Liberian voters in Doe Township stand in knee-deep water waiting to cast their vote in the first democratic election since the end of the civil war. Ellen Johnson Sirleaf won after a run-off, becoming the first democratically elected female African head of state.
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The Indian contingent of the UN mission, consisting mostly of women, swaps its black beret for the UN blue beret on arrival in Monrovia to begin its tour of duty. The large number of female peacekeepers inspired Liberian women to join the security sector, including the national police force.
UN Photo/Eric Kanalstein