It is still possible to achieve people’s aspirations and lasting peace, the entity said on its Twitter account.
To do this, top Libyan officials must “put the country’s interests ahead of their own, end this political deadlock and empower the people to choose their own leaders through inclusive elections in 2023,” he said.
The Unsmil statements were written to mark the 12th anniversary of the start of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization-backed conflict, which culminated in the overthrow and subsequent assassination of Muammar al-Gaddafi.
“The last 12 years have been marked by a crisis that has affected all Libyans and a reaffirmation of the people’s aspirations for democracy, peace and justice,” the entity said.
However, these wishes have not come true and as the country is in a state of constant change, people’s daily life remains difficult in many ways.
The economy is unstable, basic services such as water and electricity are not reliably supplied and medical care is underfunded, he stressed.
The UN body stressed that court proceedings are also stagnating and human rights are not being respected.
Libya is divided into two parallel governments that are claiming power, a situation that threatens to resume war.
After a year of relative calm, tensions escalated last February when the legislature appointed Fhati Bashagha as interim prime minister, replacing Abdul Hamid Dbeibeh, who announced he would hand over power to the authorities only after elections.
The latter and his cabinet are based in Tripoli, while Bashagha’s executive is based in the eastern city of Tobruk, where Parliament is also located.
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