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STORY: UN / LIBYA KOBLER
TRT: 2:23
SOURCE: UNIFEED-UNTV
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LANGUAGE: ENGLISH / NATS
DATELINE: 11 DECEMBER 2015, NEW YORK CITY / RECENT
RECENT – NEW YORK CITY
1. Exterior, UN Headquarters
11 DECEMBER 2015, NEW YORK CITY
2. Wide shot, Security Council and videoconference screen
3. Med shot, President of the Security Council US ambassador Samantha Power
3. Med shot, Libyan delegate
4. SOUNDBITE (English) Martin Kobler, Special Representative of the Secretary-General and head of the UN Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL):
“The two-day deliberations in Tunis, which concluded earlier today, culminated in agreement on a number of key points. First, that a political settlement should be on the basis of the Libyan Political Agreement negotiated within the framework of the UNSMIL-facilitated dialogue.”
5. Med shot, delegate
6. SOUNDBITE (English) Martin Kobler, Special Representative of the Secretary-General and head of the UN Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL):
“Second, notwithstanding the legitimate concerns by some of the parties vis-à-vis elements of the Agreement, there would be no reopening of the Text. Third, agreement on the need to move forward with the immediate endorsement and signature of the Libyan Political Agreement. The participants of the political dialogue – some 40 courageous men and women who take considerable risks to put the interest of Libya above personal interest – decided to publicly announce 16 December as a target date for the signature.”
6. Med shot, delegates
7. SOUNDBITE (English) Martin Kobler, Special Representative of the Secretary-General and head of the UN Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL):
“Fourth, a unanimous call on all political and security actors to create a conducive environment to enable a future Government of National Accord to assume its responsibilities in the Libyan capital without threat or intimidation. All –all- underlined the need for collective agreement on the necessary security arrangements to facilitate this.”
8. Med shot, delegates
9. SOUNDBITE (English) Martin Kobler, Special Representative of the Secretary-General and head of the UN Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL):
“I cannot overstate the threat posed by DAESH. Mobilizing international support to assist Libyan authorities to take decisive measures to combat, contain and eliminate this imminent danger is a must.”
10. Zoom out, Security Council
The top United Nations official in Libya told the Security Council the deliberations in Tunis, which concluded today (11 Dec), “culminated in agreement on a number of key points”, and announced 16 December as a target date for the signature.
Speaking via teleconference from Tunis, Martin Kobler noted that along with the Libyan dialogue participants, he met with the president of Tunisia who also expressed his deep concern regarding the risk of DAESH rapidly consolidating its influence within Libya and the danger it poses to Tunisia and the wider region.
Regarding the agreement reached today, he said a political settlement “should be on the basis of the Libyan Political Agreement negotiated within the framework of the UNSMIL-facilitated dialogue.”
He added “notwithstanding the legitimate concerns by some of the parties vis-à-vis elements of the Agreement, there would be no reopening of the Text. Third, agreement on the need to move forward with the immediate endorsement and signature of the Libyan Political Agreement. The participants of the political dialogue – some 40 courageous men and women who take considerable risks to put the interest of Libya above personal interest – decided to publicly announce 16 December as a target date for the signature.”
Kobler also said, “Fourth, a unanimous call on all political and security actors to create a conducive environment to enable a future Government of National Accord to assume its responsibilities in the Libyan capital without threat or intimidation. All –all- underlined the need for collective agreement on the necessary security arrangements to facilitate this.”
The head of the UN Mission in Libya stressed, “I cannot overstate the threat posed by DAESH. Mobilizing international support to assist Libyan authorities to take decisive measures to combat, contain and eliminate this imminent danger is a must.”
According to the United Nations, across the country, 2.4 million people are in desperate need of humanitarian assistance, of whom 435,000 are estimated to be internally displaced, in addition to several hundreds of thousands of refugees and migrants. Basic items of daily use and the necessary medication have become scarce.