United Nations: Backing transition plans of new Libyan authorities, world leaders have pledged support to them in areas such as Constitution-making, elections, human rights and economic recovery.
This comes amid US President Barack Obama's assertion that NATO will continue to protect people in Libya.
More than 50 heads of state and government took part in the high-level summit on Libya hosted by UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Tuesday.
Officials from the National Transitional Council (NTC) of Libya, which have become the country's interim authorities, outlined their plans for reconstruction and recovery at the meeting, held just days after the UN Security Council authorised creation of the UN Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) for an initial three-month period.
NTC President Mustafa Abdel Jalil told the gathering that the key short-term challenges include eliminating the remnants of pro-Gaddafi resistance, meeting demand for reconstruction and compensating families who lost loved ones during months of conflict between pro-democracy groups and forces supporting the regime of Muammar Gaddafi.
Giving a rousing welcome to Jalil, Obama, during a meeting with him, credited the Libyans for fighting against a "tyrant" and assured him that the NATO-led mission to protect the people of the conflict-torn country will continue.
"Today, the Libyan people are writing a new chapter in the life of their nation. After four decades of darkness, they can walk the streets, free from a tyrant," Obama said.
He said America's ambassador is "on his way back to Tripoli" and offered assistance to the new UN Support Mission in Libya to assist the people there in the days ahead.
The US President also acknowledged the new flag "of a free Libya" flying among the community of nations at the UN.
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