The President of Liberia, Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, presided over the launch of the Liberia Women Democracy Radio in Monrovia on 5 August – the country’s first radio station that is dedicated to increasing women’s access to information. The radio station also seeks to highlight gender issues and to provide practical training to female journalists.

The Liberia Women Democracy Radio is sponsored by the United Nations Democracy Fund (UNDEF). UNIFEM (part of UN Women) serves as the executing agency for the project.

The inaugural event was attended by government officials and representatives from UN agencies, civil society organizations and the media. In her statement, President Sirleaf encouraged girls and young women to pursue education and careers, and urged the station’s management to join in the fight against illiteracy and sexual violence.

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