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STORY: UN / LIBYA
TRT: 2.31
SOURCE: UNTV
RESTRICTIONS: NONE
LANGUAGE: ARABIC / NATS
DATELINE: 16 DECEMBER 2013, NEW YORK CITY
FILE - RECENT, NEW YORK CITY
1. Wide shot, UN Secretariat exterior
16 DECEMBER 2013, NEW YORK CITY
2. Wide shot, Security Council
3. Med shot, Security Council president, French Ambassador Gérard Araud
4. SOUNDBITE: (Arabic): Ibrahim Dabbashi, Libyan ambassador to the UN:
“Despite the fact that Libyan Government has certain evaluations which are different from some aspects tackled in the presidential statement and the draft before the Council, yet we understand that this text is a result of a long consultation among the members of the Council. It was necessary to take into consideration the views of all members.”
5. Med shot, several delegations
6. SOUNDBITE: (Arabic): Ibrahim Dabbashi, Libyan ambassador to the UN:
“Our authorities spare no effort to fight extra judiciary killing as well as inhuman treatment. These practices have been reduced considerably in the past few months. To be realistic it is difficult to verify whether these practices have come to an end before the police force comes back and before training the army in a manner to enable it to face all the challenges posed to it. I believe that nobody expects an army of 30,000, which is lacking training and armament, in a huge country which is crowded by armed groups that look at the army and the police as their competitors”.
7. Zoom out, Security Council president, French Ambassador Gérard Araud
The Security Council expressed today (16 December) its grave concern at the worsening security situation and political divisions, which threaten to undermine the transition to democracy in Libya.
In a presidential statement, the members of the Security Council reaffirmed its strong commitment to the sovereignty, independence, territorial integrity and national unity of Libya.
The Council underlined the importance of a single, inclusive national dialogue that can forge consensus on the priorities for securing a transition to democracy and help ensure that all views in the North African country taken into account.
The document also stresses the urgent need to strengthen military police institutions in Libya.
SOUNDBITE: (Arabic): Ibrahim Dabbashi, Libyan ambassador to the UN:
“Despite the fact that Libyan Government has certain evaluations which are different from some aspects tackled in the presidential statement and the draft before the Council, yet we understand that this text is a result of a long consultation among the members of the Council. It was necessary to take into consideration the views of all members.”
In line with the needs and wishes of the Libyan people, the Council supports the efforts of Libyan state forces to restore public security across Libya and counter violence by extremist groups, in particular in Benghazi and Derna.
The members of the Security Council called on the Libyan government to take concrete measures to control arms and ammunition stockpiles in Libya by ensuring proper management, safe storage and, where appropriate, effective disposal of arms and related material and through strengthening border security.
In that regard, they also urged neighbouring states to cooperate with the Libyan authorities’ efforts to secure their borders.
On human rights issues, the Security Council condemned cases of torture mistreatment, and deaths by torture, in illegal detention centres in Libya and emphasized that those practices, as well as extrajudicial killing, should not be tolerated in Libya.
SOUNDBITE: (Arabic): Ibrahim Dabbashi, Libyan ambassador to the UN:
“Our authorities spare no effort to fight extra judiciary killing as well as inhuman treatment. These practices have been reduced considerably in the past few months. To be realistic it is difficult to verify whether these practices have come to an end before the police force comes back and before training the army in a manner to enable it to face all the challenges posed to it. I believe that nobody expects an army of 30,000, which is lacking training and armament, in a huge country which is crowded by armed groups that look at the army and the police as their competitors”.
Finally, the Council called upon the Libyan authorities to investigate and bring to justice the perpetrators of all such acts, including those committed against children.