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Bathily

lines on the record: 200
first: 2014-12-10
most recent: 2023-12-18
sittings or episodes: 13
sources: un-security-council

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“Since my most recent briefing, on 16 December 2022 (see S/PV.9223), I have continued my extensive consultations with Libyans throughout the country, with all the stakeholders from different segments of society, as well as regional and international partners on the way to overcome the current political impasse. My consultations in Libya included all key political and security figures, civil society representatives, including women and youth, representatives of cultural components and tribal leaders, as well as senior government officials and members of the House of Representatives and the High State Council. I have also received and reviewed many oral and written proposals from Libyans on ways to address the political impasse.”
2023-02-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9270 (2023) · source
“Mr. Bathily: On 17 February, Libya celebrated the twelfth anniversary of the 2011 revolution. Libyans commemorated it by voicing their determination to achieve a better future. They renewed their demands for peace, long-term stability and prosperity. Yet the political process remains protracted and falls short of the aspirations of the Libyan people, who seek to elect their leaders and reinvigorate their political institutions. In short, Libyans are impatient. They question the will and desire of the current interim political actors to hold inclusive and transparent elections in 2023.”
2023-02-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9270 (2023) · source
“We need to think creatively about ways to ensure that free, fair, transparent and simultaneous presidential and parliamentary elections are organized and held under a single, unified and neutral Administration, and that those who wish to run as candidates resign from their current functions to create a level playing field for all. Finally, we need to hold those individuals and entities taking or supporting actions that prevent or undermine the holding of elections accountable. That applies to actions committed before, during and after the elections. Together we must resolve to help Libyans to ensure that the year 2023 marks the beginning of a new era through the rise of legitimate institutions through free and fair elections. I hope I can count on the active engagement of the Security Council to that end.”
2022-12-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9223 (2022) · source
“With the support of the Security Council and its individual member States, we need to apply pressure on the country’s political leaders with regard to the urgency of finalizing the constitutional basis. The continued disagreement between two individual men, the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President of the High State Council, on a very limited number of provisions of the constitutional basis can no longer serve as a justification to hold an entire country hostage. The patience of the people of Libya is not limitless. If the two institutions cannot reach an agreement swiftly, alternative mechanisms can and should be used to alleviate the suffering caused by outdated and open- ended interim political arrangements.”
2022-12-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9223 (2022) · source
“I am concerned about new bureaucratic obstacles and movement restrictions faced by humanitarian organizations, which are impeding humanitarian access and the delivery of life-saving humanitarian assistance to internally displaced persons, as well as the thousands of detainees held without judgment in numerous detention centres across the country. I call on all Libyan authorities to facilitate the renewal of the registration of international non-governmental humanitarian organizations and expedite visa approvals for their staff operating in Libya. In summary and in conclusion, work on the security track has resulted in some notable achievements, and the economic track is building some momentum, which can be built upon. The political track, however, is showing little sign of progress.”
2022-12-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9223 (2022) · source
“Violence against women is not an isolated phenomenon, and its prevalent occurrence is enabled by Libya’s institutional fragmentation and inadequate legal framework. On a positive note, on 19 October, the Government of National Unity issued a decision that provides children of Libyan women married to non-Libyans access to basic services such as education and health care. It also waived the visa requirements for their children. That is a step in the right direction that needs further consolidation through the adoption of relevant laws and the strengthening of institutions. I urge the relevant authorities to continue to take all the necessary measures and adopt laws that protect and enhance the rights of women and children.”
2022-12-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9223 (2022) · source
“On 8 December, to mark International Human Rights Day, I hosted a digital dialogue with Libyans, during which participants expressed concern about the prevailing security situation and the serious deterioration in basic services, including access to health care, education, housing and electricity. They also called for elections to be held. My briefing today comes at the end of a global 16-day campaign on violence against women. On 25 November, I issued a statement calling on all concerned parties in Libya to take concrete steps to combat violence against women and girls in all its online and offline forms. I have also called for the adoption of laws that would provide protection for women and girls who are victims of violence.”
