Liberia: Building Women's Capacities

To better address the deteriorating situation in the Mano River region that threatens the fragile peace process, leaders of the "Mano River Women's Peace Network" (MARWOPNET) will come together for a Training Workshop from 7-10 June in Freetown, Sierra Leone. The Network is comprised of a cross-section of women from Liberia, Sierra Leone and Guinea who are dedicated to engendering the peace process in the sub-region. In the past, the Network has succeeded in encouraging the leaders of the Mano River Union to initiate dialogue within and between the three countries. Both the United Nations Secretary-General, Mr. Kofi Annan, and the UN Security Council have publicly recognised the contributions of the Women's Peace Network.