Monrovia, 18 August 2017 – National Elections Commission (NEC) of Republic of Liberia today launched the Civic and Voter Education for the 2017 Presidential and Representative Elections. Guest of the event was the Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of UNMIL, Farid Zarif. He congratulated the citizens of Liberia and inquired them “to make sure there is no misstep taken in the process that will lead towards increasing the level of tensions, leading to potential violence and disruption of the whole process”.
NEC launches Civic and Voter Education for the 2017 Presidential and Representative Elections
- 18 August 2017
Related News
A UNIFIL patrol in southern Lebanon. Photo: UNIFIL/Pasqual Gorriz
A UN peacekeeper has been killed and three others injured after a UNIFIL patrol came under fire in southern Lebanon, the mission said on Saturday. The incident occurred on Saturday morning local time as blue helmets were…
Displaced people wait in line to receive aid from the WFP in South Kivu Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo. Photo: WFP/Musa Abema
The UN peacekeeping mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo ( MONUSCO) has welcomed a new agreement aimed at easing the flow of aid to conflict-affected regions. Following talks in Montreux, Switzerland, the Congolese…
Police officers deployed to the UN peacekeeping mission in South Sudan consult a map. Photo: UNMISS/Gregório Cunha.
The head of UN Peacekeeping on Thursday called for greater support for international police officers deployed to field missions at a time when financial resources are dwindling and multilateralism is waning. Jean-Pierre…
MINUSCA peacekeepers provide support during elections in Central African Republic in December 2025. Photo: MINUSCA
From election support in the Central African Republic to patrols in the disputed Abyei region, UN peacekeepers are operating in increasingly volatile environments – but shrinking resources and new threats, including drone…