In Libya, UN failure and Russian influence require updated US policy

The United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) has made limited progress on its goals, and existing US policy on Libya has foundered. Beyond reopening the American embassy and having diplomats ... Read More

No end in sight to Libya crisis after UN envoy quits

The abrupt resignation of the United Nations special envoy for Libya, Abdoulaye Bathily, is the latest sign of the failure of reconciliation efforts in the war-torn North African country, analysts ... Read More

Libya: UN envoy's resignation diminishes hopes for a new democratic path

After "stubborn resistance" by Libya's major political stakeholders, Abdoulaye Bathily, the UN special envoy for Libya, has resigned. In the history of the UN Support Mission in Libya-- launched in ... Read More

UN’s Libya envoy resigns citing no hope for political progress

Abdoulaye Bathily says ‘lack of political will and good faith’ are making UN governance efforts in Libya futile. Read More

UN Libya Envoy Tenders Resignation as Risks Mount in OPEC Nation

The United Nations envoy to Libya said he’d tendered his resignation, lamenting deteriorating conditions in the OPEC member state that’s been wracked by years of conflict. Read More

UN envoy lashes out at Libya's feuding parties and their foreign backers, then says he's resigned

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. envoy for Libya, Abdoulaye Bathily, lashed out at the country’s feuding parties and their foreign backers at a U.N. Security Council meeting Tuesday and then confirmed ... Read More