United Nations: The UN Security Council on Monday adopted a British-drafted resolution extending its political mission in Libya for just three months, after several days of a standoff between the United States and Russia. The extremely short text, which was adopted unanimously, provides for a continuation of the mission until April 30. The text contains no mention of the Council’s hopes that presidential and legislative elections will be held soon in Libya. That allowed the UN head to skirt around the need for a Security Council agreement on the choice of appointee, which has for years been a contentious issue. That opposition, which effectively weakens Williams’ position vis-a-vis the Libyans, was the main sticking point during the Security Council negotiations to renew the mandate of the UN mission.

Source: Libya Today February 01, 2022 05:05 UTC