PARIS (AP) - U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has called on the Security Council to make a decision quickly on deploying a civilian mission to stabilize Libya. Ban said dozens of world leaders at a conference in Paris on Thursday agreed that the United Nations would now take the lead on assisting Libya's new leadership. He called for "prompt action" to "deploy a civilian mission as rapidly as possible." He spoke after leaders and envoys from 60 nations and world bodies such as the United Nations and NATO met in Paris for talks with Libya's rebel-led National Transitional Council to map out Libya's future after the ouster of longtime leader Moammar Gadhafi. THIS IS A BREAKING NEWS UPDATE. Check back soon for further information. AP's earlier story is below. PARIS (AP) - The leaders of Britain and France say that dozens of world nations have pledged to support Libya's new leadership, though warn the struggle to stabilize the country is not over. British Prime Minister David Cameron said NATO will continue operations for as long as needed to protect civilians in Libya, even after the ouster of longtime leader Moammar Gadhafi. French President Nicolas Sarkozy said at an international conference Thursday that, "We are committed to returning to the Libyans the monies of yesterday for the building of tomorrow." Both spoke after leaders and envoys from 60 nations and world bodies such as the United Nations and NATO met in Paris for talks with Libya's rebel-led National Transitional Council to map out Libya's future.
