The Government of the Republic of Liberia has commended the African Union for formally endorsing Liberia’s candidature for a non-permanent seat on the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) for the term 2026- 2027.

The decision to formally endorse Liberia’s candidature was adopted on July 14, 2023, in Nairobi, Kenya, at the 43^rd Ordinary Session of the Executive Council of the African Union, reaffirming the earlier endorsement by the  AU Ministerial Committee on Candidatures in 2022. 

States Parties to the United Nations Convention on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination on Thursday, June 22, 2023, elected Liberian Human Rights Lawyer, Cllr. Pela Boker Wilson to serve as one of the Independent Experts on the Committee for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD) for a four-year term beginning January 2024.

Her Excellency Ambassador Anna Karin Eneström, Permanent Representative of Sweden to the United Nations and Chair of the Liberia Configuration, Peacebuilding Commission has stressed the need to urgently address the funding gap of 25.5 million US dollars to ensure the successful conduct of the Presidential and Legislative elections in October. 

On Tuesday, April 25, 2023, H.E. Sarah Safyn Fyneah, Permanent Representative of Liberia to the United Nations addressed the 45^th Session of the UN Committee on Information. Full statement is below:

Thank you, Mr. Chair.