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. So, the mission has had no leader as Libyans grapple with a constitutional and political crisis. Libya has been in chaos since a NATO-backed uprising toppled and killed longtime dictator Moammar Gadhafi in 2011. Guterres said Bathily brings 40 years of experience to the job of special representative and head of Libya’s U.N. political mission. Bathily has doctorates from Universite Cheikh Anta Diop and the University of Birmingham in the United Kingdom and is fluent in English, French, Soninke and Wolof.

Source: Libya Today September 03, 2022 09:45 UTC