UN calls on Libya leader to put people’s interests above individual interests

The United Nations has called on Libyan leaders to put the interests of their people above their individual interests and work towards the formation of unified and reliable institutions, Anadolu reported.

“We’ve been asking all of the groups and leaders in Libya to put the well-being and the interests of the Libyan people above their own individual interests.  We’ve made it clear that, for too many years, Libya has had no unified, reliable institutions, and that needs to be resolved,” Farhan Haq, deputy spokesman for the Secretary-General, told reporters yesterday

“That is why we’re pushing to have elections held as soon as possible. That is why we have worked towards making sure that different institutions, including the banking system, work in a unified, centralised way,” he added.

The UN official added that part of the UN’s overall effort is to make sure that “Libya can, again, function as one united country”, however, he stressed that in order to do that, the “leaders need to work together”.

Libya cancelled the much anticipated parliamentary and presidential elections on 24 December due to differences over the electoral law and the role of the judiciary. No date had been set for new elections.

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