UNJLC LIBERIA BULLETIN 25 27 January – 3 February 2004

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CONTENTS

1. HIGHLIGHTS 2. SECURITY 3. AIR OPERATIONS 4. SEA PORT OPERATIONS 5. CUSTOMS AND IMMIGRATION 6. INFRASTRUCTURE 7. LOGISTICS CO-ORDINATION 8. CIVIL-MILITARY CO-ORDINATION 9. FUEL 10. OTHER 11. LIBERIA INTERNATIONAL STAFF

1. Highlights • The LURD Chairman, Sekou Conneh, has re-pledged support to the Transitional Government following last week’s demands for the removal of Chairman Gyude Bryant and the appointment of LURD Assistant Ministers. • The Rotterdam will be completing its contract on 16 February. • UNJLC, WFP, and UNMIL have re-negotiated port charges with the National Port Authority on behalf of the UN. Rates for the UN have been harmonised, representing a 50-60% reduction in handling charges, and a 15% reduction in maritime charges. • UNJLC coordinated a joint logistics assessment mission to the city of Buchanan on 27 January. WFP, FITTEST and UNICEF participated. • The UNJLC Customs and Immigration consultant, Mr. Jim Williams, completed his three-week mission in Liberia. The Executive Summary of the Final Report is included in this Bulletin. • A two-day donor conference, from 5 to 6 February, will be convened in New York, USA to raise funds for the rehabilitation and reconstruction of Liberia.

2. Security • According to local reports, LURD's Chairman, Sekou Conneh, visited Gbarnga, Bong County and retracted his announcement severing ties with National Transitional Government of Liberia (NTGL) if demands made by his organisation for Gyude Bryant's unconditional resignation and the appointment of LURD Assistant Ministers are not met. Mr. Conneh has pledged support to the NTGL headed by Chairman Bryant. • There are reports of looting of civilians by LURD fighters in Gbarnga. Looting in villages surrounding the port city of Buchanan has also been reported. • According to UN reports, villagers in River Cess County are being harassed by MODEL fighters.

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• The curfew timings for UN staff (national and international) are 2400 hours to 0500 hours. The curfew does not apply to local inhabitants. • Monrovia, Tubmanburg, Buchanan and Gbarnga are at UN Security Phase IV, while the rest of Liberia continues to be designated as Phase V.

3. Air Operations • The Managing Director of Spriggs Payne Airport has been appointed: Mr. John G.S. Davies. Prior to the appointment, Mr. Orando Tamba was acting as the MD. Mr. Tamba will resume his post as Deputy Managing Director, Tel: + 377 47 541 603. • James Spriggs Payne Airport is administered by the Liberia Domestic Airport Agency (LDAA), under the jurisdiction of the Civil Aviation Division of the Ministry of Transport. The LDAA is responsible for the management of Liberia’s domestic airports (except for Roberts International Airport,). The newly appointed Managing Director of Spriggs Payne Airport is also the Managing Director of the LDAA. • UNMIL has appointed an OIC for Airfield Management of all airports to be used by UNMIL in Liberia: Mr. Tesfaye Tesgaye. In addition, all domestic airports will have Air Liaison Officers appointed by UNMIL. • UNMIL was unable to repair Spriggs Payne Airport’s fire truck, and therefore will be importing two fire trucks as part of UNMIL’s efforts to rehabilitate the Airport’s Fire and Rescue capability. Local staff at Spirggs Payne Airport will be trained in the use of the vehicles and equipment. • Nine local staff will be further trained by UNMIL Aviation in safety, inspection and regular maintenance of aircraft at Spriggs Payne Airport. Also, the re-surfacing of the runway will be undertaken using LDAA staff. • UNMIL is planning to demarcate the ‘landside’ and ‘airside’ of Spriggs Payne Airport. • Authorities at the Ministry of Transport, Civil Aviation, and Management of Spriggs Payne have raised concerns over the issue of the local population living close to the Airport, which is located in downtown Monrovia, in the suburb of Sinkor. Over a period of time squatters have encroached on the Airport’s property and are living in close proximity to the airstrip. Such a situation has safety and security implications. The Ministry of Justice is planning to evict the local population living close to the Airport. • UNHCR is seeking landing rights for UNHCR aircraft from the Ministry of Transport. • Currently, WFP Air Service, ICRC and UNMIL are operating out of Spriggs Payne Airport. • WFP West Africa Air Service contacts are as follows:

