UN pushes Libya’s leaders to stop delaying the reunification road map
As-salamu alaykum - quick update and my thoughts, insha'Allah useful.
Hanna S. Tetteh, the UN’s special representative for Libya, told the Security Council that progress on the political road map to bring Libya’s state institutions back together and hold national elections is stuck. She urged the country’s leaders to move faster and stop causing more delays.
The first big step - forming a new board for the High National Elections Commission with agreement from the House of Representatives and the High Council of State - still hasn’t happened because they can’t agree on how to appoint members. Tetteh said those two bodies also haven’t worked together on the legal and constitutional rules for the elections. She warned that reaching a political deal will be hard, but Libya can’t afford to keep postponing things.
Tetteh told leaders to speed up and meet the initial milestones of the plan. If they can’t reach consensus, UNSMIL will look at other options and ask the Security Council for support to push the transition forward. She noted that many officials say they want to cooperate, but actions aren’t matching the words - and encouraged them to engage with UNSMIL constructively.
A few other points she raised: the security picture is fragile but a bit better in western Libya and Tripoli, where tensions eased between the Government of National Unity and a powerful armed force after mediation efforts including by Turkey. On the economy, there’s a big worry: the Central Bank found unregistered dinar notes worth about $1.2 billion, showing weak financial controls and the need for anti-corruption measures.
Tetteh also mentioned steps toward national reconciliation - meetings with the African Union and the Presidential Council - and UN work on mass graves and enforced disappearances in places like Tarhuna, Murzuq, Misrata and Tawergha. Victims’ groups and authorities are meeting to pursue truth and reparations, and a draft law on missing persons is being reviewed by Libyan experts to meet international standards before it goes to parliament.
She stressed that regional and international unity is important to back the political process, and the UN will align its resources to help a credible, inclusive transition. Libya’s people deserve stability and lasting peace - may Allah grant wisdom to the leaders and let them act with sincerity and speed.
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