Ahead of Sierra Leone elections, UN Peacebuilding Commission pledges continued support

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15 November 2012 – In calling for “peaceful and impartial” elections on Saturday in Sierra Leone, the component of the United Nations Peacebuilding Commission that deals with the West African country pledged continued support for the Government and the people of Sierra Leone in their “arduous task of building a democratic nation.”
“The Peacebuilding Commission emphasizes that the primary responsibility for the conduct of fair, free, credible and transparent elections rests with the people of Sierra Leone, their government, electoral management bodies, and political parties,” said a statement by the Commission’s Sierra Leone section – known formally as the Sierra Leone Configuration of the Peacebuilding Commission.It also noted that the international community views the Saturday elections as a “significant milestone in the country's peace consolidation efforts,” adding that global onlookers have “high expectations that they will be conducted in a peaceful, transparent, and credible manner, thereby serving as an example for the region and beyond