UN chief calls for ceasefire in Libya

UN chief Ban Ki-moon yesterday called for an immediate ceasefire and a political solution to the conflict in Libya and said the United Nations would open a humanitarian mission in Tripoli.
"We have three objectives: first, an immediate, effective ceasefire; second, to extend our humanitarian assistance to the needy; third, we have to continue to have a political dialogue and a political resolution to the issue," Ban told reporters on a three-day visit to Hungary.
"Considering the magnitude of the crisis, it is absolutely necessary that Libyan authorities stop fighting and killing people," he said.
To find a political solution, Ban called for international action "in coordination with the Libyan people".