Ivory Coast: Liberia: WFP West Africa Air Service WFP West Africa Air Service WFP Office Ground Floor Rue Jesse Owens WFP Office Angle Boulevard de la Republique United Nations Office Residence Tropique 3 Mamba Point Abidjan Plateau Monrovia Contact: Alain Rakotovao, Emmanuel Jarry, Contact: Nyenati Bayusie and Raphael Dechambenoît Phone: + 377 47 530 092 Phone: + 225 05 404 990 Fax: + 871 763 467 061 + 225 05 531 544 E-mail: [email protected] + 225 05 404 990 Fax: + 225 20 226 239 E-mail: [email protected] [email protected] [email protected]

Sierra Leone: Guinea: WFP West Africa Air Service WFP West Africa Air Service WFP Office WFP Office 5H, Old Railway Line Coléah Corniche Sud Tengbeh Town Commune de Matam Freetown PO Box 5669 Contact: Stela Pasic and Rosemary Parnell Contact: Bounama Gueye Tel: + 232 76 705 092/+ 232 76 601 607 Tel: + 224 13 40 76 51 Ext 4450 03/02/2004 Page 2 of 9

Fax: + 232 22 277 094 Mobile: + 224 13 40 85 67 E-mail: [email protected] Fax: + 874 762 873 026 [email protected] E-mail: [email protected]

4. Sea Port Operations • On 2 Feburary, the Rotterdam presented soundings for the Freeport of Monrovia to the National Port Authority. Partial soundings for the ports of Greenville and Harper were also presented, and will be completed soon. • The Rotterdam will be completing its contract on 16 February. The vessel, chartered by UNMIL, arrived in Monrovia on 17 November 2003. • UNJLC and UNMIL have completed an assessment of the National Port Authority (NPA) handling equipment at the Freeport of Monrovia. A detailed list of spare parts required has been completed and prioritisation of possible interventions will now be made. A similar assessment of NPA maintenance capacity is also underway. The results will be utilised by the NPA for requesting a quick impact project from UNMIL. • UNJLC, WFP, and UNMIL have negotiated an exemption from NPA vehicle access passes for all UN vehicles. In addition, a reduced rate has been negotiated on behalf of the NGO community. The system is already in place at the Freeport and an official letter confirming the arrangement is to be delivered by the NPA today. • UNJLC, WFP, and UNMIL have negotiated the harmonisation of port charges for the UN. This represents a 50-60% reduction in all handling charges, as well as a 15% reduction in maritime charges. This will be confirmed in writing by the NPA later today. • Contacts for the Ghanian Security contingent (UNMIL) at the Freeport are as follows: O Commanding Officer – Lt Col James Adoinama: + 377 47 530 657 O Operations Officer – Major Louman Gbetanu: + 377 47 530 654 O Military Intelligence Officer – Capt Errigton Commil: + 377 47 530 649

5. Customs and Immigration • The UNJLC Customs and Immigration consultant, Mr. Jim Williams, completed his three-week mission in Liberia. Below is the Executive Summary of the Final Report: • Between the 13th and 25th January a series of meetings were held with officials and members of the business community involved in Customs and Immigration issues within Liberia by the UNJLC team including a consultant specialising in these areas. The purpose of the review was to confirm the initial findings of the UNJLC in respect of the interaction of Customs and Immigration procedures with the UN and NGO community in Liberia and to indicate areas in which international assistance was needed, for capacity building, by both the Liberian frontier services. • This report outlines the issues, identifies changes that can be made without external aid and indicates the pressing need for substantial and immediate assistance to both Customs and Immigration from the international community as envisaged by the Accra Accord. Both services have received little assistance from outside Liberia during the past 14 years and their procedures are archaic, bureaucratic, lack transparency, encourage corruption and as a result have very low levels of efficiency. • The primary causes of the problems are ƒ 14 years of neglect of the administrative systems and the Rule of Law; ƒ Pay levels between 18 and 25 USD per month gross which have often not been paid and now do not cover the purchase of a single 50 Kg bag rice; ƒ A continuing process of political and nepotistic appointments in operational areas of the administration; ƒ Poor working conditions; and, ƒ A part of the business community being prepared to base their activities on evading revenue and other controls through encouraging a corrupt system. • If the Government of Liberia and the international community choose to allow these problems to persist then the image of Liberia will continue to be tarnished at the point of entry to its territory of both people and goods. This will undoubtedly discourage the commercial activity by Liberian nationals and international businesses that is necessary for the nation’s development; however it will encourage, rather than deter, the ‘cowboy’ element in business who have no interest in contributing to the national

