http://uk.oneworld.net/article/country/430/ en_GB_uk OneWorld UK - Liberia Liberia NGOs file legal action over Liberian timber deal http://uk.oneworld.net/article/view/164062/1/ A group of NGOs has lodged a legal complaint claiming that one of the world's leading timber wholesalers bought timber from Liberian companies that provided support to Charles Taylor's brutal regime. Liberia’s forestry credibility 'at point of collapse' http://uk.oneworld.net/article/view/163574/1/ The credibility of Liberia’s forestry reform programme - one of the most comprehensive ever undertaken in the tropics - has been brought to the point of collapse, claims an international environmental lobby group. Long Story Bit by Bit – Liberia Retold http://uk.oneworld.net/article/view/163439/1/ Photographer Tim Hetherington’s exploration of Liberia between 2003 and 2007 brings an extraordinary range of characters to life: warlords and presidents, environmental activists and traditional hunters, political hustlers and democratic visionaries. Praise for new Liberian natural resource law http://uk.oneworld.net/article/view/163281/1/ A new transparency law in Liberia covering natural resource industries sets an impressive benchmark for global efforts to fight the natural resource curse and should be emulated by other countries, says an international which campaigns to prevent natural resourced-related conflict and corruption. Caterpillar plague havoc in Liberia http://uk.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/84834 Hordes of caterpillars have appeared in northern Liberia, destroying crops and vegetation, sending villagers fleeing from their homes, and raising the spectre of a food, health and environmental emergency in West Africa, claims the UN. Cultural festival marks peace progress in Liberia http://uk.oneworld.net/article/view/161776/1/ Liberia’s largest-ever cultural festival will take place over three days in the capital Monrovia from 11 December, featuring performers from across Liberia and surrounding countries and expecting to attract over 30,000 people. Aid corruption 'a serious threat' http://uk.oneworld.net/article/view/161252/1/ Corruption is a serious threat in humanitarian assistance, Sarah Bailey of Britain’s Overseas Development Institute (ODI) told a meeting in London. Good News from Liberia [pdf] http://us.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/82703 Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf and analyst Steven Radelet look at the growth of democracy and economic activity in sub-Saharan Africa -- particularly the case of Liberia -- and explain how progress can be sustained and consolidated. World Bank Concludes Debt Cancellation for Liberia http://us.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/81016 Following in the footsteps of the governments of China, Germany, Nigeria, and the United States, the World Bank finalized its cancellation of Liberia's debt this Tuesday. From: The News (Liberia) Liberia's Remarkable Progress http://us.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/80778 After a 14-year civil war was brought to a halt by UN peacekeepers, Liberians elected Africa's first female head of state. Under President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf the country is slowly but surely pushing forwards in terms of economic growth, democracy, and education, writes Steve Radelet from Liberia. 'Liberians Are Tired of Promises' http://us.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/80741 The need for the Liberian government to provide jobs, education, and rehabilitation, while fighting widespread corruption, is more important than ever now that the civil war has ended, says Liberian journalist Cholo Brooks. Liberians Benefit from Floating Eye Clinics http://us.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/80695 Suah, a young Liberian woman who lost an eye at the age of two, was denied entrance to nursing school because of her disability. But thanks to a floating clinic complete with ophthalmologists, Suah received a prosthetic eye and was able to get a job teaching others about HIV/AIDS. From: Mercy Ships Liberian Amputees Play Soccer - And the Streets http://us.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/80537 Disabled youths -- victims of the Liberia's gruesome 14-year civil war -- play soccer at home and around the world, yet continue to sleep on the streets. The Pulitzer Center's Liberia project is examining child soldiers' reentry into society through blogs, photos, videos, and other reporting. Rights Groups Welcome Trial of African Dictator http://us.oneworld.net/article/view/149990/1/ UNITED NATIONS, Jun 5 (OneWorld) - Both the United Nations and some of the world's leading human rights organizations are welcoming the start of the trial of former Liberian president Charles Taylor. The Smell of Rubber http://us.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/78615 Slavery isn’t dead, says Robtel Neajai Pailey: its modern-day variant is just found on a different kind of plantation. From Red Pepper