Analysis: The UN has failed to instigate meaningful change in Libya, allowing status quo actors to strengthen their entrenched positions in the divided country.
![Haftar made political and military appointments in defiance of Libya's government [Getty]](/sites/default/files/styles/image_156x88/public/2021-08/GettyImages-1060717650.jpg?h=199d8c1f&itok=swVYPcfb)
![Libya Oil [Getty]](/sites/default/files/styles/image_156x88/public/media/images/89845FD8-F7E9-4C84-BE56-754504FF4E55.jpg?h=d1cb525d&itok=ltptsFdH "Libya Oil [Getty]")
![Members of the self-styled Libyan National Army, loyal to the country's east strongman Khalifa Haftar, patrol a street in central Benghazi on 6 July 2017. [Getty]](/sites/default/files/styles/image_156x88/public/2021-08/GettyImages-809831694.jpg?h=23191af2&itok=OvPy5hEn)