Delegates to a U.N.-backed forum in Geneva chose four Libyans to lead a transitional government that will oversee nationwide elections in late December.
GENEVA (AN) — Delegates to a United Nations-backed forum in Geneva chose four Libyans on Friday to lead a transitional government that will oversee nationwide elections in late December.
The nearly 75 delegates representing Libya's warring sides approved a four-person slate to balance regional and political interests, according to the U.N. Support Mission in Libya, or UNSMIL.
The summit was dominated by U.S. President Donald Trump's first appearance at the world's largest alliance since 2019.
Swiss and Geneva authorities approved measures that 'aim to ease acute funding shortfalls' for international organizations.
Trump left the summit in Canada early after signing onto a Group of Seven statement on the Middle East he resisted.
An emergency session of the U.N. General Assembly led to adoption of a resolution calling for an immediate ceasefire.
Despite blocking IAEA inspectors from tracking uranium enrichment, Tehran says diplomatic channels remain open.
Leaders pushed for better financial systems at only the fourth U.N. conference on development financing held since 2002.
Beyond official narratives and statistics are the complex realities and unexpected agency of displaced populations.
Urgent early warning systems and urban heat protections are needed with extreme heat events becoming more frequent.
