During his latest routine briefing on Libya to the UN Security Council on 18 December, UNSMIL head and SRSG Abdoulaye Bathily said ‘‘One group of unwilling officials clinging to their seats must not be allowed to fail the people of Libya and put the region at the risk of further chaos’’. Libyan National Army Commander Khalifa Haftar is ready for dialogue, but has conditioned the GNU participation to the inclusion of the HoR-appointed Government. Also, collective expulsions of migrants and refugees into Libya and from Libya to neighbouring countries continue with conditions in detention centres becoming increasingly dire. One group of unwilling officials clinging to their seats must not be allowed to fail the people of Libya and put the region at the risk of further chaos. remarks by SRSG Abdoulaye Bathily to the Security Council – 18 December 2023 | UNSMIL (unmissions.org)

Source: Libya Today December 19, 2023 19:00 UTC