Libyan Arab Jamahiriy
Juma Amer
Libya was under Security Council-ordered sanctions from 1993 to 1999 due to its ties to the bombing of a Pan-Am flight over Lockerbie, Scotland. Juma Amer is a Libyan representative to the United Nations. The following is excerpted from his address to the United Nations General Assembly on October 14, 2003.Ten years have passed since the establishment of the Open-ended Working Group [on Security Council Reform]. Since 1993, we have all been looking forward to a positive outcome of the process, set in motion by General Assembly Resolution 48/26, to reform the Security Council so that it equitably represents all…
