Liberia
Pan African Center for Peace and Conflict Resolution (PAC)
In June 2006, a group of Liberians, Ghanaians and other nationals residing in the Buduburam refugee settlement came together to establish the Pan African Center for Peace and Conflict Resolution (PAC). PAC was established to help in promoting peace education, community development, capacity building, training programmes, trauma counselling, human rights issues and volunteering. Beneficiaries of [...] Read more >>>
Inter-Religious Council of Liberia (IRCL)
Established in 1990 as a non-political and non-factional entity, the Inter-Religious Council of Liberia (IRCL) is a joint effort of the Liberian Council of Churches and the Liberian Muslim Council to prevent, manage and resolve conflicts in Liberia. The IRCL was instrumental in formulating the framework for the ECOWAS Peace Plan which included cease-fire, round table, [...] Read more >>>
Justice and Peace Commission (JPC)
The Justice and Peace Commission (JPC) was founded in 1991 with the sole purpose of monitoring the fragile peace right after the first ceasefire signed between the Government and rebels in Liberia. JPC has since expanded its work to address issues regarding social, economic, political and religious justice as well as respect for human rights. The [...] Read more >>>
West Africa Network for Peacebuilding – Liberia (WANEP-Liberia)
The West Africa Network for Peacebuilding (WANEP) began in 1998 as a response to the decade-long civil war in Liberia. WANEP works with grassroots organisations doing peacebuilding work. As an umbrella organisation, WANEP exists to empower local people working on human rights and peacebuilding projects by creating links between community organisations around Liberia and in [...] Read more >>>
Liberia: Conflict Resources
General Africa Humanitarian – Liberia: Local initiatives for Liberian communities as well as news about the recovery of the country’s social fabric. Amnesty International Liberia: Reports outlining investigation of war crimes and abuses. BBC Country Profile – Liberia: An insightful overview of the political, social and economical landscape. Also noteworthy is the extensive timeline feature. [...] Read more >>>
Liberia section added
We’ve today added Liberia to the regions covered on Insight on Conflict. Liberia is still recovering from a brutal Civil War that lasted over a decade, ending in 2003, and over the coming months we will be adding information on the many active peacebuilding organisations there. Read more >>>
The Committee for Peace and Development Advocacy (COPDA)
The Committee for Peace and Development Advocacy (COPDA) is an independent local non-governmental organisation established in 1997, right after the elections which ushered into power former Liberian president Charles Taylor. COPDA was formed by a group of Liberians who saw the need to advocate for the protection, respect and promotion of the rights of citizens [...] Read more >>>
Liberia: Peacebuilding Organisations
Below are listed peacebuilding and conflict resolution organisations active in Liberia. Just click on a group’s name for further information on their work. We are currently in the process of expanding the number of organisations we feature in Liberia – please check back soon for further information. If you are aware of any organisations that [...] Read more >>>
Women of Liberia Peace Network (WOLPNET)
The Women of Liberia Peace Network (WOLPNET) was founded in June 2003 in Accra, Ghana, during peace talks on the conflict in Liberia. At that time Liberia faced a grim future as the various warring factions adopted belligerent positions that threatened further fighting. The Liberian refugee women in the Buduburam camp, near Accra, having suffering [...] Read more >>>
Liberia: Key people and parties
Samuel Doe: Former Dictator of Liberia. Doe came to power in 1980 after leading a military coup staged by members of the Krahn ethnic group, thus becoming the first Liberian Head of State not descended from colonists. Successive coup attempts prompted violent reprisals against the rival Gio and Mano tribes, laying the ground from the [...] Read more >>>
