Extension of the mandate of the United Nations Mission to Libya for one year

The United Nations Security Council on Friday renewed the mandate of the United Nations Support Mission in Libya for a year, after months of extending the mandate for short periods due to divisions.

Since the resignation in November 2021 of the Slovakian Jan Kubis, who served as the United Nations envoy to the country, the mandate of the United Nations Support Mission in Libya (MANOL) has only been renewed for periods of a few months.

Russia has demanded a new envoy and a longer renewal.

But the position has been vacant for a long time, as Security Council approval is deemed necessary and he has rejected several proposals made by UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres.

In early September, an agreement was finally reached to appoint the Senegalese, Abdallah Batili, who assumed his duties in Tripoli in mid-October.

On Friday, the Security Council unanimously approved the extension of Manol's mandate until October 31, 2023.

The resolution calls on "all Libyan parties and other key stakeholders to cooperate constructively with (Abdullah Batili) to accomplish his mission."

The United Nations is leading mediation between the two competing governments for power in Libya, to reach a constitutional framework that will allow elections.

The Security Council calls on all parties concerned to "agree on a road map to allow elections to take place as quickly as possible in all parts of the country", with the aim of forming a "unified government".

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