UN Renews Arms Embargo on Liberia
The UN Security Council has unanimously adopted the resolution and expressed grave concern about the Ebola outbreak and its impact on the country.
A busy Monrovia street.
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Liberia:
UN Security Council Renews Sanctions On Liberia
Liberian Observer, 11 December 2014
The UN Security Council on Tuesday renewed the sanctions on Liberia for another nine months since it has determined the situation in the country remains fragile and constitutes a… Read more »
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Liberia:
Security Council Adopts Resolution 2188 (2014) Renewing Liberia Sanctions for Nine Months, With View to Lifting Them
UN, 9 December 2014
The Security Council today renewed sanctions measures on Liberia for a further nine months, while recognizing the impact of the Ebola outbreak on peace and security as a factor for… Read more »
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Liberia:
Lifting Sanction On Liberia 'Doubtful'
NEWS, 16 June 2014
Ambassador Zeid Ra'ad Zeid Al-Hussein (Jordan), chair of the 1521 Liberia Sanctions Committee, is expected to brief members on the Liberia sanctions regime today. The briefing is… Read more »
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Liberia:
We Support Lifting Sanction, but With Caution
NEWS, 16 June 2014
It Has Been 11 years since the United Nations Security Council imposed armed embargo on Liberia. Although in 2009, the embargo was temporarily lifted; however, the embargo on… Read more »
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Liberia:
Adopting Resolution 2128 (2013), Security Council Renews Arms Embargo On Liberia, Granting 12-Month Mandate Extension to Monitoring Panel of Experts
UN, 10 December 2013
The Security Council today renewed and adjusted the arms embargo it originally imposed on Liberia in 2003, deciding that notification for the provision of non-lethal materials and… Read more »
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The UN Security Council says the situation in post-conflict Liberia remains fragile and constitutes a threat to regional security. Read more »