The UN Peacekeeping Mission in Liberia is Coming to a Successful End Mark Leon Goldberg March 21, 2018By the end of this month the United Nations Peacekeeping Mission in Liberia will no longer exist. The mission, known as UNMIL, is closing shop after nearly 15 years in operation. This is a a major milestone and success story for both Liberia and the Unite...
PODCAST: The Extraordinary Journey of a Child Survivor of the Civil War in Sierra Leone to Law School in America Mark Leon Goldberg March 12, 2018 Joseph Kaifala was just a child when civil war broke out in Liberia and Sierra Leone. The war came to his town in 1989 and as a seven-year-old was imprisoned with his father. They were eventually released and Joseph and his family spent much of t...
Liberian Presidential Elections are a Chaotic But Peaceful Transfer of Power. Here’s What You Need to Know Penelope Chester October 10, 2017Liberia is going to the polls today to elect a new president. With no incumbent - Nobel peace prize winner Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf, the current president, is finishing her second term - this vote presents an opportunity for Liberia to affirm its democratic ideal...
PODCAST: Helene Cooper is a Pulitzer Prize Winning Journalist and Refugee From Liberia Mark Leon Goldberg September 5, 2017Helene Cooper is the Pentagon correspondent for the New York Times. She is also the author of the new book Madame President: The extraordinary journey of Ellen Johnson Sirleaf which is a biography of the Liberian president and Nobel Peace Prize winner who ...
Episode 89: Katie Meyler Mark Leon Goldberg December 2, 2015Katie Meyler is the founder of the NGO More than Me, which provides schooling and counseling to adolescent girls in Monrovia, Liberia. Katie founded the NGO in 2009, but during the Ebola outbreak last year it transformed into a community hub in the West Po...
Ebola Was Eliminated from Liberia. Now It’s Back. Alanna Shaikh, MPH November 24, 2015A fifteen-year-old boy named Nathan Groote, died of Ebola in Liberia today. It’s the first Ebola death in the country since July. In addition to a tragedy for Groote and his family, this is an unfortunate sign. Ebola isn’t going anywhere. We can bolster health...
Ebola Infection Rates Slowing in Liberia Mark Leon Goldberg October 30, 2014This counts as cautiously good news.
The Devastating Economic Impact of Ebola Mark Leon Goldberg September 17, 2014Liberia experienced impressive growth before this outbreak.
Some Encouraging News on Ebola Mark Leon Goldberg August 20, 2014Can Ebola come under control before it's too late?
