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Libya: UN To Appoint Special Envoy, Extends Mandate of Mission to 2021
UN, 15 September 2020
The Security Council today decided to extend for one year the mandate of its integrated special political mission in Libya, listing a range of mediation and good offices tasks,… Read more »
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Libya: Eastern Government Resigns Amid Protests
DW, 13 September 2020
An interim government in eastern Libya has resigned hours after protesters set fire to its headquarters in Benghazi. Protests also erupted in the cities of Al-Marj, Sabha and… Read more »
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Morocco: Several Members of UN Security Council Praise Libyan Dialogue in Bouznika
MAP, 15 September 2020
Several members of the UN Security Council on Tuesday welcomed the inter-Libyan dialogue held in Bouznika and its outcome, considering it a "positive step" towards the rapid… Read more »
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Libya: Armed Groups Violently Quell Protests
HRW, 10 September 2020
Armed groups in Tripoli linked with Libya's Government of National Accord (GNA) used lethal force to disperse largely peaceful anti-corruption protests in late August 2020 and… Read more »
UN Security Council to Appoint Special Envoy to Libya
The United Nations Security Council has asked Secretary-General Antonio Guterres to appoint a special envoy to broker peace in Libya. The move comes after an interim government in eastern Libya announced its resignation, following protests in several cities The country has seen rival governments in the east and west since long-time dictator Muammar Gaddafi was overthrown in 2011, according to Deutsche Welle.
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The North African nation plunged into chaos in 2011 after NATO-backed rebels overthrew former president and long-time dictator, Moammar Gadhafi. Libya has since been divided ... Read more »
