Tunisia, President of the UN Security Council in January, called on the global body to send peacekeeping forces to Libya to support the fragile ceasefire agreed between various factions fighting for the control of the oil-rich North African country. Tarek Ladeb, Tunisia’s ambassador to the UN, told reporters that he hoped the Security Council’s upcoming session would focus on the progress made in Libya, through political dialogues, Libya Observer reports. The Tunisian diplomat also indicated that the proposed resolution could be adopted in the January 27 session of the council. UN Chief Antonio Guterres last week called for an international monitoring mechanism of the ceasefire in Libya. In a report to the Security Council, Guterres argued that this mechanism could achieve consolidation of the truce in the country.

Source: The North Africa Journal January 06, 2021 12:11 UTC