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This week, a UN backed fact finding mission in Libya released it's final report on Human rights in the country. After three years of investigations, the findings are dire. … FRANCE 24 is joined by Professor Chaloka Beyani, one of the investigators of the mission.

The Council today extended the mandate of the EU Common Security and Defence Policy (CSDP) military operation in the Mediterranean -  EUNAVFOR MED IRINI until 31 March 2025. The decision was taken in the wake of the Strategic Review of the operation carried out by the Political and Security Committee.

UN nuclear watchdog’s statement raises safety and proliferation concerns in war-torn Libya.

Twelve years after its revolution, political tensions in Libya remain high, and its leaders face a “major legitimacy crisis” amid widespread public frustration, the UN’s senior official in the country told the Security Council on Monday, announcing plans to create a new mechanism in support of crucial elections.

Overcoming the current political impasse in Libya can unleash much-needed progress in tackling myriad crises there, the UN chief said on Friday at a high-level meeting of the African Union in the Ethiopian capital.

The "5+5" military committee of officers from both main sides of the civil war has agreed on a coordination mechanism for the withdrawal of foreign forces in liaison with neighbouring Sudan and Niger. The procedural step would allow for joint coordination and data exchange to facilitate the full withdrawal of mercenaries and foreign fighters from Libya, the UN Libya envoy Abdoulaye Bathily announced after a meeting in Egypt.

Following the latest meeting of rival military leaders in Sirte, Libya, the head of the UN Mission in the country (UNSMIL) has called upon the national authorities to recommit to fully supporting the implementation of Libya’s 2020 ceasefire agreement.

The first step to legitimacy and security in Libya is to allow registered voters to cast their ballot in fresh elections, UN Special Representative Abdoulaye Bathily told the Security Council on Friday. 

The International Security Working Group on Libya met on Thursday to discuss the unification of the Libyan army and the implementation of the ceasefire agreement signed between the conflicting parties in the country.

[…] During the reporting period, the impasse over the leadership of the executive branch persisted … Meanwhile, the overall security situation in Tripoli and the western region remained tense … .