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revenue or social recovery. It should also be noted that Customs is currently responsible for collecting approximately 60% of the national revenue of Liberia • Although desperately in need of reform the ability of the present systems in both services to function, although only with the assistance, particularly in Customs freight clearance, of corruption together with the delay in returning these administrative activities to the whole of Liberia offers a short window of opportunity to undertake the necessary change process. If the opportunity is not grasped before the establishment of the structure in the countryside then inadequate procedures, staff lacking training, equipment and resources together with an enhanced culture of corruption will be exported from Monrovia to the rest of Liberia. • Whilst ensuring there is strong visible Liberian ownership of the capacity building programme, the international community should consider a substantial input of resources both in terms of money for physical regeneration of the system and expatriate advisors in a range of positions within the organisational structures. In addition, a major training programme for both services should be implemented to build capacity for sustained training by Liberian trainers and boosting the knowledge base of existing staff quickly. To ensure the training is well targeted, it should be subject to a full training needs survey as part of the implementation report of the first expatriate advisory team. • Despite their problems, it has been apparent there are many individuals both in Customs and Immigration who want to have an administration working to international standards and with a high level of integrity. This should provide encouragement that the investment by the international community in this area would assist in ensuring sustainable good governance for Liberia.

6. Infrastructure • To assist the Humanitarian Community in planning re-deployment outside of Monrovia, a number of multi-agency logistics and infrastructure assessments are being coordinated by UNJLC. These assessment missions will cover: ƒ Tubmanburg (completed on 16 January) ƒ Gbarnga (completed on 22 January) ƒ Buchanan (completed 27 January) ƒ Saclepea ƒ Voinjama ƒ Zwedru ƒ Harper • UNJLC coordinated a joint logistics assessment mission to Buchanan on 27 January. WFP, FITTEST and UNICEF participated. The port city of Buchanan is located approximately 140 Km away from Monrovia. • There are 400 UNMIL troops of the Bangladeshi Battalion stationed within the compound. • The assessment was carried out at the LIMINCO (Liberian Mining Corporation) compound as well as additional structures both suitable and available for use as offices and warehousing. • Buchanan port and the former LAMCO compound are owned by LIMINCO. The compound was originally used for the processing, storage and export of iron ore. At a later date it was utilised as a storage facility for the logging trade. The buildings in the residential area were once rented accommodation but are at present largely occupied by IDPs. • There are about 280 structures in the compound. These buildings are all of a similar type, six of them still retaining their roofing sheets. The occupied structures within the compound can be vacated and made available upon request to LIMINCO. There are a few houses that can be considered as common premises or guesthouses. • There are a large number of buildings that can be used as warehouses as well as areas suitable for the erection of Rubbhalls. • There are a few manual water pumps. There is a water tower but it is not functioning and requires inspection. • The power station is destroyed. The underground cable connecting all the buildings as well as distribution boards has been stolen. • A fuel station remains, and retains a level of its capacity.

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• There is no communication infrastructure in Buchanan. Lonestar, the only GSM provider operating at present in Liberia, was covering the area before the war. The equipment installed in Buchanan was looted. They are planning replace the equipment and the network will cover the area within the next months. No public data connectivity provider is available or planned in the town. • For installation of a radio network, the following were considered: ƒ VHF: As Buchanan is located approximately 140 km away from Monrovia, base and mobile stations can easily access repeaters in Monrovia. With proper antennas in both ends, communication between base stations can also easily be done. Contact has been taken with the Bangladeshi UNMIL HQ, and a interagency repeater can be located inside their facility. ƒ HF: The distance / propagation will most probably allow communication with Monrovia at any time. ƒ Security/MOSS compliance: If agencies decide to open an office a repeater would be needed. The repeater will be monitored by the UNSECCORD radio room in Monrovia. Staff can then communicate via a handset in Buchanan. Local arrangements might also be done to install a radio at UNMIL HQ to allow cooperation with UNMIL Buchanan. ƒ UNMIL facilities: UNMIL will establish a sector headquarter in Tubmanburg. Telephone, fax and hi-speed data facilities will be available in the offices. Negotiations for the use of these resources by the humanitarian community are in process. • The assessment team met with Mr. Destor Pueiyou, Resident Manager of the LIMINCO compound, to discuss the possible utilisation of the compound by the Humanitarian Community. Mr Pueiyou states the 280 structures in the compound are available for use by the Humanitarian Community. Agencies and NGOs interested in specific buildings should contact him. A lease agreement will then be signed at the LIMINCO main office in Monrovia. The monthly rental rate is negotiable and paid in accordance with the lease agreement. Rehabilitation of structures can either be done by the Agency or NGO itself, or by LIMINCO labourers. • Contacts for LIMINCO in Monrovia are: ƒ Mr. S. Ciapha Gbollie, President of LIMINCO, Monrovia ƒ Mr. Garmodeh Karnga, Commercial Manager, Monrovia Address: GSA Building ƒ Mr. Destor Pueiyou, Resident Manager, Buchanan • The full report is available from the UNJLC office and the website (http://www.unjlc.org/content/index.phtml/itemId/16769). The report also includes photographs; detailed capacities of buildings found to be useful for office, accommodation, and warehousing; and a map of the LIMINCO compound in Buchanan.

