The UN undersecretary general for political affairs Lynn Pascoe, said yesterday the concern of the international body because sophisticated arsenal of the former leaders Muammar Gaddafi, falling into the hands of terrorists.
Meanwhile, in Gaddafi's home town, Sirte, hundreds of residents left the place on Monday to escape the increasing scarcity of food and medicine and for fear that their homes are destroyed during fighting between rebels and loyalists.
Libya returned to the spotlight yesterday at the UN General Assembly with statements Pascoe he called "imperative" that the National Transitional Council (CNT) Libyan national control large and sophisticated weaponry Gaddafi regime, which considered as an essential element for the North African country regain stability.
"The proliferation of such weapons and the danger it could fall into the hands of terrorists is an element of grave concern," admitted the head of the UN to inform the Security Council today on the situation in Libya.
Council members noted as well that "Gaddafi is still a threat to the population," diplomatic sources told Efe, adding that it was "real concern with" various facts about the situation in the country.
According to some sources, there are mercenaries in Sirte attacking civilian homes and also have discovered components of chemical weapons in the south, which could point to "Gaddafi raised a very serious threat to international security."
Given this information, the meeting today in the Security Council was "productive," according to the above sources, showed that all members 'consensus' about the need for the UN to intervene in the country to offer a helping hand of "vital importance" for safety.
Pascoe also noted that life returns to normal in Tripoli, the capital, even if CNT authorities "are still many challenges ahead" to achieve stability, including the Libyan stockpile control.
He recalled that the Mission to Support United Nations in Libya (Unsmil), headed by Special Envoy Ian Martin and is based in Tripoli, and began his activity and assist the authorities to restore public safety, as well as the planning of the elections and the reorganization of the Justice.
"The capital normally lives and infrastructure are largely intact, officials are returning to their jobs, in addition to banks and shops open to the public, and children have returned to school," Pascoe described the Council.
Meanwhile, in Gaddafi's home town, Sirte, hundreds of residents left the place on Monday to escape the increasing scarcity of food and medicine and for fear that their homes are destroyed during fighting between rebels and loyalists.
Libya returned to the spotlight yesterday at the UN General Assembly with statements Pascoe he called "imperative" that the National Transitional Council (CNT) Libyan national control large and sophisticated weaponry Gaddafi regime, which considered as an essential element for the North African country regain stability.
"The proliferation of such weapons and the danger it could fall into the hands of terrorists is an element of grave concern," admitted the head of the UN to inform the Security Council today on the situation in Libya.
Council members noted as well that "Gaddafi is still a threat to the population," diplomatic sources told Efe, adding that it was "real concern with" various facts about the situation in the country.
According to some sources, there are mercenaries in Sirte attacking civilian homes and also have discovered components of chemical weapons in the south, which could point to "Gaddafi raised a very serious threat to international security."
Given this information, the meeting today in the Security Council was "productive," according to the above sources, showed that all members 'consensus' about the need for the UN to intervene in the country to offer a helping hand of "vital importance" for safety.
Pascoe also noted that life returns to normal in Tripoli, the capital, even if CNT authorities "are still many challenges ahead" to achieve stability, including the Libyan stockpile control.
He recalled that the Mission to Support United Nations in Libya (Unsmil), headed by Special Envoy Ian Martin and is based in Tripoli, and began his activity and assist the authorities to restore public safety, as well as the planning of the elections and the reorganization of the Justice.
"The capital normally lives and infrastructure are largely intact, officials are returning to their jobs, in addition to banks and shops open to the public, and children have returned to school," Pascoe described the Council.
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