The First Lady of the Republic of Liberia, Her Excellency Clar Marie Weah, is urging countries to focus on and support grassroot innovations in the prevention and control of Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs), especially among women and girls.

Delivering the keynote address on Monday, at a side-event titled: “Gender Equity and Rights in the Prevention and Control of NCDs: the role of Digital Health”,

The Sixty-seventh (67^th) Session of the Commission on the Status of women commenced on Monday, March 6, 2023, at the United Nations Headquarters with Liberia’s delegation in attendance.

Hon. Williametta E. Saydee Tarr, Minister of Gender, Children and Social Protection is heading Liberia’s delegation, which includes Her Excellency, Amb. Clar Marie Weah, First Lady of the Republic of Liberia, officials of Government and Civil Society.

Liberia’s Envoy to the United Nations, Her Excellency Amb. Sarah Safyn Fyneah, has urged Member States of the United Nations to speak out against atrocities meted on the people of Ukraine by the Russian Federation. 

Amb. Fyneah cautioned that the fundamental principles of international law and the entire international system are at stake and it was time to demonstrate commitment to uphold the principles of the UN Charter.

Liberia’s Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary and Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Her Excellency Sarah Safyn Fyneah, on Monday, February 13, 2023, presented her Letters of Credence to the Secretary-General of the United Nations, His Excellency António Guterres, at a ceremony held at the United Nations Headquarters in New York.