7. Logistics Co-ordination • The weekly meeting of the Joint Logistics Working Group was held on Wednesday, 28 January, 2004 at 10:00 a.m. in the WFP conference room. Items on the agenda were a briefing by the customs consultant; the latest update on UNMIL’s fuel contract; re-negotiation of port charges and UN assistance in rehabilitation of the port infrastructure; a briefing by UNMIL; communication for the Humanitarian Community up country; and, joint assessment missions. • Major BE Oyobolo, from JLOC at UNMIL, provided an update of UNMIL deployment and operations to the Joint Logistics Working Group meeting on 28 January. UNMIL is now deployed to Tubmanburg, Gbarnga, Tapeta, and Zwedru. Fuel distribution points are established at these locations. However, UNMIL is not able to assist the Humanitarian Community with fuel prior to the awarding of its contract. Water purification plants are not yet operational at Gbarnga, Tubmanburg, and Zwedru. UNMIL intends to offer access to these plants for the local population and the Humanitarian Community. Vehicle workshops are yet to be established at these locations. UNMIL’s engineers have submitted requirements for rehabilitation of roads. The priorities will be Gbarnga – Zorzor; Voinjama – Foya; and, Zwedru – Greenville. • Given UNMIL’s lack of heavy equipment and the time it will take for the remaining equipment to arrive, UNJLC has undertaken a survey of the construction equipment owned by local companies and the Ministry of Public Works for potential use in road repair. UNJLC will convene a Road Task Force in early February to review data gathered from the UNJLC Road Assessment of primary routes in Liberia. The information-gathering has been completed. 03/02/2004 Page 5 of 9

• Coordination is required among the humanitarian agencies and UNMIL to avoid problems in identifying premises for office, warehousing, and accommodation. UNMIL peacekeepers and personnel are in the process of establishing sector headquarters up country. UN agencies are also planning their deployment, and some have already identified premises. To ensure de-confliction among all actors, humanitarian agencies are requested to provide the locations of sites selected to UNJLC. • To assist the Humanitarian Community in planning re-deployment outside of Monrovia, a number of multi-agency logistics and infrastructure assessments are being coordinated by UNJLC. WFP, FITTEST, UNICEF and UNJLC conducted a logistics hub assessment mission to Buchanan on Tuesday, 27 January. These assessment missions will cover: ƒ Tubmanburg (completed on 16 January) ƒ Gbarnga (completed on 22 January) ƒ Buchanan (completed 27 January ƒ Saclepea ƒ Voinjama ƒ Zwedru ƒ Harper • A critical area of cooperation and sharing of assets among UNMIL and the Humanitarian Community is communication. VSAT communication is now operational at the UNMIL sector headquarters at Tubmanburg and Gbarnga. The system will soon be operational in Zwedru. There are possibilities of UN Agencies and NGOs linking in with UNMIL VSAT communication systems at each sector head quarter. Discussions with UNMIL are ongoing. Interested agencies are requested to provide requirements to: Martin Kristensson Tel: + 377 47 530 581 E-mail: [email protected] • Mr. Martin Kristensson, FITTEST, has informed UNJLC of a repeater available for NGO use in Monrovia. Contact should be made with Mr. Kristensson for further details. • Humanitarian Operations Centre (HOC): ƒ Humanitarian agencies are requested to make use of the available services at the HOC to organise air, sea, and road missions to the interior of Liberia. In planning missions, the HOC must be informed of changes in dates and names at least 48 hours in advance. ƒ The HOC is enhancing operations as the geographical areas of Liberia become more accessible to the Humanitarian Community. • LOCOMOCC: ƒ The LOCOMOCC is coordinating the logistics of the Humanitarian Community. The LOCOMOCC is also providing operational and logistical support in the planning of the DDRR Programme. • NGO Liaison: ƒ The HOC Humanitarian Briefing is re-scheduled for Monday and Thursday, starting Monday, January 26, 2004. Venue (WHO Conference Room) and time (5:30 p.m.) remain the same. This forum provides an opportunity for humanitarian organisations to flag issues and share information. ƒ About 250 women from targeted communities in four counties are expected to be selected and trained as trainers at the end of the Liberia Women Initiative (LWI) ongoing Baseline Survey and Assessment aimed at increasing women participation in governance and leadership. The US Government’s Ambassador Self-Help Project is funding the assessment. ƒ The Youth for Community Academic and Development Services (YOCADS), a Liberian-based youth organization has begun an awareness campaign, in three communities (Duala, Mombo Town and St. Paul’s bridge), on the United Nations Development Millennium Goals. Through this project, youth in these communities will become aware of these goals, promote them, and effectively participate in the building of their community. YOCADS can be contacted by email: [email protected], Tel: + 377 47 539 342. ƒ The Centre for the Rehabilitation of the Injured and Disabled (CRID) in Monrovia, has received a donation of assorted medical supplies, mainly surgical sutures, from Johnson & Johnson Professional, a UK based pharmaceutical company. This donation is to assist in the rehabilitation of Liberia’s health care delivery system. • LRRRC Liaison:

