The Head of the Government of National Unity, Abdul Hamid Dbeibeh, and the Special Representative of the Secretary-General of the United Nations, Abdoulaye Bathily, participated today, Thursday, in the work of the forum held under the auspices of the Ministry of Planning and the United Nations under the title “Sustainable Development and Peacebuilding in Libya, UN Framework for Cooperation in Libya 2023-2025.”

The forum was attended by ambassadors accredited to Libya, ministers of state for cabinet affairs, local government, economy, finance, labor and rehabilitation, and a number of representatives of international organizations operating in Libya, in addition to heads of a number of relevant government agencies and institutions.

In his speech, Dbeibeh said that the will to build, develop, stabilize and prevent wars is the goal of the government. He added that the access to elections and permanent stability in the country is the goal of all Libyans, praising cooperation between government institutions, the United Nations and its affiliated organizations, and following up on development programs and projects through the ministries of planning and local government. .

For his part, Bathily stressed the need to strengthen cooperation and coordination between the United Nations and government institutions to implement programs and projects that contribute to achieving sustainable development in Libya.

The Deputy Special Representative of the Secretary-General, Georgette Gagnon, presented her report on the progress of the work of international organizations inside Libya, and set the priorities for their work.

The Minister of Planning, Mohamed Al-Zaidani, gave a presentation showing the implementation steps of the United Nations strategic framework and the challenges facing its implementation, highlighting the cooperation between international organizations and Libyan governmental institutions for the success of development programs.

The ambassadors participating in the forum praised the state of stability and development in the country, and the willingness of international partners to achieve this, which contributes to accelerating sustainable development programs.