UNITED NATIONS EXPRESSES SATISFACTION ON RETURN OF PEACE IN LIBERIA

The organization also thanked all previous leaders of the Mission, and pays tribute to all uniformed and civilian personnel who served with UNMIL, expressing  profound respect to the memory of the 202 peacekeepers who lost their lives in the service of peace during the nearly 15 years the Mission was deployed in Liberia.

The statement further expressed gratitude to all troop- and police-contributing countries and reiterates the commitment of the United Nations family present in Liberia to continuing to support the Government with the implementation of outstanding reform activities with a view to ensuring that the hard-won peace can be sustained and the country and its people will continue to progress and thrive.