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ƒ The Executive Director of LRRRC, Hon. Philip B. Dwuye, was part of a humanitarian team that visited Harper, Maryland County. The team comprised of representatives from LRRRC, UNOCHA, UNHCR, UNICEF, LWF/WS, local NGOs and Ministry of Health and Social Welfare. • The points of contact at the HOC are as follows: o General: Stephen Hiscock, Tel: + 377 47 530 434, E-mail: [email protected] o Logistics Coordination & Movement Control: Steven Eames, Tel: + 377 47 534 468, E-mail: [email protected] o Civil-Military Coordination: Stephen Hiscock, Tel: + 377 47 530 434, E-mail: [email protected] Major Noel Duffy, Tel: + 377 47 532 516, E-mail: [email protected] o LRRRC Liaison: Adella K. Kermah, E-mail: [email protected] o NGO Liaison: Momo Larmena, Tel: + 377 47 530365, E-mail: [email protected] o Security: Arve Skog, Tel: + 377 47 529 616, E-mail: [email protected] o Humanitarian Information: Varney Kawah, Tel: + 377 47 521 726, E-mail:[email protected] • The HOC is located on the ground floor of the WFP building. The opening hours are: Mon-Fri: 08:30 – 18:00. Sat: 10:00 – 15:00.

8. Civil-Military Co-ordination • The Pakistan Road and Airport Maintenance Division at RIA have conducted repairs to the runway. • To date, the figures for the Disarmament Demobilisation Relocation and Reintegration (DDRR) Programme are as follows: ƒ Weapons collected: 8, 961 ƒ Ammunition (Mortars, hand grenades, rockets): 573 ƒ Ammunition (AK 47): 38, 200 ƒ Weapons destroyed: 8, 257 ƒ Ex-combatants registered: 13, 195 ƒ Cash payments: 12, 126 • The total strength of the UNMIL Force Headquarters is now 109 (out of 165), including a dedicated "Civil Military Cooperation" (CIMIC) section. Next to the 1st Brigade, 110 Military Observers are now deployed in the country. The Force Brigade's total strength is 11,040. There are 140 CIVPOL officers. UNMIL Emergency Response Hotlines: o Duty Officer HQ Sector 1: + 377 47 530 173 o Duty Officer HQ UNMIL : + 377 47 532 313 • UNMIL Force Commander – Lieutenant General Opande, Kenya • Sector 1 Commander – Brigadier General Festus Okonkwo, Nigeria • Civil-Military Co-operation Officer – Noel Duffy: + 377 47 532 516 • UN Civil-Military Co-ordination – Stephen Hiscock: + 377 47 530 434 • WFP Civil-Military Liaison – Albert Fiawosime: + 377 47 530 209

