UNMIL Photo/Christopher Herwig, October 2008, Monrovia, Liberia - The World Food Program recently announced that it would resume its school feeding program in Monrovia, the capital of Liberia due to the global food crisis. More than half a million children are now getting daily meals at schools across Liberia’s 15 counties. In a country where war destroyed much of the infrastructure and most people live on a subsistence basis the daily meals are an incentive for families to send children to school.
UNMIL Photo/Christopher Herwig, November 9 2008, Monrovia, Liberia - Abandoned buildings at the Barclay training center in downtown Monrovia, a notorious meeting point for drug dealers and users. Many of the armed robberies around Monrovia are carried out by drug users desperate for money. The ERU identifies suspects and searches for drugs and weapons amongst the burnt-out buildings.
UNMIL Photo/Christopher Herwig, November 9 2008, Monrovia, Liberia - ERU Officer secures a suspect against wall. The suspects are taken by surprise and some resist. The UNPOL advisors remind them to be clear in their demands and not to use unnecessary force.
