(@ChaudhryMAli88)United Nations, Dec 7 (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 7th Dec, 2021 ) :American diplomat Stephanie Williams was appointed Monday as the UN secretary-general's special adviser on Libya, after the sudden resignation of the current envoy Jan Kubis one month ahead of a critical presidential election. An Arabic-speaker, Williams served in 2020 as acting director of the UN's Geneva-based Libya mission, after being its deputy director from 2018-2020. In her new role, she will reside in Tripoli, Libya. "This appointment of Mrs. Williams as a special adviser ensures that we will have the leadership in place during this very critical month of December," noted UN spokesman Stephane Dujarric. According to one diplomat, his relationship with Guterres had deteriorated to a point of "breakdown" and "they could no longer work together."

Source: Libya Today December 07, 2021 04:06 UTC