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{{Politics of Liberia}}
The '''[[United Nations]] Mission in Liberia''' ('''UNMIL''') was a [[peacekeeping]] operation established in September 2003 to monitor a ceasefire agreement in [[Liberia]] following the resignation of President [[Charles G. Taylor|Charles Taylor]] and the conclusion of the [[Second Liberian Civil War]] (1999–2003).<ref name="UN_SRES15092003">{{UN document |docid=S-RES-1509(2003) |type=Resolution |body=Security Council |year=2003 |resolution_number=1509 |accessdate=2008-04-13|date=19 September 2003}}</ref> At its peak it consisted of up to 15,000 U.N. military personnel and 1,115 police officers, along with
UNMIL superseded the [[United Nations Observer Mission in Liberia]] (UNOMIL), which had been established in 1993 to support the peacekeeping efforts of the [[Economic Community of West African States]] (ECOWAS) during the [[First Liberian Civil War]] (1989–1996).<ref>Adibe, Clement E. (1997). "The Liberian conflict and the ECOWAS-UN partnership". ''Third World Quarterly''. '''18''' (3): 471–488. [[Doi (identifier)|doi]]:10.1080/01436599714821.</ref> Two years of relative peace ended with another civil war, triggered by conflict between rebel groups and Taylor's administration. Large scale fighting ended following the [[Accra Peace Agreement]] in August 2003, and UNMIL was subsequently formed to implement the terms of the agreement and help establish a new transitional government.
In light of the improving political and security situation, in 2015, the UNSC resolved to gradually wind down UNMIL in preparation for the Liberian government to take full responsibility for peace and security.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2015-09-17 |title=With eye on security transition, Security Council extends UN mission in Liberia for another year |url=https://news.un.org/en/story/2015/09/509102-eye-security-transition-security-council-extends-un-mission-liberia-another |access-date=2022-08-30 |website=UN News |language=en}}</ref> By June 2016, UNMIL's mandate was officially transferred to local authorities, with the force reduced to 1,240 U.N. military and 606 police personnel only in case of emergency;<ref name=":0">{{Cite news|url=https://af.reuters.com/article/topNews/idAFKCN0ZH3XD|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160702140811/http://af.reuters.com/article/topNews/idAFKCN0ZH3XD|url-status=dead|archive-date=2016-07-02|title=U.N. peacekeeping mission leaves Liberia after 13 years {{!}} Top News {{!}} Reuters|website=af.reuters.com|date=July 2016|access-date=2016-07-05}}</ref> the peacekeeping mission formally withdrew on 30 March 2018.<ref>{{Cite web |title=UNMIL |url=https://peacekeeping.un.org/en/mission/unmil |access-date=2022-08-30 |website=United Nations Peacekeeping |language=en}}</ref> By that time, a total of 126,000 military officers, 16,000 police and 23,000 civilian staff had been deployed as part of the operation.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Welle (www.dw.com) |first=Deutsche |title=UN hails Liberia peacekeeping mission as a 'success' {{!}} DW {{!}} 22.03.2018 |url=https://www.dw.com/en/un-hails-liberia-peacekeeping-mission-as-a-success/a-43084970 |access-date=2022-08-30 |website=DW.COM |language=en-GB}}</ref>
UNMIL is largely considered to have been
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