UN Deputy Envoy for Political Affairs in Libya Raisedon Zenenga attended Monday a workshop on “State Monopoly on Weapons in Libya”, organized by the Libyan Joint Operations Centre, according to UN Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL).
“Zenenga highlighted the challenge posed to the safety and security of Libyans and to the reunification of State security institutions by the proliferation of weapons in the country under the control of various state and non-state actors,” UNSMIL said in a statement.
Zenenga underscored the need for progressive steps to bring weapons under the control and responsibility of the Libyan State, which can exercise their use in a legitimate and accountable manner, aimed at providing security to the Libyan people under the rule of law, the statement pointed out.
“He reiterated UNSMIL’s continued support to Libyan-led efforts on Security Sector Reform (SSR), Disarmament, Demobilization and Reintegration (DDR) , the withdrawal of foreign forces, foreign fighters and mercenaries and the disposal of remnants of war and unexploded ordnance,” it added.