Even UNSMIL appears to be infected by division after experiencing difficulty finding a replacement for UN Special Envoy for Libya Ghassan Salamé who resigned in March citing 'stress'...
The signs point to an African being appointed UN special envoy to Libya after the surprise resignation of Lebanese Ghassan Salamé on 2 March...
Impasse on the ground and pleas for a ceasefire from UN special envoy Ghassan Salamé and numerous regional and international governments have failed to budge either Haftar or the Tripoli-based Government of National Accord (GNA) led by Faiez el Serraj (AC Vol 59 No 7 Doubts about unity deal)...
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Italy's Interior Minister and Deputy Prime Minister Matteo Salvini joined Serraj in blaming the LNA for the attack and UN special envoy Ghassan Salamé called for international action against those responsible saying it could count as a war crime...
Organised by the UN's special envoy Ghassan Salamé as the UN's final attempt to fix Libya the invitations had been sent out and some 150 politicians community leaders and activists were set to attend (AC Vol 59 No 7 Doubts about unity deal)...
UN special envoy Ghassan Salamé has sketched out a reasonable proposal under which a national conference would be held in Libya with less input from outside powers...
Yet there are fervent hopes that the United Nations special envoy Ghassan Salamé can implement his ambitious roadmap to provide 'competent and efficient government' in a revised 'Libyan Political Agreement' that includes a new constitution and nationally accepted elections...