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UNITED NATIONS (AP) - The Security Council voted unanimously Friday to extend the mandate of the U.N. peacebuilding mission in Sierra Leone, a country outgoing Secretary-General Kofi Annan called a success story.
A U.N. peacekeeping force helped put Sierra Leone back on the path to peace after a bloody 11-year civil war, which ended in 2002. Poverty continues to plague the country, which has one of the world's lowest life expectancy and literacy rates.
"Today Sierra Leone is a good example of what can be achieved by the U.N. and its member states working closely together," Annan said in a farewell speech to the council. "Sierra Leone is definitely one of the success stories of our work together."
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