2022-12-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9223 (2022) · source
“I reiterate the importance and urgency of establishing a Libyan-led mechanism that brings together stakeholders from across the country to agree on spending priorities and ensure that oil and gas revenues are managed in a transparent and equitable manner, in line with resolution 2656 (2022). UNSMIL continues to observe a systematic campaign by Libyan security actors attempting to undermine and silence civil society, humanitarian actors, human rights defenders and political activists, including women and young people. It is my belief that a robust civil society is key to a safe, open, and democratic discourse between the State and its citizens and represents the very foundation required for Libya’s political transition.”
2022-12-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9223 (2022) · source
“The proliferation of weapons under the control of various State and non-State actors and the presence of foreign fighters, foreign forces and mercenaries continue to pose a serious challenge to the safety and security of Libyans and undermine efforts to unify the country’s security institutions. This year alone, 39 people, including 11 children, have been killed or maimed in incidents involving explosive remnants of war. Approximately 75 per cent of those affected were civilians. The co-Chairs of the Economic Working Group of the International Follow-up Committee on Libya continue to engage with Libyan institutions to advance discussions on an agreement for a temporary expenditure and oversight mechanism.”
2022-12-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9223 (2022) · source
“In the absence of the Libyan authorities’ necessary authorization for the effective establishment of the UNSMIL ceasefire monitoring mechanism in Sirte, international ceasefire monitors continue to operate from Tripoli. During the meeting, I urged the 5+5 Commission to help overcome that hurdle in order to enable the ceasefire monitoring mechanism to be fully operational, in accordance with the relevant Security Council resolutions. I hope that the commitment made by the 5+5 Commission to support the deployment of UNSMIL monitors to Sirte will materialize in the coming meeting of the Commission in Sirte on 15 January, under the auspices of UNSMIL.”
2022-12-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9223 (2022) · source
“On 8 December, I attended a plenary session of the Security Working Group of the International Follow-up Committee on Libya with other co-Chairs in Tunis, in the presence of most members of the Berlin process, the 5+5 Joint Military Commission and officials of the Libyan Ministry of Interior in charge of ensuring the security of the electoral process. Following up on its previous meeting in Sirte on 27 October, the Security Working Group discussed and agreed on the establishment of a disarmament, demobilization and reintegration subcommittee of the Joint Military Commission, in accordance with the fourth provision of the ceasefire agreement. UNSMIL will provide the subcommittee with the relevant technical support and expertise, as requested by the 5+5 Commission.”
2022-12-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9223 (2022) · source
“In contrast to their political counterparts, under the leadership of the 5+5 Joint Military Commission the security and military track has demonstrated greater will for making progress towards the implementation of the ceasefire agreement and unifying the country’s security institutions. The ceasefire has continued to hold and there have been no violations recorded since my last briefing, despite a reported build-up of forces on both sides. However, the situation remains tense and unpredictable throughout the country.”
2022-12-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9223 (2022) · source
“The protracted crisis in Libya significantly affects the people’s welfare, compromises their security and threatens their very existence. It also carries a serious risk of further dividing the country and its institutions. We are already witnessing the signs of the partition with two parallel Governments, separate security apparatuses, a divided central bank, the decision by the House of Representatives to establish a constitutional court in Benghazi in the east of the country in the absence of an agreed Constitution, and the growing discontent in all regions about the unequal allocation of the country’s substantial oil and gas revenues. Political leaders of all sides should be held responsible for those developments, which are such an ominous portent for the future of the country.”
2022-12-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9223 (2022) · source
“In order to garner maximum support for the process, I informed the Prime Minister, Mr. Al Dabiba, of the forthcoming meeting of the heads of the two chambers and the Presidential Council. I have also highlighted my readiness to work with all actors to reach consensus on a Libyan-owned and Libyan- led political process that can help the country emerge from its more than 10 years of political pitfalls and increasing economic and social hardship for a majority of its population. Today I am asking the Council, its members and all those with convening power to support UNSMIL’s efforts to bring Libyan political leaders back to the negotiating table and prevent a further deterioration of the situation on the eve of the first anniversary of the postponement of the 24 December elections in 2021.”
