Warning the use of force in strife-torn Libya would have “disastrous consequences”, the United Nations senior official in that country today urged all parties to resolve the current political impasse through peaceful means and called upon the Organization to facilitate a political dialogue.

“This is more crucial than ever before,” said Tarek Mitri, Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL). “The stakes are high and we will spare no effort in helping prevent Libya’s descent into greater instability and violence.”