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Children served in the Liberian militias [Hillary Norris]

Fourteen years of war ended in 2003 - devastated by years of conflict, young Liberians are now starting to learn what life is like in peacetime

Former President Charles Taylor left Liberia in 2003 in the midst of a crisis. Since then UN peacekeepers have been deployed across the country, co-ordinating a national Disarmament, Demobilisation and Reintegration programme.

The war displaced one million people and left 200,000 dead, while 80 per cent of people live below the poverty line, and the country is heavily dependent on foreign aid.

We support two partners in Liberia, both of which were present throughout the conflict era, and are focused on post-conflict rehabilitation, particularly for young people.

In 2011, we also provided emergency food aid, shelters, sleeping mats, blankets and cooking utensils to help villagers in the east of Liberia support refugees who fled conflict in Cote d'Ivoire.

Bishop Rawsthorne meets refugee children in Glarlay [Noreen Lockhart]

Bishop Rawsthorne meets refugees

Bishop John Rawsthorne, Chair of our Board of Trustees, has visited a village in Liberia where we are supporting thousands of refugees.

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Cote d'Ivoire and Liberia: refugee crisis

With intense fighting in Cote d’Ivoire (Ivory Coast), at least 100,000 refugees have poured into neighbouring Liberia. Hundreds more are crossing every day - and food and water supplies are running dangerously low.

A boys flees with his belongings from Abidjan in Cote d'Ivoire [REUTERS/Luc Gnago courtesy of alertnet.org]

Côte d’Ivoire and Liberia refugee crisis

Hundreds of thousands of people are fleeing from violence in the West African state of Côte d’Ivoire. They urgently need our help.

Côte d'Ivoire & Liberia refugee crisis

More than 130,000 refugees have fled across the border into Liberia to escape violence in Côte d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast). They desperately need our help.

Refugees leave the city of Abidjan in Cote d'Ivoire [REUTERS/Gnago courtesy of alertnet.org]

Côte d'Ivoire and Liberia Q&A

Your questions answered about the refugee crisis in Côte d'Ivoire and Liberia.

Published on 29/07/2006, last updated on 20/01/2012

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