Monrovia, June 2 -- As the United Nations General Assembly prepares to vote on June 3, Liberia's bid for a non-permanent seat on the UN Security Council (UNSC) has garnered unprecedented bipartisan and national support.

By Selma Lomax selma.lomax@frontpageafricaonline.com

In a rare show of unity, political actors from across the divide - ruling and opposition - civil society institutions, and ordinary Liberians have rallied behind the campaign.

The vote, scheduled for June 3 during the 79th session of the UN General Assembly in New York, is expected to return Liberia to the Security Council for the first time since 1961, when it briefly held a one-year term in a compromise arrangement with Ireland. This time, Liberia is poised to se...