May 27, 2021 at 11:01 am
Stephanie Williams joined the UN Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) two years ago as deputy to the then mission head Ghassan Salame. In March last year she took centre stage as the acting UN envoy to Libya after Salame resigned for health reasons. She left in February, but only after creating hope for Libya as she noted in an article co-authored with her former boss. The pair are now busy writing a book about their experiences as UN mediators.
While much of the plan to salvage Libya was already in place, based on the Berlin Conference on Libya, implementing it was complicated as it involved many conflicting local actors backed by different regional powers. At the same time, the living conditions for the majority of Libyans had deteriorated, putting more moral pressure on UNSMIL to deliver. The attempt by warlord Khalifa Haftar and his eastern Libya-based army to take Tripoli by force failed after 13 months of a military campaign that displaced hundred
Libya Bureau
TRIPOLI,
(CAJ News) – VIOLATIONS of the United Nations (UN) arms embargo and delays in withdrawing foreign mercenaries are threatening to disrupt the peace process in Libya.
The North African country is experiencing rare stability for the first time in a decade and in the middle of a transitional exercise ahead of upcoming elections.
However, the above-mentioned issues are an impediment, the UN’s top envoy warned.
“The continued use, presence and activities of thousands of mercenaries, foreign fighters and armed groups is a significant threat not just to Libya’s security, but to the region as a whole,” said Ján Kubiš, Special Envoy of UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres .
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