Gender Concerns International welcomes the outcome of the Berlin Summit and hopes that the ceasefire is respected. People in Libya have suffered for long enough, they deserve peace now!
On Sunday a Peace Summit in Berlin was convened with all parties to the
conflict in attendance.
The goal of the summit was to support the tentative ceasefire in Libya. World leaders
agreed to impose sanctions on countries breaking the arms embargo. This measure
highlights the role that international actors have played in fuelling the
conflict.
The option of
sending a multinational observation force to monitor the ceasefire was
discussed. The UK, Germany and Italy, showed their willingness to send troops
to monitor the peace, this is however under the condition that there is a clear
UN mandate.
Both sides to the conflict, the UN-recognised government and the Libyan National
Army of General Haftar, have agreed to nominate five members to an UN ceasefire
monitoring committee.
It has to be noted however that there are serious concerns that the signatories to the summit´s declarations will remain committed to their pledges.