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

Source: Libya Today October 29, 2022 07:17 UTC