Browsing: Antonio Guterres

The Secretary-General of the United Nations, António Guterres, told reporters on Friday that that his Special Adviser to Libya, Stephanie Williams, is conducting all forms communications and mediation in the hope of creating the conditions for the country to hold elections in the first quarter of this year.

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Over 12,000 detainees are held officially in 27 prisons and detention facilities across Libya and thousands more are held illegally and often in “inhumane conditions in facilities controlled by armed groups or `secret’ facilities,” the United Nations chief said in a new report.

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The Secretary-General of the United Nations has affirmed “his personal interest and commitment” to end the crisis in Libya, said Taher El-Sonni, the country’s Ambassador to the UN.

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President of the Libyan Presidential Council (PC), Mohamed al-Menfi, discussed on Friday with the Secretary-General of the United Nations, Antonio Guterres, in New York, the latest developments of the situation in Libya, and the need for foreign fighters to leave it, to ensure stability in the country and neighboring countries.
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Secretary-General of the United Nations António Guterres is lobbying for the U.N. to take direct control of the disarmament of militias and the withdrawal of foreign forces away from the Libyan interim government, Africa Intelligence reported on Tuesday, citing diplomatic sources.

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