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Elmajerbi

lines on the record: 290
first: 2016-10-06
most recent: 2019-11-06
sittings or episodes: 32
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“In conclusion, the Government of National Accord reiterates its full commitment to resolution 1970 (2011), especially with regard to the mandate of the ICC. We hope that the Council will consider the Libyan issue a priority and will not ignore it, ensuring continued cooperation with Special Representative Ghassan Salame in order to achieve peace and stability and end this impasse. That will require a concerted effort on the part of all the members of the Council to overcome their differences, with a view to adopting a binding resolution to end the hostilities, compel the forces of aggression to return to where they came from as soon as possible and seize the opportunity to achieve peace in my country, Libya, so that we can rebuild the country and relaunch its development. The meeting rose at 11.15 am.”
2019-11-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8660 (2019) · source
“We once again reiterate that the Government then requested that the Council set up a fact-finding mission to investigate the matter and to hold the perpetrators to account. The Government is monitoring all such violations against hospitals, public facilities and civilian infrastructure, and we have taken all the necessary measures to protect civilians and keep them out ofharm's way, especially in areas of military confrontation. Abductions, disappearances and arbitrary detentions have accompanied the aggressor force's aggression against Tripoli, including the disappearance of Ms. Siham Sergewa, a member of Parliament, from her house in Benghazi. Many Libyan and international parties, including the United Nations, have demanded that her whereabouts be disclosed and that she be released.”
2019-11-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8660 (2019) · source
“That will be possible when there is political and security stability in the country, which the Special Representative of the Secretary-General is pursuing through his efforts to hold an international conference, followed by a national congress attended by all the political parties in Libya, aimed at reaching an agreement that is acceptable to all parties. With regard to the concern expressed in the Prosecutor's report about the situation of illegalmigrants, the Government of National Accord reiterates that it has taken speedy measures to protect them. In cooperation with the International Organization for Migration, we have moved migrants from the areas of confrontation, but in spite of that, aircraft of the aggressor force carried out an air strike on a migrant centre in Tajura, in Tripoli, killing 53 people and injured 130.”
2019-11-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8660 (2019) · source
“Those incidents must be followed up on and investigated. In that respect, the Government of National Accord has repeatedly asked the Council to dispatch a fact- finding mission to investigate the many violations and irresponsible actions that have been taken against innocent people, with a view to establishing the facts, pursuing their perpetrators and holding them accountable. In that connection, we reiterate that our judiciary is capable of carrying out such a mission if it is given the opportunity to do so.”
2019-11-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8660 (2019) · source
“With regard to the judicial aspect, we want to emphasize the ability of our national judicial system to prosecute all who have committed crimes on Libyan territory, which are not subject to the statute of limitations. We should take into account the fact that the security situation in Libya continues to enable the perpetration of many crimes against civilians. We therefore emphasize that the Libyan judiciary has been monitoring all of these violations, including an air strike by Haftar forces on 6 October on an equestrian club in the Janzour area of Tripoli, which injured many innocent children, and another carried out in the Farnaj area of Tripoli on 14 October, which killed three girls from one family, as well as considerable military operations targeting many innocent people in more than one area.”
2019-11-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8660 (2019) · source
“The Prosecutor has repeatedly underscored that cooperation on many occasions and in her reports. My Government understands the Prosecutor's statements regarding the slow pace of the Libyan judiciary in its prosecution of certain suspects. That is thanks to the security situation in Libya, resulting from military confrontations that alternately escalate and de-escalate in a vicious circle ofviolence, as well as the unlawful offensive conducted by the Haftar forces against Tripoli and its suburbs. We should point out that some of the suspects being pursued by the national judiciary and the ICC no longer reside on Libyan territory.”
2019-11-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8660 (2019) · source
“Mr. Elmajerbi (Libya) (spoke in Arabic): At the outset, I wish to congratulate you, Madam, on your assumption of the presidency of the Council for this month, and I wish you every success in the discharge of your mandate. I also thank Ms. Fatou Bensouda, Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC), for her eighteenth report and her briefing today as well as her relentless efforts to pursue justice and to fight impunity. The pursuit of justice across Libya is an issue of sovereign and national jurisdiction. However, that does not mean that we will not cooperate with the ICC. The Libyan national judicial authorities view the work of the ICC as the complementary judicial efforts of a partner that embody a spirit of cooperation and integration between the national judiciary and international justice.”
2019-11-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8660 (2019) · source
“In that connection, we stress that in the current political circumstances, such violations, sadly, affect everyone - men and women. In order to address this issue in particular and protect human rights in general, we need the support of the international community for the efforts of the Government of National Accord until we reach a political solution leading to the formation of a strong Government that has control over all Libyan territory and can address all such violations and hold their perpetrators accountable. Since Ms. Mohamed is Libyan and defends human rights, especially those of women in Libya, she ought to have delivered her statement in Arabic so that all Libyans - men and women - would have been able to directly follow her words.”
