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The Permanent Mission of Libya to the United Nations in New York closed its doors and stopped working, effective the first of May, as a result of the dire financial situation it faces.
Libya’s permanent representative to the UN, Taher al-Sunni, said the mission was facing difficulties in paying the salaries of its local staff, with salaries sometimes delayed by up to six months.
In a letter addressed by the Sunni to the outgoing Prime Minister of the Government of National Unity, Abdul Hamid Dbeibeh, he stressed the need to find a solution to the urgent financial problem and pay off the accumulated debts that exceeded the $ 2 million barrier.
He also called for increased funding to adequately operate the mission, to avoid exacerbating the crisis and to avoid confrontation with legal issues and complaints from staff in arrears and creditors.
Despite the temporary closure of the mission’s premises in New York, al-Sunni instructed diplomatic staff to continue to perform their duties as much as possible, focusing on finding solutions to the financial crisis.
Libya is second largest humanitarian aid donor to Gaza