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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. Addressing reporters Tuesday in New York, Abdoulaye Bathily said he’d notified Secretary-General Antonio Guterres of his intention to quit. It wasn’t clear when the decision would take effect. The North African country, riven by fighting since the 2011 NATO-backed overthrow of dictator Moammar Gaddafi, is split between dueling administrations in the east and west. Long-running UN-led efforts to hold elections and restore a unified ... (full story)