30 June 2016 – Liberian security forces today took full control of their security for the first time since the civil war ended 13 years ago, marking a historic milestone for the United Nations peacekeeping mission in Liberia and a major benchmark in the country’s peace process. Read more. http://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsId=54369#.V3Vj2VdEYZd
UN peacekeeping mission in Liberia handing over security responsibility to national forces
- 30 June 2016
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