study Shows Health of Ebola Survivors in Liberia Has Improved: One-year results from Partnership for Research on Ebola Virus in Liberia (PREVAIL) 3 published in the New England Journal of Medicine

A five-year study of Ebola survivors in Liberia (funded by the U.S. National Institutes of Health, or NIH) has found that although certain health problems remain more common among survivors than among their household and sexual contacts who never...

Liberia: IMF Executive Board Completes Fourth Review under the Extended Credit Facility Arrangement and Approves US$10.2 Million Disbursement

Press Release No. 15/583 December 21, 2015 The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) today completed the fourth review under an Extended Credit Facility (ECF)1 arrangement for Liberia. The completion of the review enables the...

Special Delivery: Liberian Couple Turns Back from Dangerous Route to Europe. And Become Parents!

If things had gone differently, Baby Siaka* might have been born in Spain or France. Or Mali. Or Algeria. Or even at sea. All could have been plausible birthplaces for the first child of a young Liberian couple who left home in December 2017 to...

Hoyer, Engel, Bass, House and Senate Democrats Call on President Trump to Allow Liberian Refugees to Remain in the United States

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, House Majority Leader Steny H. Hoyer (MD) joined House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Eliot Engel (NY-16), House Foreign Affairs Africa, Global Health, and Human Rights Subcommittee Chairwoman Karen Bass (CA-37), Senate...

President Trump says US - Liberia ties "Stronger Now Than Ever" - Accepts Credentials of Ambassador Pattern

Download logo United States President Donald Trump says he is committed to working with the Government of Liberia to advance our common agenda and deepen the strong and abiding friendship between our two countries. The American President statement...

IMF Staff Completes 2019 Article IV Mission to Liberia

March 8, 2019 End-of-Mission press releases include statements of IMF staff teams that convey preliminary findings after a visit to a country. The views expressed in this statement are those of the IMF staff and do not necessarily represent the...

Liberia: IMF Executive Board Approves 3-Month Extension of the Extended Credit Facility Arrangement

Press Release No. 15/498 November 5, 2015 The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) approved on October 14, 2015—the decision was taken without an Executive Board meeting1—a 3 month-extension of Liberia’s Extended Credit...

Two African nations secure UN Security Council places

(MENAFN) The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DR Congo) and Liberia have been elected as non-permanent members of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) following a vote at the UN General Assembly in New York. In a single round of voting on...

Hungary accredits first ever Ambassador in Liberia

Download logo "Hungary has accredited an Ambassador in Liberia for the first time: the Hungarian Ambassador to Ghana recently presented his credentials to Liberian President George Weah”, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó...

"Liberia: Overcoming Challenges–Past, Present, and Future," Speech by Christine Lagarde, Managing Director, IMF

By Christine Lagarde Managing Director, International Monetary Fund Monrovia, Liberia, September 11, 2015 As prepared for delivery Good morning! Minister Konneh – thank you for your gracious introduction. My thanks to all of you for joining me...

Liberia: Statement by IMF Managing Director Christine Lagarde at the Conclusion of Visit to Liberia

Press Release No. 15/409 September 11, 2015 Ms. Christine Lagarde, Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), issued the following statement today in Monrovia at the conclusion of her visit to Liberia: “My visit to Liberia has...

Liberia: IMF Staff Completes Review Mission to Liberia

Press Release No. 15/493 November 3, 2015 End-of-Mission press releases include statements of IMF staff teams that convey preliminary findings after a visit to a country. The views expressed in this statement are those of the IMF staff and do not...

UN torture prevention body to visit Liberia

Download logo The United Nations Subcommittee on Prevention of Torture (SPT) is set to carry out its second visit to Liberia from October 29 to November 2 to explore the treatment of people deprived of their liberty and the safeguards in place for...