http://www.wfp.org/feeds/Liberia Country content en http://www.wfp.org/stories/how-food-inspired-me-become-aid-worker-staff-interview When Maran Narma was younger, she and her family fled their home in rural Liberia to escape the violence engulfing the country. While displaced from her home, she received food assistance from WFP. The experience spurred her to join WFP later in life as a programme officer. Maran tells us about her life at both ends of WFP's work. Logistics Preventing Hunger Responding to Emergencies Liberia Africa Emergencies Logistics Mon, 12 Aug 2013 08:35:04 +0000 WFP 492530 at http://www.wfp.org http://www.wfp.org/news/news-release/liberia-launches-2012-comprehensive-food-security-and-nutrition-survery Monrovia – The Vice President of Liberia, H.E. Ambassador Joseph N. Boakai, launched the 2012 Comprehensive Food Security and Nutrition Survey (CFSNS) on 28 June at Paynesville City Hall, near the capital Monrovia. The launch ceremony was hosted by the Ministry of Agriculture and was attended by representatives from the Liberian Government, donor organizations, UN Mission in Liberia, UN agencies, INGOs, NGOs and media organizations. Liberia Africa Fri, 05 Jul 2013 07:16:34 +0000 WFP 462514 at http://www.wfp.org http://www.wfp.org/stories/liberia-hiv-mother-puts-pain-aside-and-works-help-community Learning that she was HIV+ and that her husband had hidden the truth of his condition from her was a double shock for Florence, who lives in Liberia’s capital Monrovia. But with support from WFP, she has turned her life around and is hopeful about her family’s future. Liberia Africa HIV/AIDS Tue, 27 Nov 2012 14:23:27 +0000 WFP 354748 at http://www.wfp.org http://www.wfp.org/content/one-planet-bananas-and-global-food-chain On this week's One Planet we consider how resilient our global food chain is. We (..) hear from Liberia - a country that is struggling to rebuild its agricultural sector after years of civil unrest (P4P is mentioned). Hunger in the news Liberia hunger in the news Africa BBC Fri, 20 Apr 2012 14:40:02 +0000 WFP 227710 at http://www.wfp.org http://www.wfp.org/content/liberian-dialogue-wfp-gives-%E2%80%9Cownership%E2%80%9D-education-ministry-other-partners-follow Barely a month after the Donor Conference, the World Food Program has been the first to take the lead by giving “Ownership” to the Ministry. Speaking at a turning over program, the WFP Country Director, Dr. Diribi noted that the level of rapid reform the education sector was undergoing impressed his organization. He maintained that the WFP would remain engaged with the Ministry in the areas of capacity development and skills set. Hunger in the news Liberia hunger in the news Africa The Liberian Dialogue Fri, 30 Dec 2011 09:49:52 +0000 WFP 148004 at http://www.wfp.org http://www.wfp.org/news/news-release/world-food-programme-donates-vehicles-and-office-equipment-ministry-education “We are donating these items in preparation for the gradual handover of the school meals programme to the Ministry of Education,” said WFP Liberia Country Director Getachew Diriba at the handover ceremony held at the Ministry and attended by Minister of Education Dr. E. Othelo Gongar. Journalists Liberia Global Africa School Meals Fri, 16 Dec 2011 09:32:41 +0000 WFP 138212 at http://www.wfp.org http://www.wfp.org/stories/wfp-west-africa-gets-speed-latest-nutrition In early September, WFP nutrition focal points and their government counterparts from 18 countries across West Africa gathered in Dakar for a four-day workshop.    Nutrition Benin Burkina Faso Cameroon Central African Republic Chad Côte D'Ivoire Ghana Guinea-Bissau Liberia Mali Mauritania Niger Sao Tome And Principe Senegal Sierra Leone The Gambia Togo Local Africa Nutrition Thu, 15 Sep 2011 15:50:15 +0000 Isabel Pike 78730 at http://www.wfp.org http://www.wfp.org/stories/us-ambassador-un-food-agencies-visits-wfp-sites-liberia  US Ambassador to UN food agencies Ertharin Cousin* visited Liberia to see for herself how WFP is assisting the refugees who fled the violence in Côte d'Ivoire, host communities and other vulnerable populations.  Liberia Local Africa Mon, 15 Aug 2011 11:27:42 +0000 WFP 59296 at http://www.wfp.org http://www.wfp.org/stories/wfp-continues-provide-food-assistance-ivorian-refugees-liberia In the months following the crisis in Côte d'Ivoire, WFP has provided food assistance to tens of thousands of Ivorian refugees in Liberia. Each has a moving story to tell. Here is one of them.   Responding to Emergencies Liberia Local Africa Refugees and IDPs Thu, 11 Aug 2011 14:19:26 +0000 Josephine Muli 57194 at http://www.wfp.org http://www.wfp.org/content/liberia-cote-divoire-refugees-look-long-term-solutions While some facilities in the village, like latrines, and the local school are stretched - the school now runs two daily sessions, one for Liberians, one for Ivoirians - some local villagers say life has improved since the refugees arrived. Food aid is being delivered to refugee and host families by the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) and the World Food Programme; free health services at the local clinic - provided by NGO Merlin - have been stepped up; and a play area for children has been set up by the UN Children�s Fund (UNICEF) and Save the Children. Hunger in the news Côte D'Ivoire Liberia hunger in the news Africa IRIN Thu, 04 Aug 2011 14:48:24 +0000 WFP 52623 at http://www.wfp.org