The United Nations Security Council unanimously approved last Thursday a three-month extension of the mandate for the UN Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL).
The resolution, penned by the UK, extended UNSMIL’s mandate until January 31, with a “further automatic extension.”
The UNSMIL’s mandate will be extended “additional nine months, that is, until 31 October 2025,” if a special Representative for UNSMIL has been appointed on or before January 31.
UNSMIL’s former Special Representative Abdoulaye Bathily stepped down April 16 because “it was not possible for the UN to successfully work toward a solution in Libya with current circumstances.”
American diplomat, Stephanie Koury, has been acting as the Officer in Charge of the mission since Bathily’s resignation.