2022-12-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9223 (2022) · source
“Regrettably, it had to be postponed due to unforeseen logistical reasons as well as emerging political obstacles. We are working with the Chairs of the House of Representatives and the High State Council to identify a new date and location in Libya for the meeting to take place. I am also in touch with the Presidential Council to facilitate a meeting among the three institutions, based on the recent proposal put forward by Mr. Menfi, President of the Presidential Council, in that regard. While the meetings outside the country remain useful, it is evident that seeing national leaders meet inside the country will help to set a positive example for the citizens in healing the wounds of division in society and signal their willingness to mitigate the risks of the country’s partition.”
2022-12-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9223 (2022) · source
“I have urged the leaders of the House of Representatives and the High State Council to rise above personal and group interests and work constructively towards finalizing the constitutional basis for elections, within a well-defined time frame, in line with the pressing aspirations of the majority of the citizens of Libya. Following my repeated calls to the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President of the High State Council to meet inside Libya to demonstrate to all Libyans their willingness to initiate dialogue in earnest to find a way out of the crisis, Mr. Agila Saleh and Mr. Al-Mishri agreed to meet under the auspices of the United Nations in the city of Zintan on 4 December. The meeting would have been an occasion to signal a resumption of the political dialogue on Libyan soil.”
2022-12-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9223 (2022) · source
“I reiterated that the first important step on the path to legitimacy, security and sustained stability is to afford the 2.8 million Libyans registered to vote the opportunity to cast their ballot and freely select their country’s future leaders, to begin a new era for Libya, its neighbours and the region. I am thankful for the unanimous expressions of support and commitment to United Nations efforts to support the resumption of the intra-Libyan dialogue. In the coming weeks, while intensifying my engagement with the Libyan actors, I plan to conclude my regional tour and visit other international partners to seek their views on the ongoing crisis in Libya and how best to support UNSMIL in carrying out its mandate.”
2022-12-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9223 (2022) · source
“Mr. Bathily: Since my last briefing on 15 November (see S/PV. 9192), I continued my dialogue with Libyan stakeholders and international partners to advance the political process and revive the electoral track, in accordance with resolution 2656 (2022). In that regard, I undertook a tour of the region to meet with regional partners. From 19 to 30 November, I travelled to Türkiye, Qatar, the United Arab Emirates, Egypt and Tunisia. In my meetings, I sought my interlocutors’ continued and coordinated support for the efforts of the United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) to help the Libyan leaders overcome their differences and resolve the legitimacy crisis of the interim institutions that have been in place for too long.”
2022-12-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9223 (2022) · source
“The accompanying support and pressure from the Council, in particular, and the international community, as a whole, speaking with a united voice under the coordination of the United Nations, are likely to reap positive results.”
2022-11-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9192 (2022) · source
“I call for continued and consistent efforts to improve women’s rights and incorporate related measures into the law of the land. I am glad to note the active and positive participation of women and young people in my interactions with Libyans at the grass-roots level. In the coming weeks and months, UNSMIL will endeavour to facilitate a conversation between the key institutional players in Libya as a step towards overcoming their differences and moving forward towards the organization of free and fair elections. We will also strengthen our engagement with relevant segments of the general citizenry, as their legitimate voices need to be heard and will be paramount in ensuring that the country can find a way out of the crisis.”
2022-11-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9192 (2022) · source
“We reiterate our call to the Libyan authorities and neighbouring countries to uphold international standards related to safe search- and-rescue practices and ensure that people who are intercepted are able to disembark in a place of safety. On the humanitarian front, I am pleased to report a continuing 57 per cent decrease since 2020 in the number of internally displaced persons in Libya, which now stands at 134,787. The Libyan authorities should accelerate their efforts to find durable solutions for all who are still internally displaced. Women remain concerned about their ability to actively engage in the awaited elections, both as voters and candidates. Online violence against women has been on the rise. UNSMIL has been supporting women’s groups in leading a unified campaign against that kind of violence.”
2022-11-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9192 (2022) · source
“UNSMIL continues to document enforced disappearances, arbitrary detentions and ill-treatment in detention facilities across the country. Since October, dozens of detainees in Mitiga prison have reportedly started a hunger strike to protest the conditions in their detention. The authorities have refused to issue detention certificates, which prevents families from receiving the allowances and salaries of their detained relatives. Human rights violations against migrants and asylum-seekers continue with impunity. I want to reiterate how urgent it is to find rights-based alternatives to detention. Migrants and refugees crossing the central Mediterranean from Libya continue to be intercepted by Libyan authorities, made to disembark in Libya and sent to detention centres where they suffer serious human rights abuses.”
