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Secretary-General António Guterres told the Security Council that the drawdown of UN peacekeeping missions is “a moment of heightened risk,” but stressed that “their missions are never intended to be permanent." UNIFEED

Chief Inspector Doreen Malambo of Zambia, currently serving in the UN Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) was awarded the 2020 United Nations Woman Police Officer of the Year. UNIFEED

The Chief Inspector Doreen Malambo of Zambia, currently serving in the UN Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) was named the 2020 United Nations Woman Police Officer of the Year by the UN Department of Peace Operations. She will receive the award virtually at a ceremony on 3 November. UNMISS

At the Security Council’s final meeting on Liberia, UN Assistant Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations Alexander Zouev said today marked a “historic milestone” for the country after 25 years of constant presence on the Council’s agenda. UNIFEED

The Nigerian and Ukrainian peacekeeping contingents have left Liberia, as the mandate of the United Nations Mission in Liberia (UNMIL) approaches its conclusion. UNMIL

Over 14 years after UNMIL was deployed in compliance with Security Council resolution 1509 (2003), an official farewell ceremony was held in honour of the departing Police and Military personnel who have served with the Mission. UNMIL

As the United Nations peacekeeping mission in Liberia is drawing to a close, the United Nations top official in the country said Liberia is “on the right path to build on democratic gains” but also warned that it is “very important for the international community to maintain a robust engagement with Liberia.” UNIFEED

George Weah, today (22 Jan) was inaugurated on as the new president of the Republic of Liberia where the United Nations is about to close its peacekeeping mission in two months after 15 years of presence. UNIFEED

As United Nations Mission in Liberia (UNMIL) enters the final phase of its mandate, the Special Representative of the Secretary-General in Liberia today (27 Jun) told the Security Council that the country remains "stable" with no threats envisaged beyond "isolated and sporadic incidents of a public order nature" in the context of the upcoming October presidential and legislative elections and the subsequent transition of government in January. UNIFEED

The United Nations Mission in Liberia (UNMIL) will officially hand over all security responsibilities in the country to the government tomorrow. The move comes as a result of a Security Council resolution adopted last year in which the international community expressed its confidence in Liberia’s ability to shoulder this responsibility. FILE