Mr. President,
Although it was only a week ago today that I briefed the Council on the situation in Libya, it is a privilege to do so again in the presence of the Prime Minister of Libya, Dr Abdurrahim El-Keib. I do not need to repeat aspects of that briefing, since you have the Prime Minister to inform you of latest developments and their context, although I will of course be please to update my own assessment in informal consultations. I will open by referring to just one sad event of the past week: on 3 March, an international colleague from the NGO Danish Church Aid, an implementing partner of the UN Mine Action Service (UNMAS), was killed while carrying out mine clearance operations near Daphniya. This tragic accident demonstrates the hazards which will still be faced by the Libyan people for a long time to come, as well as the courage of the mine action teams who are working diligently to reduce this contamination.