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Thursday 03 Mar 2016 - 11:14 Makkah mean time-23-5-1437
UN envoy Kobler briefing UN Security Council (UN Photo)
New York (IINA) – UN Special Envoy for Libya Martin Kobler on Wednesday warned the Security Council that Libya needs to move ahead now or risk division and collapse.
He made the remarks while briefing the UN Security Council on the political and humanitarian developments in the war-torn North African country.
“It is with a very heavy heart that I begin my briefing to you noting that humanitarian situation in Libya has deteriorated further, against the background of poor funding for the humanitarian response,” Kobler told the 15-member Council.
According to UN estimates, 2.4 million individuals are in need of some form of humanitarian assistance, more than 40 percent of the country's health facilities are not functioning and over one million children under the age of five are at risk of being affected by a vaccine shortage.
“It is now imperative that Libyan political actors take responsibility in the higher interest of the Libyan people to stop human suffering,” urged Kobler, adding that the process towards a democratic transition has continued to meet a number of milestones but at the same time remains precarious.
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