WHEN FARID ZARIF, the Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the United Nations Mission in Liberia addressed the United Nations Security Council recently, he remarked that June 30 would mark the completion of the security transition of one of the most significant milestones for Liberia and the international community since the end of the country's civil war and the signing of the peace agreement in 2003.
TODAY, UNMIL is marking the beginning of a new phase in its engagement in Liberia, one that climaxes a rather mixed bag of turbulent misfortunes and fond memories of an era which saw the international community come to the aid of Liberia which had been through a devastating civil war that killed scores of its citizens and sent thousands others into exile.
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