The Secretary-General of the United Nations, Antonio Guterres, stated in his first report for the year 2023 on Libya, presented to the Security Council and issued during the current month of April, that the division within the executive authority in Libya hinders the process of reunifying the branches of the Libyan Central Bank.

Guterres added in his report that despite the stagnation in the process of unifying the Central Bank, the new deputy governor, Mouray El-Baraasi, who was chosen by the parliament as the governor of the Central Bank of Libya in Benghazi, has resumed technical cooperation and coordination with officials of the Central Bank in Tripoli.

The Secretary-General of the United Nations pointed out that the Government of National Unity has allocated unused development funds from last year worth $3.5 billion, despite objections by the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Aqila Saleh, and the Libyan Prime Minister, Fathi Bashagha, on the grounds of non-approval of the budget by parliament.

In conclusion, Guterres confirmed that the United Nations will continue to support the path led by Libyans to reach the elections and achieve sustainable peace and stability, stressing that there is no alternative to the elections to meet the aspirations of the Libyan people to live in peace and choose their leaders through the ballot boxes.