2022-11-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9192 (2022) · source
“I therefore welcome the Council’s emphasis, in resolution 2656 (2022), on the importance of establishing a Libyan-led mechanism that brings together stakeholders from across the country to set spending priorities and ensure that oil and gas revenues are managed transparently and equitably, with effective Libyan oversight. On 9 November, the co-Chairs of the Economic Working Group of the International Follow-Up Committee on Libya resumed consultations and agreed on the urgency of supporting related initiatives by Libyan institutions and assisting them in harmonizing proposals for temporary mechanisms until an elected Government is in place or a national budget is agreed on. The human rights situation in Libya remains alarming.”
2022-11-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9192 (2022) · source
“I am concerned about the lack of progress in the implementation of the Commission’s action plan for the withdrawal of mercenaries, foreign fighters and foreign forces. The Libyan parties need to renew their focus on kick-starting the withdrawal process, in line with the action plan. Pending the Libyan authorities’ approval required for the UNSMIL ceasefire monitors’ deployment to Sirte, the monitors continue to operate from Tripoli. They did not report any ceasefire violations during the reporting period. On the economic front, the lack of accountability, transparency and equity in the allocation of resources remains a key cause of tensions.”
2022-11-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9192 (2022) · source
“At that joint meeting, the first for many months, the Commission agreed to establish a subcommittee for the disarmament, demobilization and reintegration (DDR) of armed groups, which is expected to focus on mapping and classifying armed groups in Libya as a key pre-DDR step. Meanwhile, the ceasefire continues to hold despite the ongoing escalatory rhetoric and a build-up of forces on both sides. All parties must refrain from any steps that could undermine the ceasefire. In that regard, I would like to urge the Council to impress upon all actors that any recourse to violence and intimidation will not be accepted and that there can be no military solution to the Libya crisis. Delaying tactics aimed at postponing the elections indefinitely will only deepen the crisis.”
2022-11-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9192 (2022) · source
“Further prolonging the interim period will make the country even more vulnerable to political, economic and security instability and could put the country at risk of partition. We must therefore join hands in encouraging Libyan leaders to work with resolve towards the holding of elections as soon as possible. I urge the Security Council to send an unequivocal message to obstructionists that their actions will not remain without consequences. I am pleased to report some progress on the security track. On 27 October in Sirte, I convened a meeting of the 5+5 Joint Military Commission, which brought the Commission’s activity back on track.”
2022-11-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9192 (2022) · source
“There is also consensus around the need to coordinate bilateral and multilateral diplomatic initiatives and to coalesce behind the efforts of the United Nations. The Security Council’s unanimous support in amplifying these messages with all interested parties will be key if we want to move forward. The popular aspiration for peace, stability and legitimate institutions is clear from my interaction with Libyans. However, there is an increasing recognition that some institutional players are actively hindering progress towards elections. The genuine political will of these actors needs to be tested against reality as we approach 24 December, the first anniversary of the postponement of elections and the seventh anniversary of the signing of the Libyan Political Agreement.”
2022-11-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9192 (2022) · source
“On the margins of the summit of the League of Arab States in Algiers, from 31 October to 1 November, I had the opportunity, as a member of the Secretary-General’s delegation, to meet several high-level officials from concerned countries in the region. In its outcome document, the summit called for an ending of the Libyan crisis through a Libyan- led solution that achieves the popular aspiration for elections as soon as possible, which I welcome. In the coming days, I intend to follow up with visits to some of the main external actors in the region. There appears to be broad agreement that Libya’s institutions are facing a serious legitimacy crisis and that restoring that legitimacy across the board is of paramount importance.”
2022-11-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9192 (2022) · source
“For its part, UNSMIL continues to provide technical assistance to the High National Elections Commission to maintain readiness for elections once political, legal and security conditions are met. Yesterday I led a joint mission to Sebha, in Libya’s south, with my deputy and resident humanitarian coordinator during which I had the opportunity to meet local officials, tribal leaders, academics and civil society organizations. This visit follows earlier visits I conducted to the east and west of the country, which I reported on previously. Since my previous briefing, I also started to engage with representatives of the international community on the ground to hear their views and concerns on the way forward in Libya. In Tripoli, I consulted with a wide range of regional and international representatives to exchange views and compare notes.”
