Draft Statement of Mutual Commitments on Peacebuilding in Liberia adopted by the Peacebuilding Commission on 15 November 2010.

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1. By a letter dated 27 May 2010, the Government of Liberia requested the Secretary-General to place Liberia on the agenda of the Peacebuilding Commission. The Secretary-General transmitted the request to the Security Council in a letter dated 14 June 2010. The President of the Security Council wrote to the Chair of the Peacebuilding Commission on 19 July 2010 supporting the request of the Government of Liberia to be placed on the agenda of the Commission. The Security Council also requested the Commission’s advice and recommendations, following close consultation with the Government of Liberia, on the requirements necessary to help accelerate progress in meeting key benchmarks as set out by the United Nations Mission in Liberia (UNMIL), in the following areas: strengthening the rule of law; supporting security sector reform; and supporting national reconciliation.

2. The Organizational Committee of the Peacebuilding Commission decided, on 16 September 2010, to place Liberia on its agenda and elected Prince Zeid Ra’ad Zeid Al Hussein, the Permanent Representative of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan to the United Nations, as Chair of the country-specific configuration.

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