The government of Liberia is making efforts to reform its civil aviation administration with the help of the UN International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO), UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan said in a report issued on Monday in New York.
According to a UN statement, Annan's report followed a request by the UN Security Council for information on steps Liberia has taken to improve its capacity in air traffic control and surveillance in compliance with the sanctions imposed in March 2001 in Council Resolution 1343.
That resolution had demanded that Liberian authorities ground all Liberia-registered aircraft operating within its jurisdiction until they update their register of aircraft, and provide the updated information to the Council, the statement said.
Resolution 1343 also demanded that the government, among other things, cease its support for the Revolutionary United Front (RUF) in Sierra Leone, expel all RUF members from Liberia, and stop the import of illicit diamond from Sierra Leone.
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