Swift action saved lives in Libya, Ban says; UN diplomatic efforts persist to end crisis

Publisher:
United Nations
Publication Date:
29 March 2011
Tags:
Libya

United Nations, New York, 29 march 2011 - Swift and decisive action by the international community has stopped a humanitarian disaster from emerging so far in Libya, but the country's transition to genuine democracy will take time and require concerted global support, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon warned today.

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