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Libya: Country Clutches At New Hope 10 Years After Its Revolution
DW, 15 February 2021
The country has been split since a revolution unseated dictator Moammar Gadhafi in 2011. But a truce has held, and hopes are high for a new unity government. Read more »
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Libya: Security Council Urges Interim Leadership to Prepare for December Polls
UN News, 10 February 2021
The United Nations Security Council on Tuesday called on the new interim leadership of Libya to swiftly form an inclusive Government and make necessary preparations for December's… Read more »
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Libya: 'Historic Moment' As UN-Led Forum Selects New Interim Leadership
UN News, 5 February 2021
The 74-members of the UN-led Libyan Political Dialogue Forum (LPDF) have selected an interim Prime Minister and President of its new executive council, marking what the UN Special… Read more »
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Libya: Vote for Presidency Council Offers Chance of Reconciliation - UN Negotiator
UN News, 1 February 2021
All Libyans have a chance at national reconciliation and renewal once the country's representatives, who have begun meeting in Switzerland, vote on a new executive, UN negotiator… Read more »
Will Libya Turn a New Page With New Executive?
The 74-members of the UN-led Libyan Political Dialogue Forum (LPDF) have selected an interim Prime Minister and President of their new executive council, marking what UN Special Representative Stephanie Williams called another "historic moment" on the road to unification of the war-torn country. The primary task of the "temporary unified executive authority" is to take Libya towards the "sacred goal" of national elections on December 24, 2021, Williams said earlier. In October 2020, a ceasefire deal was signed in Switzerland between forces loyal to the UN-recognized Government of National Accord based in Tripoli, and opposition forces loyal to General Haftar, in the east. Under the terms of that deal, all foreign fighters were expected to leave Libya within three months. It was in Tunis that the LPDF agreed to a "roadmap" for the country, that will define the mandate of the temporary executive.
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Libya: 'Rejuvenation of Patriotism' Deserves Full Security Council Support - UN Mission Chief
UN News, 28 January 2021
The top UN official in Libya urged the Security Council on Thursday to express clear support for a new unified government in Libya, amid hopeful signs that a decade of armed… Read more »
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Libya: Militia Terrorized Town, Leaving Mass Graves
HRW, 7 January 2021
Hundreds of residents of the Libyan town Tarhouna were abducted or reported missing between 2014 and 2020, Human Rights Watch said today. Authorities of the country's Government of… Read more »
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Africa: AU's Peace and Security Council Played 'Marginal Role' in 2020 Crises
ISS, 7 January 2021
The African Union Peace and Security Council's (PSC) response to emerging crises in 2020 was marginal. This is primarily because the AU's ability to intervene in crises is… Read more »
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Libya: UK Joint Statement On Progress Made By the Libyan Political Dialogue Forum
PR Newswire, 21 January 2021
The Governments of France, Germany, Italy, the United Kingdom, and the United States respond to recent progress made by the Libyan Political Dialogue Forum. Read more »
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Libya: Libya Nurtures a Fragile Peace
ISS, 22 January 2021
Hopes for an end to the decade-long post-Muammar Gaddafi conflict are higher now than they have been for a long time. A ceasefire has held since October 2020 and an oil blockade… Read more »
InFocus
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The head of the UN mission in Libya, Stephanie Williams, has said that national elections in Libya will take place on December 24, 2021. This comes a week after talks aimed at ... Read more »
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The UN Acting Special Representative in the country Stephanie Williams told the latest meeting of the country's political dialogue forum, that the 20,000 foreign fighters now in ... Read more »
