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Russia and China blocked the official release of a report by UN experts on Libya that accused Libyan warring parties and their international backers - including Russia - of violating the UN arms embargo on Libya.
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The UN Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) will be restructured for the first time since its onset in 2011, after it has been given a one more year mandate.
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Five members of the UN Security Council on Tuesday welcomed the inter-Libyan dialogue held in Bouznika and its outcome, considering it a “positive step” towards the rapid resumption of the political process and a way o
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The Security Council extended Tuesday the mandate of the UN Support Mission in Libya one more year as Russia abstained from voting on the resolution.
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The UN Security Council agreed last Friday to name a new special envoy to Libya after over six months of dispute, according to diplomats.
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The acting envoy of the United Nations in Libya Stephanie Williams said in a virtual briefing at the Security Council Wednesday that the use of oil as a weapon of war had only exacerbated the misery of the Libyan peopl
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Libya's UN ambassador Taher El Sonni has critized the selective approach of the UN sanctions committee, saying it is not helpful in stopping violations and that it is used by some countries for political gains in Libya
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Libya’s permanent representative to the United Nations, Taher Al-Sunni, said that a date has been set for Tuesday, July 28, for a closed hearing of the Sanctions Committee and the team of experts on Libya, along with representat
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