Commentary by Arezki Daoud: The United Nations and its envoy, Mr. Ghassan Salame have an interesting take on peacemaking and country building. The United Nations supports the government in Tripoli but is working toward holding elections, possibly this year, to unite the country. Salame said the national conference would be aimed at building support for holding credible elections. Salame addressed the council following a visit to volatile southern Libya — the first trip by a UN envoy to that region since 2012. The United Nations will re-open an office in the eastern city of Benghazi at the end of this month and plans to establish a presence in southern Libya this year.

Source: The North Africa Journal January 21, 2019 17:37 UTC