n Conflict Trends - Post-war security sector reform in Liberia : development and challenges

Abstract

The end of the civil war in Liberia in 2003, and the subsequent free and fair democratic elections of 2005, signalled the emergence of peace, stability and sustainable development to the country. reaping benefits from the cessation of hostilities and the ensuing democratic environment, Liberians needed to make necessary adjustments to accommodate decisions stemming from the 2003 Peace Accord. The National Transitional Government of Liberia (NTGL) and the United Nations Mission in Liberia (UNMIL) worked together to ensure that the Peace Accord was decisively pursued and scrupulously implemented. Subsequently, the first post-war democratic regime assumed power in 2006, and continued the collaboration with the UN Mission to ensure that the country's reform peace agenda was implemented.