Closure of UNMIL

The United Nations Mission in Liberia successfully completed its mandate on 30 March 2018. You can find out about the mission's past activities and achievements through this website. The United Nations family remains committed to supporting the Government, ensuring that the hard won peace is sustained and that the country and its people continue to progress and thrive.

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Security Council approves three-month extension for UN Mission in Liberia

14 September 2016 – The Security Council this morning extended the mandate of the United Nations Mission in Liberia (UNMIL) through the end of the year, while reaffirming its readiness to consider withdrawing the operation and transitioning to a future U

15 Sep 2016

Liberia: ‘Arduous path to sustainable peace’ requires long-term Security Council engagement – UN envoy

25 August 2016 – The United Nations envoy for Liberia today stressed the need for long-term, robust engagement by stakeholders, particularly the Security Council, towards a sustainable peace in the West African country.

26 Aug 2016

Take Action to Orange your Day

The UN Secretary-General’s UNiTE to End Violence against Women campaign, managed by UN Women, has proclaimed every 25th of the month as “Orange Day” – a day to take action to raise

25 Jul 2016

UN peacekeeping mission in Liberia handing over security responsibility to national forces

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.

30 Jun 2016

UN Secretary-General Welcomes Liberia’s Assumption of Security Responsibilities

The Secretary-General welcomes the full assumption today by the Government of Liberia of its national security responsibilities from the United Nations Mission in Liberia (UNMIL), in accordance with Security Council resolution 2239 (2015).

30 Jun 2016

Ban Names Humanitarian Coordinator in Syria as New Deputy Special Representative for Liberia

United nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today announced the appointment of Yacoub El Hillo of Sudan as his Deputy Special Representative in the UN Mission in Liberia (UNMIL), succeeding Antonio Vigilante of Italy, who concluded his assignment on 15 June 2016. Read more.

28 Jun 2016

SRSG Farid Zarif meets with county officials of Rivercess County

The Special Representative of the Secretary-General (SRSG) for Liberia, Farid Zarif, has advised county officials, law enforcement agencies and the community to work together in tackling security issues when the United Nations Mission in Liberia (UNMIL) hands over full security responsibilities t

02 Jun 2016

The Celebration of United Nations Peacekeepers Day in Monrovia

The Special Representative of the Secretary-General Farid Zarif and Liberia’s Defence Minister Brownie J.

28 May 2016

UNMIL Deputy SRSG Waldemar Vrey at the launch of the UN Security Council resolution 2250 on Youth, Peace and Security in Liberia.

24 May 2016

Photo of The Day: 31 March 2016

UNMIL recently donated equipment, earmarked for improvement of human resource management to the Liberia National Police (LNP) and the Bureau of Immigration and Naturalization (BIN) as part of the ongoing preparations by the Government of Liberia to assume all sec

31 Mar 2016

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