Insight into the UN in Libya | Ifi Interview

Interview | October 2012
Insight into the UN in Libya
Dr. Tarek Mitri, Senior Fellow at the Issam Fares Institute for Public Policy and International Affairs (IFI), on October 15th 2012, began his appointment as the Special Representative for the Secretary-General at the United Nations, and Head of the United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL). Dr. Mitri will be spending the year in this capacity, working closely with the Libyan government and civil society, aiding the process of institution building and security stabilization, as well as work with international actors playing a role in Libya. In this interview for IFI’s United Nations in the Arab World Program (IFI-UN), Dr. Mitri shares his expectations and anticipations on the work of the United Nations (UN) in Libya and the situation in Libya, as he prepares to begin his new post.