By Amara Konneh
MONROVIA, Oct. 18 (LINA) -The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), Liberia Resident Representative, Ambassador, Mady Biaye has urged Liberians and other developmental partners, including Civil Society Organizations to see the introduction of the Gender-Based Violence Information Management System (GBV-IMS) as an important tool to strengthening digital reporting, tracking Gender -Based Violence (GBV) cases and improving services for women and girls across Liberia.
Ambassador Biaye delivered the remarks on Tuesday, October 13, 2026 at the official launch of the country’s Gender-Based Violence Information Management System (GBV-IMS) welcomed and described the platform to track and analyze cases relative to GBV.
He added that using digital platforms is paramount to the Liberian Society because it shows a high-level of transparency and accountability and commitment to preventing and responding to cases.
The UN Representative said the establishment of the digital platform to curve GBV Cases will systematically go beyond reporting or analyzing, citing that it would expand the collection of information that is set to provide a framework for standardizing incident reporting, survivor- center, secure data management and evidence-based decision-making.
He also added that in an effort to upgrade the system, there is a need to identify the challenges survivors face in order to have timely medical attention, stigmatization and speedy investigation to determine the perpetrator.
He maintained that the launch of the newly digital system to fight GBV is a milestone achievement for not only the Government of Liberia but partners.
The UNFPA Official expressed his gratitude to the Government of Liberia through the Ministry of Gender, Children and Social Protection and Developmental Partners for their contributions to this initiative as she reaffirmed the UN Organization’s commitment to supporting the government in strengthening building technical capacity and improving the platform in the Geo-Political Subdivisions of Liberia.
Making remarks on behalf of the Government of Liberia, Assistant Minister for Children and Social Protection at the Ministry of Gender, Children and Social Protection Ophelia Kennedy thanked the UNFPA Official and its partners for the partnership in improving data collection of GBV Cases.
She added that the launch adds an additional boost in the implementation of the Initiative in the fight against GBV.