2019-09-04 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8611 (2019) · source
“My Government reiterates its position rejecting the call for a ceasefire based on the status quo, which would put the aggressor on an equal footing with the victims of the aggression. We totally reject that scenario. My Government also stresses that it will spare no effort to counter the aggression to the best of its ability until it defeats the aggressor. We will start a new phase unlike previous phases that the country has seen since 2011. We will all work together as Libyans to build a strong State free of armed groups or authoritarianism. In conclusion, we would like to thank Ms. Marwa Mohamed for her briefing and commend her for informing the Council ofthe violations to which Libyan women are subject, including abduction and killings.”
2019-09-04 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8611 (2019) · source
“We agree with the Secretary-General's assessment in his report that Libya is not a safe refuge for migrants in the light of the prevailing security problems due to political disagreements and the war against the capital over the past five months. My delegation stresses that, just as it is the duty of any country to maintain the safety and stability of its people, it is the national duty of the internationally recognized Government of National Accord to combat the aggression against Tripoli. We reiterate our position that an aggressor cannot be a partner in a democratic civil State. Past experience shows that aggressors have rejected State institutions and categorically rejected the placing of the military under the control of a civil authority.”
2019-09-04 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8611 (2019) · source
“My delegation would like to echo the call of the Secretary-General, in his latest report, for States to revisit policies that support the return of migrants to Libyan shores. We would also like to stress the need for international coordination in that regard, as the responsibility to care for those migrants should not be shouldered exclusively by Libya, as a transit country, but rather by the international community, including the countries oforigin and destination. Necessary assistance should also be provided to those migrants so that they can be repatriated and reunified with their families through the adoption of an international mechanism to monitor the implementation and financing of this operation.”
2019-09-04 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8611 (2019) · source
“One of the team's tasks would also be to determine who is responsible for acts such as the indiscriminate shelling ofthe Al-Intisar and Abu Salim neighbourhoods early in the war and the detention centre for illegal migrants in Tajura on 2 July, as well as the attack on the civilian field hospitals. The latest such violation was the shelling of the Mitiga civilian airport two days ago, which injured a number of workers and traveling pilgrims and damaged a number of civilian aircrafts. Those gross violations must be investigated immediately. We therefore reiterate our call on the International Criminal Court to expedite its procedures and prosecute the perpetrators of those attacks as war criminals.”
2019-09-04 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8611 (2019) · source
“We call on the Council to assist my country to eradicate the conditions that enable terrorists to achieve their objectives and spread even further, especially given the security vacuum created by the latest attacks. Turning to the reference in the Secretary-General's latest report to the need to hold perpetrators accountable for their crimes under international humanitarian law, my country's delegation appeals once again to the Council to form a fact-finding team to investigate the crimes committed against civilians and health facilities, as well as migrant detention centres.”
2019-09-04 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8611 (2019) · source
“The activities and actions of those organizations threaten peace and security in Libya and throughout the entire world, My Government condemns in the strongest terms the latest terrorist attacks in Libya. The security apparatus in the west of the country is working to dismantle the organizations that are using the current war circumstances to commit despicable crimes against State institutions and civilians. In this vein, we remind the Council that the war on terrorism and its organizations is an international struggle in which the Government of National Accord and its allies are participating. Our anti-terrorism forces are still combating terrorism in various hotspots all over the country, in direct cooperation and coordination with the United States of America.”
2019-09-04 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8611 (2019) · source
“We could have saved the lives of hundreds of young Libyans and migrants who have lost their lives to indiscriminate shelling had the Council assumed its responsibilities and implemented its resolutions on Libya. Nevertheless, as a State Member of the United Nations, my country remains hopeful that the Council will speedily adopt urgently needed measures to end the insidious aggression so that the country can resume the political process and advance along the path of peace, which is the only satisfactory alternative for all Libyans, who continue to entertain high hopes to that end. The severe conditions resulting from war in my country provide fertile ground for terrorist organizations that do not differentiate between Libyans in the eastern or the western part of the country.”
2019-09-04 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8611 (2019) · source
“It would also end their suffering caused by violations their basic rights, owing to unjustified disagreements and wars. The report of the Secretary-General touches upon the reasons undermining the peaceful process aimed at achieving the goal of holding a comprehensive national conference. The Secretary-General attributes the failure to hold the conference mainly to the war launched against Tripoli on 4 April. My Government has therefore called on the Security Council to act swiftly to counter the blatant aggression and end the attack. It should also hold the perpetrators accountable and implement the relevant Security Council resolutions, all of which have always called for a peaceful solution as the only alternative to end this crisis. Unfortunately, we have witnessed procrastination within the Council.”
