Member of the Libyan Constitutional Drafting Assembly (CDA), Nadia Omran, has confirmed that the start of elections without the existence of a constitutional foundation and constitutional rules will lead to further divisions and suffering in the country. The discussion was held in collaboration with the Faculty of Arts and Media at the University of Tripoli. --------------------------------------------------------The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) in Libya said it has successfully repatriated 1,200 people from various shelters of the Libyan Illegal Immigration Agency in 2017. This comes after Italy received their first batch of migrants from Libya. --------------------------------------------------------The Italian Prime Minister, Paolo Gentiloni, said that Operation Sofia personnel were able to identify 130 human traffickers in Libya.

Source: Libya Observer December 26, 2017 19:52 UTC