Liberia country and climate development report
This Country Climate and Development Report (CCDR) examines Liberia’s development trajectory through the lens of the country’s vulnerability to climate change. It identifies Liberia’s development risks
Liberia
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Sierra Leone raises Ebola death toll
SIERRA Leone raised its death toll from the highly contagious Ebola virus on Monday, sparking fears that the deadly epidemic gripping west Africa is spreading. Health ministry spokesman Yaya Tunis said
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Ebola virus causes outbreak of infectious dance tune in west Africa
Few viruses can boast of being the inspiration for hit dance tunes. But then ebola — which can kill up to 90 per cent of victims, has no vaccine or cure, and causes horrific internal and external bleeding
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Standing on the sidelines: why food and beverage companies must do more to tackle climate change
For the food and beverage industry, climate change is a major threat. For millions of people, it means more extreme weather and greater hunger. The Big 10 companies are significant contributors to this
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Outbreak of Ebola virus disease in West Africa - Rapid Risk Assessment
An outbreak of Ebola virus disease (EVD) in West Africa, with onset in early February 2014, is evolving in Guinea and Liberia. This is the first such outbreak in the area. The first cases were reported
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Mali suspects first Ebola cases as regional death toll tops 90
Mali said it had identified its first possible cases of Ebola since the start of an outbreak in neighboring Guinea, adding to fears that the deadly virus was spreading across West Africa. More than
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Drop in Niger child deaths, says Save the Children
Niger has made the greatest strides worldwide in reducing child mortality, a new study by Save the Children suggests. Other countries that reported progress in tackling child deaths include Liberia
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India to push for poverty eradication without caveats
India will push to make poverty eradication, ‘without any qualifiers,’ the centre-piece of the development framework post-2015, the stated deadline to achieve the Millennium Development Goals (MDG), at
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New initiative to boost family planning launched
UNFPA-IPPF initiative to fill gap in health care infrastructure. A new initiative to boost family planning services in 13 countries including India, focussing on vulnerable groups, particularly in areas
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Largest Liberian palm oil project is failing locals: study
Liberia's largest palm oil company, Golden Veroleum, needs to review its social and environmental policies after its workers damaged graves, cleared existing crops and polluted creeks, according to an
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Sesa Goa readies capex for Liberia project, shipments to begin from Feb'14
Company aims to produce 10 million tonnes of iron ore per annum in the first phase from the proejct Vedanta group firm Sesa Goa has finalised the capital expenditure plan for its Liberian iron ore mining project and plans to begin shipments from it from February 2014, a top company official said. The company is aiming to produce 10 million tonnes of iron ore per annum in the first phase from Liberia's Western Clusters project, which it had acquired in two phases for about $123.5 million (about Rs 595 crore).