The Security Council has extended the sanctions imposed on Liberia in connection with the country's civil war as well as the panel of experts tasked with monitoring compliance with the measures.
In a unanimously adopted resolution, the Council noted "with serious concern" the lack of progress in implementing the financial measures imposed by a 2004 resolution demanding that all assets of former president Charles Taylor, family members and associates be frozen to prevent them from obstructing the restoration of peace in Liberia and the region.
The Council demanded that the Liberian Government "make all necessary efforts to fulfill its obligations."
The 15-member body also renewed the measures on travel and arms, and the mandate of the panel of experts, for another 12 months.
The panel was first appointed by Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon in July 2007 to renew investigations on whether the sanctions were being enforced in the light of allegations that Mr. Taylor still had access to considerable wealth in the country.
Mr. Taylor was sentenced in May by the Special Court for Sierra Leone (SCSL) to 50 years in prison for planning and for aiding and abetting crimes committed by Sierra Leonean rebel forces during that country's decade-long civil war.
In the resolution, the Council called on all States and the Liberian Government to cooperate fully with the panel, which is tasked with, among other things, conducting two follow-up assessment missions to Liberia and neighboring States to investigate and compile a mid-term and a final report on the implementation, and any violations, of the sanctions.
It also called on the Liberian Government to complete implementation of the recommendations of the 2009 review team for the Kimberley Process, a framework for certifying diamonds as not part of the illicit trade that could fuel conflict, and to improve transparent governance of all natural resources.
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Ellen Johnson is a surrogate of Charles taylor. the inteernational community thought by giving her a Peace Prize and lauding her as a good leader that she would take note. The woman is corrupt, she hires her entire family and Liberia is once again reaching its breaking point. Obama and others are now seeing clearly thatshe had fooled them. She went to run off twice and only won because the foolish Liberian women stole their childrens voting cards. this woman has got to go.
The World getting to know that Ellen Johnson Sirleaf is a criminal. This lady need to be in Jail for killing over two hundred and fifty thousand plus Liberian.
What the so-called International community want from mr. Taylor. You the very people supported Ma Ellen to buy guns and give them to Mr. Taylor only because he refuse to dance to your tune by allowing our oil to be given at 40% royalty he was considered the bad guy. You people heavily contributed to the woe of our people. What do you want from Mr. Taylor you succeeded in bringing in a cheated and surrogate government that have given our oil to you for as low as 10% something Mr. Taylor wouldn't have done. You people leave Mr. Taylor alone, his family got the right to enjoy his assets. You got this Government which is legally married to Rampant and chronic corruption and saying nothing about it. hold your peace.......