UN General Assembly
2011

until there is an elected Government. We therefore welcome the NTC into the United Nations family to represent the Libyan people during this session. The chosen theme for this session — the role of mediation in the peaceful settlement of disputes — is both timely and pertinent. It is timely, given the multiplicity of mediation efforts in which the international community is currently engaged as part of an effort to find a peaceful solution to the conflicts raging in various parts of the world. It is pertinent in that forging international peace and understanding is the raison d’être of this very body. In order to maintain momentum in governance, my delegation believes that countries emerging from conflict should also commit themselves to the strict observance of human rights and national and international humanitarian law, as well as of the values of accountability and transparency, guided by effective application of the rule of law. In this respect, I wish to reiterate my country’s support for all efforts geared towards assisting countries emerging from conflict to make successful transitions to post-conflict