SRSG Briefings to UN Security Council
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Briefing by Mr Ian Martin,SRSG for Libya at Security Council Meeting 7 March 2012
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…
Briefing by Mr Ian Martin,SRSG for Libya at Security Council Meeting 29 February 2012
Mr President, On 17 February, the people of Libya marked the first anniversary of the beginning of their revolution. People took to the streets of Tripoli, Benghazi and other cities and towns in celebration. Many of the celebrations were spontaneously organized in neighbourhoods, and Libyans…
Briefing by Mr. Ian Martin SRSG for Libya to the Security Council - 25 January 2012
Mr President, When I last briefed the Council a month ago, I noted that the public mood in Libya was gradually changing, as it increasingly demanded improved institutional performance that meets popular expectations, and accountability and transparency in public affairs; and that as the countdown…
Briefing by SRSG Ian Martin, Meeting of the Security Council 28 November 2011
Mr President, It is just three months since Tripoli fell to forces committed to oust the Qadhafi regime, and just one month since the end of serious fighting. Last week, the National Transitional Council approved the interim government formed by the Prime Minister it had elected, Dr Abdurrahim El…
Briefing by Mr. Ian Martin SRSG for Libya to the Security Council - 26 October 2011
On Sunday, I had the great privilege of representing the Secretary-General at Libya’s declaration of liberation in Benghazi, the city where the popular movement had begun on February 17. A peaceful movement, sparked on that day by the demand of families to know the fate of their loved ones who had…