DiscoverLiberia: Democracy in FocusLiberia Wins Seat on UN Security Council; an Interview with Nobel Laureate Leymah Gbowee, Experts Call for Mental Health Support as War Time Justice Begins, and Pregnant Women Fear the Worst After USAid Cuts
Liberia Wins Seat on UN Security Council; an Interview with Nobel Laureate Leymah Gbowee, Experts Call for Mental Health Support as War Time Justice Begins, and Pregnant Women Fear the Worst After USAid Cuts

Liberia Wins Seat on UN Security Council; an Interview with Nobel Laureate Leymah Gbowee, Experts Call for Mental Health Support as War Time Justice Begins, and Pregnant Women Fear the Worst After USAid Cuts

Update: 2025-06-15
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Coming up in this episode. 

Liberia wins a seat on the un security council. Ambassadors and President Boakai applaud the historic moment.

Nobel laureate, Leymah Gbowee urges government to seize the win to drive war time justice beginning with economic crimes. 

As US aid cuts end a more than $US100 million maternal and infant mortality program, experts and pregnant women fear the worst. 

Welcome to our program looking at the state of Liberian democracy. It’s a collaboration with Frontpage Africa with reporting from journalists in the New Narratives program. 

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Funding for this podcast comes from the Swedish embassy in Liberia and the American Jewish World Service. See more of our collaborations with media in West Africa at www.newnarratives.org

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Liberia Wins Seat on UN Security Council; an Interview with Nobel Laureate Leymah Gbowee, Experts Call for Mental Health Support as War Time Justice Begins, and Pregnant Women Fear the Worst After USAid Cuts

Liberia Wins Seat on UN Security Council; an Interview with Nobel Laureate Leymah Gbowee, Experts Call for Mental Health Support as War Time Justice Begins, and Pregnant Women Fear the Worst After USAid Cuts

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