The Libyan Ministry of Justice welcomed the continuing partnership with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), and discussed ways to enhance future work and collaboration.
The ministry’s representatives held a meeting with UNDP’s Regional Advisor, Aurelie Boukobza and Christopher Laker, the UNDP Deputy Resident Representative for Libya. This was to review the lessons learned from previous working experiences.
UNDP said it is developing a new three-year project on the rule of law and strengthening justice. This would contribute to peace and stability, anchored on people-centred approaches nationwide, through mutually agreed priorities with the Ministry of Justice, and Ministry of Interior.
The Ministry praised UNDP’s technical assistance and equipment, provided through its previous joint programme with the UN Mission (UNSMIL).
In a related context, the Libyan Ministry of Planning and UNDP reviewed their continuing cooperation and future plans through UNDP’s Country Programme Document (2023 – 2025).
The Head of the Technical Cooperation Office at the Ministry of Planning, Mohamed Lameen held a meeting with Boukobza and Laker.
UNDP said in a statement that the ministry is “coordinating efforts to revitalize collaboration through the Benghazi-Derna Construction Fund, and the potential collaboration with the other Funds in Sirte, Southern Tripoli, and Murzuq.”
“This is a unique model of reconstruction of war-damaged areas, and focusing on infrastructure rehabilitation,” UNDP added.
Last week, the Chairman of Libya’s High National Elections Commission (HNEC), Emad Al-Sayeh and UNDP Resident Representative, Marc-Andre Franche met to discuss the latest developments in the electoral process.
During a meeting held at the Commission’s headquarters, the two sides reviewed ways for the international community to support HNEC in managing and implementing the elections.
Franche praised the efforts made by HNEC in the completed stages of the electoral process. He affirmed the commitment of donor countries to strengthen the democratic path in Libya, in order to hold the expected elections.
Notably, the United Nations Envoy to Libya, Abdoulaye Bathily announced a set of tasks for his proposed high-level steering panel, with the aim of holding elections during the current year.
Bathily said that the elections in Libya “do not only need a constitutional and legal framework, but also require addressing several issues to create conditions conducive to holding them.”
He explained that the tasks of the panel are to “provide a safe environment for the elections and to ensure the freedom of movement of candidates during the electoral campaigns.”