2022-11-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9192 (2022) · source
“I also encouraged them to engage in dialogue with each other inside Libya, which would send a clear message to the population that they are serious about resolving their differences. It would also send a clear message to the international community that Libyans from all walks of life are ready to take their future into their own hands. I made it clear that the United Nations and the United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) stood ready to actively support these meetings and that I was ready to provide them with my good offices. On 5 November in Tripoli, at the invitation of the Government, I attended a simulation exercise on securing national elections. While I welcome such a plan as encouraging, the holding of elections requires more sustained efforts in all areas, by all actors and in all regions.”
2022-11-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9192 (2022) · source
“Mr. Bathily: Mr. President, I thank you for this opportunity to brief the Security Council on recent developments in Libya. Since my last briefing to the Council on 24 October (see S/PV.9162), I have pursued my consultations with Libyan stakeholders from all regions of the country, which I had initiated upon arriving in Tripoli in mid-October. During the reporting period, I engaged repeatedly with members of the Presidential Council, the High Council of State, and other key actors in the political, economic and security spheres, recalling that it was their moral and political responsibility to work actively towards bringing the country back to peace and stability through a Libyan-Libyan solution to the crisis.”
2022-11-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9192 (2022) · source
“On that basis, we will also reinvigorate the political and economic tracks. Finally, I will work to mobilize the support of the international community to ensure that we all coordinate in coherence with the aforementioned approach.”
2022-10-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9162 (2022) · source
“It will be important for the Security Council to coordinate messaging and stress upon Libyan actors the need to work together towards elections in a sincere and committed manner. The Council’s unified call for greater coherence and coordination in the action of international actors would also be precious to UNSMIL’s endeavour. In the coming weeks, I intend to undertake to facilitate a meeting between the main leaders of the House of Representatives and High State Council to understand the commitments announced in Rabat on 21October and agree on political, constitutional, legal and security measures to advance preparations for elections as soon as possible, in keeping with the aspirations clearly expressed by the Libyan people. I also intend to travel to Sirte on 27 October to resume the 5+5 JMC work and revive the security track.”
2022-10-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9162 (2022) · source
“On 18 October, I met the Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Republic of the Congo in his capacity as representative of the Chairperson of the AU High-Level Committee on Libya. He briefed me on the outcome of the meeting that had just concluded, at which the AU discussed preparations for a national reconciliation meeting with Libyan counterparts. The situation in Libya calls for a consensus State re-legitimation process. Legitimate institutions capable of providing for the basic needs of the people must be established on the basis of genuine political will. In that process, the conduct of legislative and presidential elections is paramount. I will intensify consultations with relevant actors to progress towards an agreement on the necessary parameters to reach that objective, including at the upcoming summit of the League of Arab States.”
2022-10-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9162 (2022) · source
“On 12 October, the co-Chairs of the working group on international humanitarian law and human rights of the International Follow-up Committee on Libya, in collaboration with the Presidency Council and the African Union (AU), organized a briefing on national reconciliation, at which experts shared best practices and other national experiences in that area. The meeting highlighted the role of victims at the centre of effective, rights-based reconciliation processes, the need to rebuild trust in State institutions and the criticality of ensuring inclusivity and women’s meaningful representation and participation. The experts also stressed the importance of ensuring that reconciliation efforts are effectively linked to the political process.”
2022-10-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9162 (2022) · source
“In addition, nearly 6,000 individuals are in pretrial detention, including 113 women, and 135 juveniles are behind bars. The total numbers represents a 40 per cent increase relative to the numbers released in August 2021. Many of those in pretrial detention, representing one third of the total prison population, are detained with no access to justice. Those numbers do not include the approximately 3,243 migrants who are arbitrarily detained in detention centres operated by Government entities. Libyan authorities should guarantee due process and a fair trial for those detained on credible charges and immediately and unconditionally release all persons who are arbitrarily detained.”
