The UN adviser on Libya has invited rival factions to come together to try to resolve the country's constitutional arrangements, as a political process to restore stability has foundered.
Stephanie Williams has sent letters to parliament and the High State Council, which represent separate administrations, to nominate six members for a joint committee.
The move comes the day after Fathi Bashaga was sworn in as the new prime minister nominated by parliament in the east of Libya, even though the incumbent premier Abdulhamid Dbeibah in Tripoli has refused to step down.