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65 Million to Support Elections in Libya. Tripoli, 26 November 2017(Lana) The Dutch Government has pledged $1.65 million to support the electoral program sponsored by the UN Development Program in Libya which aims to upgrade the Libyan Election Commission capabilities to run elections in the country. The UN Mission website said the Dutch Ambassador to Libya Erik Striating along with the Deputy Representative of the UN Secretary General and the resident Repre4sentative of the UN Development Program Maria Robeiro recently signed an agreement to support UN electoral project in Libya. By virtue of the agreement, the Dutch Government promised to provide $ 1.65 million for the UN electoral fund to boost the Libyan election commission capacity to hold elections. The Dutch Ambassador said 'for elections to be free and fair some technical, political and security components should be there, and I do not think either is available today, thus we want to support the commission prepare well for a fair and transparent election.' =Lana=