ArrowRight The last U.N. special representative, Jan Kubis, resigned last Nov. 23 after 10 months on the job, and a number of candidates proposed by Guterres were rejected by council members, Libya or neighboring countries. In December, Guterres appointed veteran American diplomat Stephanie Williams, a former U.N. deputy special representative in Libya, as his special adviser — a job that did not require council approval. Libya has been in chaos since a NATO-backed uprising toppled and killed longtime dictator Moammar Gadhafi in 2011. The oil-rich county has for years been split between rival administrations, each backed by rogue militias and foreign governments. AdvertisementFrench Ambassador Nicolas De Riviere was asked at a news conference whether Dbeiba’s opposition to Bathily would be a problem in trying to end Libya’s political crisis.

Source: Libya Today September 01, 2022 23:20 UTC