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TRIPOLI\u00a0 (AFP) \u2013 A top UN official called on Thursday for global funding to expedite the removal of thousands of unexploded ordnance littering Libya in the wake of the eight-month revolt against Muammar Gaddafi\u2019s regime.<\/p>\n

Georg Charpentier, the world body\u2019s deputy special representative for Libya, said the presence of explosive remnants of war (ERWs) posed danger to the local population, a UN statement said.<\/p>\n

\u201cGood progress has been made so far, but mine action organisations are stretched to the limit with many priority areas as yet unassessed,\u201d Charpentier was quoted as saying after a visit to the western port city of Misrata.<\/p>\n

\u201cFurther funding is necessary for operations to continue into the new year and to capitalise on the investment already made in equipment and training.\u201d<\/p>\n

The statement said that since the operation to locate, remove and destroy ERWs began in April, a total of 77,943 items of unexploded ordnance have been cleared across Libya.<\/p>\n

It said clearing teams have also conducted mine risk education programmes to more than 26,623 people since April.<\/p>\n

\u201cHowever, this is just a fraction of the total contamination and the key challenge remains the capacity of organisations to scale up and respond quickly due to lack of adequate funding,\u201d the statement said.<\/p>\n

It said funding was essential until Libyan financial resources began flowing again.<\/p>\n

NATO, which gave air support to anti-Kaddafi forces during the rebellion that ended in the lynching of Kadhafi by revolutionary fighters on October 20, had often accused the dictator\u2019s diehards of laying landmines around Misrata.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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