Briefing the Security Council, Hanna Tetteh, the Secretary-General's Special Representative for Libya and head of the UN Support Mission (UNSMIL), described the UNSMIL-facilitated road map - covering elections, institutional unification, security, economic reform and national reconciliation - as "not merely a political imperative" but "a viable path" out of the country's institutional paralysis.
The UN has warned that weapons "looted during the 2011 conflict in Libya" are fueling ongoing insecurity in West Africa. Addressing delegates at the UN headquarters in New York on the proliferation of illicit arms, Izumi Nakamitsu, UN Under-Secretary-General and High Representative for Disarmament Affairs, said the weapons have resurfaced in the hands of extremist groups operating in Nigeria and across the wider
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The head of the UN Support Mission in Libya Hanna Tetteh has expressed concern over the slow pace of progress on a roadmap that leads to national elections and unified institutions. Tetteh said some stakeholders are disregarding the "expectations of the public" regarding their participation in political processes.
"There are both national and regional risks to any continued inaction and foot dragging on the implementation of the roadmap and we believe it is important to
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