Change in Middle East, North Africa Must Come - From within, - Ban says; un stands ready to help

The General Assembly decided Tuesday to suspend Libya's rights of membership in the Human Rights Council. Earlier, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon addressed the assembly. "We meet today on a crisis marked by on-going violence, amid a growing humanitarian emergency and a political situation that could quickly deteriorate further. I am gravely concerned at the continued loss of life, the ongoing repression of the population and the clear incitement to violence against the civilian population by Colonel Qadhafi and his supporters. In these difficult and unpredictable circumstances, it is critical that the international community remain united. Our collective challenge will be to provide real protection for the people of Libya — first, to halt the violence and, second, to deal with the growing humanitarian emergency. The arms embargo, travel ban and assets freeze imposed by the Security Council resolution 1970 must be swiftly and effectively enforced. From the beginning of the crisis, I have called on the Libyan leadership to hear and heed our strong collective call — to end the violence and to respect human rights and the legitimate aspirations of the Libyan people. The transition to a new democratic system of governance should start now." For more UN videos visit: www.un.org/webcast