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STORY: UN / LIBYA ROADMAP
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SOURCE: UNIFEED
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LANGUAGE: ENGLISH /NATS
DATELINE: 20 SEPTEMBER 2017, NEW YORK CITY
1.Wide shot, exterior, UN Headquarters
2. Wide shot, meeting room
3. Med shot, delegates
4. SOUNDBITE (English) António Guterres, Secretary-General, United Nations:
“It is, I repeat, my deep believe that circumstances are now created in a way that allow for a solution to be possible. I don’t think we can miss this opportunity.”
5. Med shot, May and Macron amongst delegates
6. SOUNDBITE (English) Ghassan Salame, Special Representative and Head of the UN Support Mission in Libya:
“The Libyan political agreement is necessary but in its current state it is not adequate. The first stage in the process must therefore be to amend the agreement. There is a broad consensus on the issues requiring amendments.”
7. Med shot, dais
8. SOUNDBITE (English) Ghassan Salame, Special Representative and Head of the UN Support Mission in Libya:
“This process, in all its stages, it is indeed meant to prepare the proper conditions for free and fair elections which will usher Libya into institutional and political normalcy. There is much to be done and this plan is certainly ambitious. However, if the Libyan people can come together in the spirit of compromise and together write a new common national narrative, this plan is achievable.”
9. Wide shot, meeting
10. SOUNDBITE (English) Theresa May, Prime Minister, United Kingdom:
“It is essential that all of the international efforts are united in support of a single UN-led process. There should be no completive initiatives and no playing for time. The UK strongly supports the proposed sequencing set out in the roadmap.”
11. Wide shot, meeting
The United Nations launched today a new political process aimed to help bring about peace and stability in Libya and end a protracted crisis that has caused immense suffering and contributed to instability beyond the country’s borders.
At a high-level event taking place today (20 Sep) in New York at the sidelines of the United Nations (UN) general debate, the UN Secretary-General António Guterres said he deeply believes “that circumstances are now created in a way that allow for a solution to be possible.”
Guterres added in “I don’t think we can miss this opportunity.”
Despite a nearly two-year-old Political Agreement, Libya remains fraught with numerous challenges, including insecurity, frustration, political dysfunction and economic despair.
Ghassan Salame, the UN Special Representative for Libya said “the Libyan political agreement is necessary but in its current state it is not adequate. The first stage in the process must therefore be to amend the agreement. There is a broad consensus on the issues requiring amendments.”
The UN strategy has seven main priorities, beginning with reinvigorating an inclusive political process by building on recent positive developments.
The other priorities are building credibility with the Libyan people, strengthening security arrangements and national security architecture, coordinating international engagement, including the efforts of Libya’s neighbours, improving socio-economic conditions and the provision of goods and services, supporting migrants and securing predictable support for humanitarian assistance.
Elaborating on the proposed roadmap, Salamé said “this process, in all its stages, it is indeed meant to prepare the proper conditions for free and fair elections which will usher Libya into institutional and political normalcy. There is much to be done and this plan is certainly ambitious. However, if the Libyan people can come together in the spirit of compromise and together write a new common national narrative, this plan is achievable.”
The UK Prime Minister Theresa May said the UK fully supports the proposed process.
May said “it is essential that all of the international efforts are united in support of a single UN-led process. There should be no completive initiatives and no playing for time. The UK strongly supports the proposed sequencing set out in the roadmap.”
According to the roadmap, the Libyan House of Representatives is expected to prioritize the legislation for a constitutional referendum, as well as presidential and parliamentary elections. In parallel, the Constitutional Drafting Assembly will review and refine its work, taking into consideration the observations and suggestions expressed during the National Conference.
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