Chairman of Libya’s Presidential Council, Mohamed Menfi, discussed on Sunday with the United Nations Envoy, Abdoulaye Bathily, the efforts of the United Nations Support Mission (UNSMIL) to conduct of the parliamentary and presidential elections, as per a statement from the council.
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A new Libya can only be built through an electoral process and the country’s future should not depend on the House of Representatives and High Council of State, the UN envoy for Libya said Sunday.
The Special Representative of the Secretary-General of the United Nations and Head of the United Nations Support Mission in Libya, Abdoulaye Bathily, yesterday discussed with Deputy Chairman of the Libyan Presidential Council Abdullah Al-Lafi the latest developments in the situation in Libya, in particular the elections and national reconciliation, and the results of the 5+5 Joint Military Committee meetings held on July 16-18 in the French capital, Paris.
The U.N. Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) condemned today the arrest of former finance minister Faraj Boumtari as well as the travel ban imposed against five members of the High Council of State.
Deputy Head of U.N. Mission in Libya (UNSMIL), Raisedon Zenenga, received representatives of the National Council for Libyan Women who shared their views on issues related to elections and the outcome of the 6+6 committee, “including the issue of women’s quotas and ensuring that women have decision making roles,” according to a statement by UNSMIL.
Libya’s election laws drafted by the 6+6 committee have been submitted to UN envoy Abdoulaye Bathily, the head of the Tripoli-based High Council of State (HCS) said Sunday.
The United Nations Security Council will hear a briefing by Special Envoy Abdoulaye Bathily on the situation in Libya, at a session chaired by the UAE, today.
U.N. Envoy Abdoulaye Bathily held talks on Sunday with the Head of the High National Election Commission (HNEC) Imad Al-Sayeh, to the discuss framework of the international technical support as well as latest developments in the course of the electoral process, according to a statement by the HNEC.
The U.N. Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) is “concerned about the mass arbitrary arrest of migrants and asylum-seekers across the country”.
The United Nations Security Council will hear a briefing by Special Envoy Abdoulaye Bathily on the situation in Libya, at a session chaired by the UAE on June 19.