Day: May 2, 2023

“5 Million Lives, Infinite Possibilities: the case for Rights and Choices”

Opinion editorial by Bidisha Pillai, Resident Representative, United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) On November 15, 2022, the global population reached 8 billion. This milestone presents a moment of reflection, a time for all countries to take stock and drive action, no matter the direction of their population growth. Coincidentally, Liberia conducted its 5th National Population …

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31-Year-Old Man Detained for Double Registration in Maryland County

By: Emmanuel T Quiah, in Maryland County IPNEWS-Maryland: Police in Pleebo, Maryland County are currently investigating a 31-year -old man identified Michael Nah. The incident of double registration on the part of Michael Nah occurred on Thursday April 27, at the Central Cite High School Voter’s registration center. In controversial statements to police, suspect Michael …

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On Int’l Labour: ILO Director General Wants Policies and Actions be Human-centered and Social Justice Prioritized for Workers

By Taisiah K. Merfee IPNEWS-Monrovia: At program marking this year’s International Labor Day celebration globally, the Director-General of the International Labor Organization (ILO), Mr. Gilbert F. Houngbo, called on governments and employers to consider prioritizing social justice for all and policies and actions of Labor laws be human-centered, to allow people to pursue both their …

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FPY Representative Calls for Action to Reduce Unsafe Abortion in Liberia

By: Taisiah K. Merfee IPNEWS-Monrovia: The representative of Family Planning Youth to Liberia Jutomue Doetein has called for action to reduce unsafe abortion in Liberia. An FPY statement dated April 26, 2023, said the Liberia National Abortion Study, conducted by the Ministry of Health (MoH) in collaboration with the Clinton Health Access Initiative (CHAI), along …

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ALCOD Wants Electronic Voting at Liberia’s Embassies & Missions Abroad

-Carves Strategic Plan for Diaspora Liberians to Vote   The All Liberian Conference on Dual Citizenship (ALCOD) has suggested that the National Elections Commission (NEC) put in place, at Liberia’s embassies and missions abroad, electronic voting setups so as to enable Liberians living abroad to vote just as their counterparts in Liberia will be voting …

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