TRIPOLI, Sept. 29 (Xinhua) -- The co-chairs of the International Humanitarian Law and Human Rights Working Group of the International Follow-up Committee on Libya and the UN Support Mission in Libya on Thursday called for the establishment of an independent mechanism to oversee reconstruction in flood-hit Eastern Libya.
"The co-chairs echo calls for the establishment of an independent mechanism to oversee reconstruction in the east. Representatives of people impacted should be meaningfully included to ensure their needs and rights are fully addressed," the co-chairs said in a statement.
The co-chairs also stressed the need for national and international humanitarian actors to be enabled to work in a timely and independent manner, adding the need for a civilian-led humanitarian response to protect and assist affected people in devastated areas.
On Sept. 10, Mediterranean storm Daniel triggered Libya's worst floods in decades, killing thousands and severely damaging the region's infrastructure. ■