2022-10-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9162 (2022) · source
“Arbitrary detention continues as a common practice. On 7 October, in the aftermath of clashes between rival human-trafficking gangs in the city of Sabratha, 11 charred bodies of persons believed to be migrants were discovered in a docked boat, and four more bodies showing evidence of wounds were found outside the boat. I note the announcement by the Ministry of Interior of an investigation, which should bring the perpetrators to justice. I call on the Libyan authorities to take immediate and credible measures to address the dire situation of migrants and refugees and dismantle the related trafficking and criminal networks. Official statistics received by the United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) on 1 October show that nearly 11,000 individuals, including 55 women, are serving sentences in prisons run by the judicial police.”
2022-10-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9162 (2022) · source
“I encourage regular exchanges between the two Chiefs of Staff to give momentum to steps towards the reunification of the military institutions. Developments on the economic track include the release of the annual reports of the national Audit Bureau and the Administrative Control Authority on the activities of public institutions, including the Central Bank of Libya and the Government of National Unity. In response to some of the findings and recommendations of those reports, Prime Minister Al Dabiba announced a series of corrective administrative measures. Investigations were opened into the work of Libyan officials, based on the observations and recommendations in the reports. Regrettably, the human rights situation in Libya remains concerning. Violations against migrants and asylum-seekers continue with impunity.”
2022-10-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9162 (2022) · source
“Despite the noticeable decrease in the mobilization of armed groups and clashes among them, there are reports of ongoing large-scale recruitment activities. Fighting between armed groups in Zawiyah, west of Tripoli, on 25 September, trapped dozens of families for several hours and left at least three civilians killed, including a 10-year-old girl. Further to my engagements with security actors in the east and the west, I am pleased to report that the 5+5 JMC has agreed to meet under United Nations auspices in Sirte next Thursday to discuss the resumption of the Commission’s activities to further the implementation of the ceasefire agreement. The two Chiefs of Staff met in Tunis on 12 October on the margins of an air and defence exhibition. An intended visit by the Chief of Defence Staff of the Libyan Army to Benghazi is still pending.”
2022-10-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9162 (2022) · source
“In response to the near unanimous condemnation across the spectrum of the presence of mercenaries, foreign fighters and foreign forces in Libya and the incessant foreign interference in the country’s affairs, I stressed to all my interlocutors that the solution to the crisis must come from inside Libya, on the basis of the will of the Libyan people. I urged the country’s leaders to hear the people’s aspirations for peace, stability, economic development and a responsive leadership. While the ceasefire continues to hold, the security track needs to be reinvigorated, as it has been adversely impacted by the protracted political impasse. The violent clashes in Tripoli on 27 August resulted in a shift in the power balance in the capital, which has deepened tensions between eastern and western security actors and led to fragile stability.”
2022-10-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9162 (2022) · source
“The day before yesterday, I travelled to Benghazi, where I met with Field Marshal Khalifa Haftar, General Commander of the Libyan National Army; the eastern members of the Joint Military Commission; and the Prime Minister designated by the House of Representatives, Fathi Bashagha. I also met with representatives of women organizations. Yesterday in Tripoli, I received civil society organizations, women candidates for the parliamentary elections and representatives of women’s civil society organizations. There remain significant differences on how Libyans want to overcome the current crisis.”
2022-10-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9162 (2022) · source
“More specifically, I exchanged views with the President of the Presidential Council and members of the Government of National Unity, including Prime Minister Abdulhamid Al Dabiba, Minister for Foreign Affairs Najla El Mangoush and other Cabinet members. I also met with the Chief of General Staff, Lieutenant General Al-Haddad, and with the western members of the 5+5 Joint Military Commission (JMC). I consulted with the High National Elections Commission, the National Oil Corporation and the Central Bank of Libya. I also exchanged views with the President of the High State Council, Khaled Al-Mishri, over the phone, as he had to travel out of the country the day after my arrival. I travelled to Al-Qubbah to meet the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Aguila Saleh Issa.”
2022-10-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9162 (2022) · source
“In order to design a response to those daunting political challenges, I have decided to give priority to consultations with Libyan institutional, political, security and civil-society actors from across the country, including the south, east and west. Since my arrival in Libya, I have therefore embarked on a series of consultations with a broad range of Libyan political, security and economic actors, as well as representatives of civil society from every region of the country, in order to gain a better understanding of the current challenges and possible solutions and of the aspirations of the Libyan people. I am grateful to my interlocutors, who without exception have welcomed me and expressed their high hopes for the work of the United Nations in mediating and providing its good offices.”
