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Podcast: Global Dispatches -- World News That Matters
Episode: When UN Peacekeeping Works: The Story of the United Nations Mission in Liberia
Description: In this special episode of Global Dispatches Podcast we are bringing you the story of how UN Peacekeepers partnered with the people and government of Liberia to help transform the country from one of the bleakest places on the planet, to one of the more hopeful today. When peacekeepers were first deployed to Liberia in 2003, the west African country had just experienced a devastating civil war. Fifteen years later, the last Blue Helmets left the country.  Through interviews and archival audio, you will hear from Liberians, UN officials and experts who explain how the UN Mi...