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Libya arms embargo a ‘joke’: UN official
Members of the international committee gather for a follow-up meeting on Libya, arranged by German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas, in Munich, Germany, Sunday, February 16, 2020. (Photo AP)

Violations of an arms embargo in Libya have become a joke and it is imperative that those who breach it are held to account, a senior UN official said on Sunday.


“The arms embargo has become a joke, we all really need to step up here,” UN Deputy Special Representative to Libya Stephanie Williams told a news conference in Munich.


“It’s complicated because there are violations by land, sea and air, but it needs to be monitored and there needs to be accountability.”