The Ministry of National Defense (MoD), in partnership with UN Women, has launched a major nationwide campaign to recruit more women into the Armed Forces of Liberia (AFL), setting an ambitious target of increasing female representation in the military to 40 percent by 2030 as part of efforts to build a more inclusive, professional, and gender-responsive security sector. The … [Read more...] about MoD, UN Women Launch Major Drive to Recruit More Women into AFL
Defense Ministry Launches Northern Campaign to Increase Women’s Participation in Armed Forces
The Ministry of National Defense has intensified efforts to increase women's participation in the Armed Forces of Liberia (AFL), launching the northern phase of a nationwide awareness campaign aimed at addressing the country's longstanding gender imbalance within the security sector. The campaign, which officially commenced in Bong County, will continue across Lofa and Nimba … [Read more...] about Defense Ministry Launches Northern Campaign to Increase Women’s Participation in Armed Forces
Defense Ministry Lands In Grand Cape Mount
----Seeks to Boost Women's Recruitment into the AF The Ministry of Defense, in collaboration with the Armed Forces of Liberia (AFL), Public Affairs department intensified its campaign to encourage more women and girls to pursue military careers, reaffirming the government's commitment to gender equality and greater female participation in Liberia's security sector. The … [Read more...] about Defense Ministry Lands In Grand Cape Mount
Defense Ministry Launches Women’s Recruitment Awareness Campaign In Western Liberia to Boost Female Participation in Armed Forces
The Ministry of National Defense (MoD), with support from UN Women, has launched a week-long awareness campaign across western Liberia aimed at increasing the recruitment of women into the Armed Forces of Liberia (AFL), as part of a broader effort to promote gender equality and strengthen female representation within the country's security sector. The campaign seeks to … [Read more...] about Defense Ministry Launches Women’s Recruitment Awareness Campaign In Western Liberia to Boost Female Participation in Armed Forces
She Was Walking Home From a Birthday Party. A Man With a Cutlass Nearly Killed Her.
A 20-year-old trans woman was brutally attacked in New Kru Town. The case was settled in the community for $120. Her attacker remains at large. By Patrick Gogo MONROVIA — She was walking home just before dawn, alone, after a friend's all-night birthday party near Club 18 in New Kru Town. It was around 5:30 a.m. on June 6 when a man she did not know stopped her, accused … [Read more...] about She Was Walking Home From a Birthday Party. A Man With a Cutlass Nearly Killed Her.