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. They’re making their voices heard—in new newspapers, on radio and television; in public squares and on personal blogs. They’re launching political parties and civil society groups to shape their own destiny and secure their universal rights. And here at the United Nations, the new flag of a free Libya now flies among the community of nations.