Tag Archives: Liberia
4 February 2015
Cross-posted on the Global Health Law Groningen Blog
The recent Ebola crisis has caused approximately 20.000 deaths so far. Compared to other global health crises, including the deaths caused by armed conflicts and chronic diseases, this is still a small amount. Yet, from a global and domestic health law and governance perspective, this crisis raises a number of vital questions and challenges, which were also addressed during a recent SHARES debate organised by the University of Amsterdam. It reveals a lack of good governance and leadership at both domestic and international levels. It challenges us to ask the questions: what went wrong, who is responsible, and for what? (more…)
14 October 2014
Senior UN officials warned that the virus is ‘far ahead’ of the global response as it is morphing from a local to an international crisis requiring all countries to scale up efforts and financial commitments to bring an end to the scourge. (more…)
Source: UN News Centre | 'We are late, but not too late to fight and win this battle,' against Ebola – UN
6 October 2014
The current Ebola outbreak in West Africa is illustrative of a global health issue which requires collective global action. The rapid spread of the virus is alarming health experts. At the time of writing, the number of reported deaths has reached more than 3,338, and the virus could spread even further across borders. States that are most affected are Liberia, Guinea and Sierra Leone, but Ebola cases have also been reported in Nigeria, Senegal, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Calls for concerted action and international assistance (more…)
30 September 2014
Liberia is to become the first nation in Africa to completely stop cutting down its trees in return for development aid. Norway will pay Liberia USD 150m to stop deforestation by 2020. (more…)
Source: BBC | Liberia signs 'transformational' deal to stem deforestation
26 September 2014
Dozens of governments, businesses, civil society and indigenous peoples that participated in the UN Climate Summit in New York pledged to halve deforestation by 2020 and to end within the following decade. (more…)
Source: UN News Centre | Governments, corporations pledge at UN summit to eliminate deforestation by 2030