2022-10-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9162 (2022) · source
“I stressed the importance of ensuring that the international community will support Libyan efforts in a coordinated manner, rally behind the United Nations lead and refrain from taking any action that could further deepen divisions. The political deadlock persists with no clear end in sight to the prolonged stalemate over the executive. Furthermore, efforts to resolve the remaining outstanding issues related to the constitutional basis for elections do not appear to be resulting in concrete action on the part of the relevant actors, further delaying the prospects for the holding of inclusive, free and fair elections aimed at ending the transition and restoring the legitimacy of institutions.”
2022-10-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9162 (2022) · source
“Mr. Bathily: It is a great honour for me to brief the members of the Security Council for the first time since assuming my functions as Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the United Nations Support Mission in Libya on 25 September. I look forward to working closely with the Council and trust that I will be able to count on members’ support. Prior to my arrival in Libya on 14 October, I engaged with a broad range of representatives of Member States in New York, including members of the Security Council and representatives of regional organizations, to hear their thoughts on the situation in Libya and ideas about how to overcome the country’s challenges.”
2022-10-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9162 (2022) · source
“I also welcome the scheduling of the African Union summit on maritime security and development in Lome in October 2016. In all aspects of UNOCA's work, our principal partner remains the Economic Community of Central African States. During the reporting period we focused on the further strengthening of the relationship between the two institutions. That has included coordination with the Secretary-General of ECCAS on the provision of UNOCA support for the reform of ECCAS institutions and the conclusion of a new cooperation framework agreement to guide our joint efforts. In that context, I welcome the briefing of Secretary-General Ahmad Allam-Mi to the Council today. We look forward to the continued engagement of the Security Council in promoting peace and security in Central Africa.”
2016-06-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7718 (2016) · source
“The United Nations is concerned about the impact of Uganda's potential withdrawal on the security situation in the eastern part of the Central African Republic and calls on all stakeholders, including the Governments of Uganda and of the Central African Republic, as well as partners, to ensure that any potential departure of Ugandan troops is undertaken in an orderly and coordinated manner. I am pleased to report that progress has been made in the operationalization of the regional strategy on maritime security in the Gulf of Guinea, which includes the adoption of a number of recommendations with regard to the programme of activities, the budget and the administration of the Interregional Coordination Centre, which is based in Yaounde.”
2016-06-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7718 (2016) · source
“During the reporting period, UNOCA continued its active engagement to fill coordination gaps on the LRA issue and convened the biannual meeting of LRA focal points in April. Together with the African Union and other United Nations partners, UNOCA also organized a workshop in March to identify more clearly the respective roles and responsibilities of different actors in LRA-affected countries that are assisting LRA members who have defected or escaped from the group. UNOCA also assisted in the organization of a meeting of the African Union's Joint Coordination Mechanism in May, which called for the mobilization of additional resources for the Regional Task Force 4 a particularly important issue given the decision of Uganda to withdraw from the force in the near future.”
2016-06-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7718 (2016) · source
“The Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) continues to threaten the security of the population in the area where it operates, and notably increased its alleged attacks in the Central African Republic during the reporting period, reportedly extending into areas that had previously seen little to no LRA movement. Group elements have also persisted in attacking the civilian population in the north-eastern part of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Overall, the LRA now appears to be deviating from what for a certain period had been a low-profile posture, with attacks against larger and less isolated population areas being noted and an increased number of children kidnapped and kept. We must keep that in mind and continue our efforts until the job is finally completed.”
2016-06-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7718 (2016) · source
“In that regard, I will continue to work in close cooperation with the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for West Africa and the Sahel to engage the Governments concerned and the relevant subregional bodies - the Economic Community of Central African States and the Economic Community of West African States - to ensure their continued support for the Task Force and the allocation of adequate humanitarian and development assistance to the affected populations. We will also continue to encourage them to ensure that counter-terrorism operations are carried out in full compliance with international humanitarian law, human rights law and refugee law. The support and assistance of the international community to reduce the burden on the affected States will be crucial to winning the fight against Boko Haram.”
2016-06-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7718 (2016) · source