Libyans Demonstrating Great Initiative, Responsibility in Post-Conflict Context

Libyans Demonstrating Great Initiative, Responsibility in Post-Conflict Context ‘Very Different from Any Other’, Top Envoy Tells Security Council in Briefing
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6669th Meeting (PM)

Just one month since the end of serious fighting, the Libyans had shown great initiative and responsibility in a post-conflict context “very different from any other”, the top United Nations representative for Libya told the Security Council today.

Presenting the Secretary-General’s report on the United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL), Ian Martin, Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Libya and Head of the Mission, said security was the overwhelming challenge. Others included disarmament and non-proliferation, alongside national reconciliation, addressing a legacy of human rights violations and the detention of nationals, and preparations for the coming elections next year.

However, he was confident about the enthusiasm shown by the interim Government, formed by the Prime Minister it had elected, Dr. Abdurrahim el-Keib, and approved last week by the National Transitional Council. Beyond progress reflected in the Secretary-General’s report on UNSMIL (document S/2011/727) on the path to election preparations, he said the National Transitional Council on 20 November had appointed an eight-member committee to study requirements.

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