Visiting towns in the southern and eastern parts of Sierra Leone, the commander of the United Nations peacekeeping forces in the country has pushed for progress in the disarmament effort, the UN Mission for Sierra Leone (UNAMSIL) announced today.
The United Nations Mission in Sierra Leone (UNAMSIL) today started the second phase of its weapons destruction exercise in the capital, Freetown, destroying more than 7,600 weapons recovered by UN peacekeepers during the disarmament process.
Ten days before the start of the disarmament process in the southeastern part of Sierra Leone, a top United Nations military officer visited the area to urge cooperation from all sides, the UN peacekeeping operation in the country said today.
More than 100 fighters from the rebel Revolutionary United Front (RUF) in Sierra Leone have handed over their weapons to United Nations peacekeepers in the northern part of the country, the UN Mission there (UNAMSIL) said today in statement.
