supports the Libyan people in its struggle for freedom. Over € 150 million blocked in Austrian bank accounts has been de-frozen for humanitarian use. Both the Austrian Government and private sector have provided medicine, relief supplies and desperately needed fuel to Libya. The international community and the United Nations have to support and assist the transition process in the Arab world as the United Nations does now in Libya. This period of change may last for some time and will be full of challenges. Austria welcomes all efforts undertaken by Governments in the region for peaceful and credible change. We encourage the newly empowered authorities to create a constitutional framework based on democracy and human rights, in order to fulfil their mandate for democratic change responsibly and peacefully.