New York: After years of paralysis and internal divisions, progress towards a lasting peace through stable national government and dialogue, is being made in Libya, Special Envoy and Head of the United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) Jan Kubis said on Wednesday.
"The House of Representatives on March 10 overwhelmingly endorsed the Government of National Unity (GNU)," he told the Security Council during his first briefing as Special Envoy, and Head of the UN Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL).
Over 130 members gathered for the session, which in itself was a historic political milestone, he said, pointing out that the new cabinet reflects different regions and constituencies.
He added that with only a 15 percent representation of women, more needed to be appointed to senior executive positions.
Oil-rich Libya had descended into multiple crises after former ruler Muammar Gadaffi fell in 2011, with the country essentially divided between a UN-recognized Government of National Accord (GNA) based in the capital Tripoli, and a rival administration, led by the self-styled Libyan National Army (LNA) General, Khalifa Haftar.
The Special Envoy said that an emerging political will for unification had come through Libyan dialogue and decision-making,
He stressed that UNSMIL embraces the interim authorities’ key priorities, including advancing the full implementation of the ceasefire agreement, delivering basic services to Libyans and fostering human rights-based national reconciliation.
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