UN Liberia Newsletter Quarter 2 2023

Our mission to facilitate progress across the spectrum of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) is at the heart of what we do, and it's a mission that constantly renews our faith in the human spirit.

Stories in this issue:

• Hope on the horizon: improving immunization access in hard-to-reach areas of Liberia (SDG 3)

• County Peace Committees, EWER Committees, youth groups and religious and traditional leaders use the knowledge acquired from human rights training to identify human rights issues in their counties and early warning signs (SDG 16)

• Esther G.I Javillie: breaking stereotypes and empowering the next generation of carpenters (SDG 5, SDG 8, SDG 9)

• UNOPS holds possibilities forum-targets women-led and women owned businesses (SDG 5, SDG 8)

• Strengthening Liberia’s health system – who donates three vehicles to the Ministry of Health (SDG 3)

• “Start and Improve your Business” training empower women in North-central Liberia (SDG 5, SDG 8, SDG 10, SDG 1)

• The United Nations in Liberia commends NEC on the signing of an MOU on Section 4.5 of the Elections Law (SDG 5, SDG 16)

• Adolescent girls smile in Southeast, as sanitary pad banks are opened (SDG 5, SDG 3)

• Liberia's COVID-19 detection and vaccination drive boosted by Community- Based Response (SDG 3)

• Relevant stakeholders finalize first national Fisheries Management Plan for Sustainable Sea Cucumbers (SDG 2)

• FAO, Government, and Partners Commemorate World Food Safety Day 2023 (SDG 2, SDG 3)

• Supporting Spotlight County monitors to follow up on SGBV cases (SDG 5)

• Human Rights 75: participation of women and girls with disabilities in public and political life (SDG 5, SDG 10)

• Life-changing question transforms wildlife hunter to forest eco guard (SDG 13, SDG 15)

These stories are just a few examples of the many ways that the United Nations is working to support Liberia in achieving the SDGs. We are committed to working with the government, civil society, and the private sector to create a more just, equitable, and sustainable future for all Liberians. We invite you to read these stories and learn more about the work of the United Nations and its partners in Liberia. Together, we can build a better and more sustainable future for all Liberians.