2019-09-04 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8611 (2019) · source
“We believe, however, that it is imperative to hold a Libyan national meeting before such an international conference, as had been planned prior to the attack on the capital. That would enable us to develop a national position that would represent the will of the Libyan people and be supported later by the international community, rather than vice versa. One of its goals would be to reach a unified position to end the negative interference of some countries. It would also send a clear message to all parties with regard to the need to reach an agreement that should speedily establish the constitutional and legal steps required for the holding of parliamentary and presidential elections within specific time frames so as to end the present chaotic state of affairs of the Libyan people.”
2019-09-04 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8611 (2019) · source
“Any result or outcome of such an initiative should be binding on all. Anyone hesitating or obstructing such an agreement must be held to account by the international community, especially the Security Council, as such actions risk destabilizing Libya and the unity of its institutions. My delegation commends the latest report of the Secretary-General, especially its positive reception of the political initiative of the President of the Presidency Council to end the current crisis. In that regard, we welcome Special Representative of the Secretary-General Salame's call for the convening of an international conference on Libya in which all international stakeholders having an interest in Libya would participate.”
2019-09-04 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8611 (2019) · source
“That indiscriminate attack has also led to the displacement of tens of thousands of citizens and the destruction of the capital's infrastructure, including the sole airport used by all citizens from every part of Libya. The war continues unabated. Unfortunately, regional and international interests have taken precedence over the interests of the Libyan people, who yearn for a democratic and civilian State in which the rule oflaw reigns. My delegation would like to express its sincere appreciation for all the efforts of the United Nations, the African Union and the European Union to reach a solution and end that aggression. We also reiterate that such efforts will fail without a unified international initiative that engages all international stakeholders involved in the Libyan issue.”
2019-09-04 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8611 (2019) · source
“Mr. Elmajerbi (Libya) (spoke in Arabic): At the outset, I congratulate you, Mr. President, on assuming the presidency of the Security Council for this month. I wish you every success. I thank the Secretary-General for his report (S/2019/682) on the United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL); Mr. Ghassan Salame, Special Representative of the Secretary-General, for his briefing on the latest developments in my country; and Mr. Schulz, Chair of the Committee established pursuant to resolution 1970 (2011) concerning Libya, for his briefing on the work of the Committee. Today's date of 4 September marks five full months since the beginning ofthe aggression against the capital of my country, in which one-third of the population of Libya lives. That aggression has resulted in the deaths of hundreds of Libyans, including civilians.”
2019-09-04 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8611 (2019) · source
“Peaceful political dialogue among Libyans who believe in a civil State is the only way to achieve security and stability in the country. Before I conclude, I wish to congratulate all Muslims on holy Eid Al-Adha. The meeting rose at 5.55 pm.”
2019-08-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8595 (2019) · source
“Ghassan Salame' calling for a truce during holy Eid Al-Adha, as well as the Security Council statement of 12 August 2019 supporting that initiative, the Presidential Council of the Government of National Accord responded and announced that it would be willing to accept the truce provided it includes all areas of fighting; that all direct and indirect shooting stops; that no military advance takes place; that all aviation activities are prohibited from all aerial bases; that such truce is not misused to move soldiers or mobilize powers; and that UNSMIL guarantees the implementation of the truce and monitors any violations thereof. In conclusion, we reaffirm that there can be no military solution to the crisis in Libya.”
2019-08-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8595 (2019) · source
“The truth is that what is happening is the opposite: the aggression against Tripoli and its outskirts represents a real disaster. This aggression has led to grave human and financial losses, displaced more than 100,000 citizens and caused tremendous damage to the infrastructure, leading to power outages and water shortages, and has exacerbated the humanitarian suffering of our citizens. In response to the initiative of Mr.”
2019-08-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8595 (2019) · source
“It expresses its deepest condolences to the families of the victims and deplores the fact that UNSMIL personnel and other civilians were injured as a result of that terrorist attack. We wish them a speedy recovery. The Government of National Accord reiterates its commitment to fighting terrorism in all its forms. We stress our continued readiness to fully cooperate with the international community in ending this scourge in line with the agreed regional and international mechanisms. Today's cowardly attack in Benghazi comes after the abduction two weeks ago of a Member of Parliament, Ms. Siham Sergewa, whose fate is as yet unknown. All this refutes the claims that the so-called Libyan Army has eradicated terrorism in Benghazi and is working towards that end in other areas with a view to cleansing Libya of terrorist groups.”
2019-08-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8595 (2019) · source
“Mr. Elmajerbi (Libya) (spoke in Arabic): At the outset, allow me to congratulate you, Madam President, on Poland's assumption of the presidency of the Security Council for this month. I wish you every success in this endeavour. Let me also thank you for convening this important meeting to discuss the latest developments in my country. I would also like to thank Ms. Bintou Keita, Assistant Secretary-General for Africa, for her briefing. We have followed with grief and interest the cowardly terrorist attack on Benghazi today, which killed three staff members of the United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) and injured other personnel, as well as Libyans who were present there. The Government of National Accord strongly condemns such cowardly terrorist attacks.”
