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UNOL’s mandate extended

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    UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan has decided to extend the mandate of the UN Peace-Building Support Office in Liberia (UNOL)until December 2000.

    The decision came after the Liberian government said UNOL was making “catalytic contributions” to the country’s post-conflict peace-building efforts.

    Annan noted that much had been achieved since Liberia’s civil war ended in 1997 but that there was more to do, particularly on national reconciliation, democratization, reintegration of former combatants, good governance and promotion of the rule of law.

    UNOL, set up in 1997, has been supporting the government’s efforts to consolidate peace, promote national reconciliation and strengthen democratic institutions, Annan said.

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