Security Council approves new head of UN mission in Libya LibyaSecurity Council approves new head of UN mission in Libya UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The Security Council on Friday approved former Senegalese minister and U.N. diplomat Abdoulaye Bathily as the new U.N. envoy to Libya, ending a nine-month search amid increasing chaos in the oil-rich north African nation. The vote came a day after Secretary-General Antonio Guterres had nominated Bathily. Libya’s transitional government, which opposed Bathily’s nomination, reportedly sent a protest letter to Guterres, which raises questions about how effective…
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