Gender Issues
Liberia: Traditional and Religious Leaders Meet to End FGM
MORNOVIA — In the ongoing efforts to end violence against women and girls, a two-day consultation workshop organized by UN Women and…
FGM
News
Liberia Marks International Day of Zero Tolerance for FGM with Urgent Call for Legal Ban
VOINJAMA – The World Health Organization (WHO) says more than 200 million girls and women have undergone FGM, a practice that involves…
Gender Issues
Liberia: Zoe Accused of Molesting 11-Yr-Old Walks Free Despite Deputy Speaker’s Call for Her Arrest
MONROVIA – It seems that Deputy Speaker Fonati Koffa’s order to the Liberia National Police to arrest Zoe Famatta Musa has gone…
Gender Issues
Liberia: “We’ll Continue the Sande Bush Practice of Our Ancestors” – Zoes in Margibi Vow
MONROVIA – Hundreds of Liberian school-aged girls and young women stand the risks of being initiated into the Sande Society, also known…
News
“There is Need To Collectively And Individually Contribute To Ending Gender-Based Violence” – Says Niels Scott, UN Liberia Resident Coordinator
Monrovia – The United Nations joined the Government and people of Liberia to commemorate the 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence…
Liberia Bans Female Genital Cutting in Triumph For Local Journalism
Monrovia – President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf left office in January with a tremendous, if overdue, parting gift for the girls of Liberia.
Diaspora
African Women Take Lead to End Female Genital Mutilation, Child Marriage in Africa
Dakar, Senegal – African women take the lead to end female genital mutilation and early child marriage in Africa through the strategic…
Women Group Laments Ellen Failure to Make FGM Punishable by Law
Monrovia – Elected as African first female president, there were many bliss on the faces of women and young girls on grounds…
UN Women Urges Stronger Commitment to Curb Violence Against Women
Monrovia – The Country Representative of the United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN Women) Mrs. Marie…
‘Add Female Genital Mutilation to Domestic Violence Law’ – NAWOGA
Monrovia – A local Non-governmental organization, the National Working Group Against Female Genital Mutilation (NAWOGA FGM) has described as a disservice the…