9. Fuel (Petrol, Diesel, Kerosene) / Commodity Prices • UNMIL is expecting to award its fuel contract by the middle of February. The supplier will be responsible for transporting, storing and supplying fuel to locations specified by UNMIL. • The inclusion of UN agencies and other humanitarian actors into the UNMIL contract is to be formalised in the form of an agreement or MOU. UNMIL order of priority will be supplying peacekeepers, then civilian UNMIL personnel, then UN operations. However, UNJLC is liaising with the Humanitarian Coordinator to acquire a higher precedence for the UN operations. • The question of NGO inclusion into the UNMIL contract is dependent on the tax-free status of the organisation. Unless the NGOs have a registered duty-free status with the government, they cannot participate in the UNMIL contract. This also applies to the implementing partners of UN agencies. NGOs should provide UNJLC or UNMIL confirmation of their duty-free status. Furthermore, UNJLC has

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requested the Humanitarian Coordinator to consider the addition of eligible NGOs in the UNMIL contract. • UN Agencies and NGOs are reminded that provision of anticipated fuel requirements, broken down by location, should be made to either UNJLC or Tim Washington at UNMIL. These figures are urgently required for planning and finalising of the fuel contract: Tim Washington, UNMIL Tel: + 377 47 532 625 E-mail: [email protected] • The National Oil Company of Liberia (NOCAL) has announced its Offshore Bid Round. This follows the acquisition of approximately 9, 000 Km of 2D seismic data, well information and regional interpretations, which are available now from TGS-NOPEC Geophysical Company in Houston, US. Of 17 exploration blocks, covering approximately 55,000 square kilometers, 6 will be awarded. • The exchange rate to the US $ is LD $ 54.

Fuel Prices (per Gallon)

Fuel type Retail Price (US$) Street Price (US$) Diesel 2.20 2.18 Gasoline 2.25 2.31 Kerosene 2.10 2.59

Commodity Prices

Commodity Quantity Price 27.01.04 (US$) Price 03.02.04 (US$) Sugar 50kg 23 20 Rice 50kg 17, 18, 19 17, 18, 19 Flour 50kg 23 22 Food Oil 20 L 20 29 Bread Loaf 0.09 0.09 Tea Pack 0.09 0.09 Tomato paste Can 0.20 0.20 Sweet potatoes 50kg 16.98 16.98 Potatoes 20kg 20 19 Mineral Water 1.5 L 0.78 0.78

10. Other • WFP distributed approximately 542 Mt of assorted food commodities in various distribution sites during January 2004. This also included food distribution activities in the DDRR sensitisation programme. • Representatives from NTGL, the United Nations and the Humanitarian Community in Liberia will be participating in an international donor conference on 5-6 February in New York to raise funds for the emergency recovery programme in Liberia. The International Crisis Group (ICG) and the Human Rights Watch have released reports indicating the political weakness of the Transitional Government pressurised by rebel factions. These think tanks have recommended to donors and the Humanitarian Community the speedy disarmament of the estimated 40-50,000 armed fighters, of which 15,000 are child soldiers. • The DDRR Programme, overseen by UNMIL, is set to resume in March. • UNMIL now has more than 10,000 peacekeepers on ground. • George Weah, Liberia’s international football player, launched a television channel and radio station, Royal Communication Network, in Monrovia. Mr. Weah is a goodwill ambassador with the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and has been contributing efforts to the DDRR programme for child soldiers.

11. Liberia International Staff • Peter Schaller: [email protected] Mobile: + 377 47 534 090 • Matthew Dee: [email protected] Mobile: +377 47 530 187

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• Steven Eames: [email protected] Mobile: + 377 47 534 468 • Farzana Rasheed: [email protected] Mobile: + 377 47 531458 • UNJLC Offices are located on the ground floor of the WFP building, UN Drive, Mamba Point, Monrovia. • UNJLC Fax: + 871 763 467 061. • UNJLC Tel: + 871 763 467 060.

ABOUT UNJLC UNJLC is an inter-agency facility reporting, in the current emergency, to the Humanitarian Coordinator for Liberia, and overall to the Inter-Agency Standing Committee. Its mandate is to coordinate and optimise the logistics capabilities of humanitarian organisations in large-scale emergencies. UNJLC operates under the custodianship of WFP who are responsible for the administrative and financial management of the Centre. UNJLC is funded from voluntary contributions channelled through WFP. The UNJLC project document for Liberia can be viewed on the UNJLC website (www.unjlc.org).

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