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Spotlight | Libya
Guterres lobbies for the UN to take charge of militias' disarmament

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The United Nations is seeking to take direct control of the disarmament of militias and the withdrawal of foreign forces away from the Libyan transitional government. Meanwhile the country's legislative and presidential elections scheduled for December 24 this year look more undermined than ever. [...]

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Guterres lobbies for the UN to take charge of militias' disarmament

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