Top UN Officials Call for Urgent Access to Libyan Areas Affected by Violence

NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–6 March 2011 – Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and the United Nations humanitarian chief on Sunday called for urgent and unimpeded access to areas of Libya affected by violence, particularly in the western part of the country.

“The Secretary-General is deeply concerned about the fighting in western Libya, which is claiming large numbers of lives and threatens even more carnage in the days ahead,” Mr. Ban’s spokesperson said in a statement.

“He notes that…