U.N. Security Council ends more than a decade of sanctions, arms embargo on Liberia

The United Nations Security Council voted on Wednesday to end sanctions and an arms embargo on Liberia, citing the West African country’s successful stabilization more than a decade after a 14-year civil war that killed nearly 250,000 people. The unanimously adopted resolution by the 15-nation council welcomed “the sustained progress made by the government of … Continue reading U.N. Security Council ends more than a decade of sanctions, arms embargo on Liberia