Al-Sunni explained that the division of the Security Council is reflected in the failure to appoint a special envoy of the Secretary-General to Libya so far. The Libyan representative also expressed Libya's reservations over the mechanism used in the Security Council regarding the selection of the name of the Special Envoy. Al-Sunni called on the UN Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres, to start his consultations regarding any candidate for the position with the Libyans, before submitting the name to the Security Council. Al-Sunni appealed to the Security Council to provide early assistance to the High National Elections Commission (HNEC) as soon as laws and a timetable were agreed upon. The UN Security Council, unanimously renewed, Last April, the mandate of the United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) for three months, ending on July 31.

Source: Libya Observer June 29, 2022 19:18 UTC