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UN welcomes the RUFP

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    The UN welcomed the provisional registration on Monday of the Revolutionary United Front (RUF) as a political party, the UN Mission in Sierra Leone (UNAMSIL) said.

    The Special Representative of the Secretary-General, Francis Okelo, said that he hoped the registration of the Revolutionary United Front Party (RUFP), would “signal a renewed commitment by Chairman Foday Sankoh and his followers to the consolidation of the rule of law, peace and stability in Sierra Leone”.

    In the UNAMSIL statement issued on Monday, Okelo urged Sankoh and other parties to abide by the Lome Peace Agreement, particularly with regard to the disarmament and demobilisation of all former combatants in the country.

    This article was produced by IRIN News while it was part of the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs. Please send queries on copyright or liability to the UN. For more information: https://shop.un.org/rights-permissions

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