The African Union’s Commissioner for Peace and Security said the situation is complicated further by the fact that Libya has essentially become a proxy battleground for external actors pursuing their national interests through local proxies. The United Kingdom’s emphasized that all Member States have an obligation to honour the arms embargo imposed by the Security Council. Indonesia’s delegate, Council President for May, spoke in his national capacity, echoing calls for a humanitarian pause during the holy month of Ramadan. “Every day of violence means more people killed, injured or displaced.”Also briefing was Jürgen Schulz (Germany), Chair of the Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 1970 (2011) concerning Libya. The United Nations still maintains an active presence on the ground, although it had to scale down non-essential personnel, given the situation.

Source: Libya Today May 21, 2019 19:07 UTC