The United Nations is working hard to help solve a serious issue in Libya involving the country’s central bank. Libya has been dealing with conflict and chaos ever since its longtime leader, Muammar Gaddafi, was overthrown by NATO in 2011. Now, the country is split between two rival governments—one in the west, in the capital city of Tripoli, and one in the east, based in Benghazi. These two sides can’t agree on who should control the central bank, which manages Libya's money from oil sales and pays government salaries.

The bank crisis began when the Tripoli-based government removed Sadiq al-Kabir, the governor of the Central Bank of Libya (CBL). Al-Kabir had been in charge of the bank since 2011, but the western government replaced him with Mohamed Abdul Salam al-Shukri, a former deputy governor. This decision angered the rival eastern government in Benghazi, which argued that the move was illegal and done without proper consultation. In protest, the eastern side, supported by...