2019-08-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8595 (2019) · source
“We are counting on its unity to engage constructively with the Libyan crisis with full objectivity, while exercising pressure on all parties that have embraced acquiring weapons and personal gain at the expense of the sacrifice that Libyans have made in terms of their pride and dignity to establish a democratic State. In conclusion, the Government of National Accord stands ready to cooperate with the Security Council with regard to issues related to the safety and security of the Libyan people. We remain committed to assuming our responsibilities to serve our people and country. We stand ready to continue cooperation and consultations to allow us to achieve a peaceful solution to the situation in the country”
2019-07-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8588 (2019) · source
“But we are concerned that the inability of the Council to end the encroachment on the hopes and aspirations of Libyans might send a message to some people that could be interpreted as an encouragement for propagating further devastation, conflict, humanitarian suffering and political division. We firmly believe that the attack on Tripoli would not have happened had the Council taken more robust and deterrent measures. However, we continue to believe in the ability of the Security Council to end the deteriorating crisis in Libya.”
2019-07-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8588 (2019) · source
“That meeting would also adopt laws on electoral and constitutional processes and set dates for the achievement of those milestones, which would be referred to the High National Elections Commission. The outcome would be binding for all. The United Nations would organize and oversee those processes and ensure the necessary capacity and resources for their realization. We continue to entertain high hopes that the implementation of that initiative will be endorsed at the regional level and by the international community, with the Security Council's support and assistance.”
2019-07-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8588 (2019) · source
“As the President of the Presidency Council, Mr. Faiez Serraj, stated at the twelfth extraordinary summit of the African Union in Niamey, "We are well aware that there is no military solution to the conflict in Libya and that there is no winner in this war; the only loser in this struggle is Libya". Therefore, on 16 June, Mr. Sarraj announced an initiative to all Libyans who call for a peaceful solution to the conflict and the establishment ofa civil State, aimed at achieving political stability and cooperation and holding a meeting with UNSMIL to which representatives of all sectors of society would be invited to agree on a road map and establish the constitutional grounds on which to hold presidential and parliamentary elections by the end of 2019.”
2019-07-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8588 (2019) · source
“We have always recognized the security challenges that need to be addressed, which call for the operationalization of the army and the police. Given its sensitive nature, the situation requires that it be addressed in a gradual manner. We have therefore introduced security measures and held consultations in coordination UNSMIL. At the same time, we have seen a positive response to those measures by most stakeholders. We had hoped to see the strengthening and a fruitful outcome of those efforts with the convening of the inclusive national conference. We had looked forward to the conference producing a road map leading to security for our country. What has happened since 4 April, however, has undermined those efforts and complicated the challenges facing our country. Pursuing efforts to achieve peace is unavoidable.”
2019-07-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8588 (2019) · source
“Despite the challenges, the Government of National Accord continues to believe in a peaceful, rather than a military, resolution of the conflict as the only way to safeguard the stability and security of Libyans and to establish a State that meets their aspirations, founded onjustice, democracy and respect for human rights. We are therefore committed to complying with the Security Council resolutions on Libya, and the Government has expressed its continued support for the efforts of Special Representative Salame to implement the peace plan. We have made significant progress in that direction, and people have begun to feel the improvement achieved in the security situation, their livelihoods and services.”
2019-07-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8588 (2019) · source
“The position of the countries that support Haftar and allege that his criminal militias are the Libyan National Army encroaches on the rights of the GNA in accordance with Security Council resolutions, starting with resolutions 2259 (2015) and 2434 (2018), which recognize the Libyan National Army under the control and leadership of the GNA and supreme leader Serraj - not the Libyan Arab army forces, which is the name Haftar gives his militias. The countries that support that aggression have breached the Articles of Chapter V of the Charter and its functions and powers, namely, Articles 24 and 25, which provide that Members of the United Nations shall agree to accept and carry out the decisions of the Security Council.”
2019-07-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8588 (2019) · source
“It is not a secret that documents and reports of the Panel of Experts of the Sanctions Committee established by Security Council's resolution 1973 (2011) have sufficient information and evidence on such interventions, which regrettably have not been met with a firm position by the Council to stop such countries and hold them to account for their behaviour, which runs counter to the Charter of the United Nations and the principle of State sovereignty and non-interference in their internal affairs. In that regard, we recall resolution 2419 (2018) and call on the Council to shoulder its responsibilities.”
2019-07-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8588 (2019) · source
“We have repeatedly cautioned against that, which plays into the hands of terrorists and enables them to continue their activities. Such activities will not be limited to Libya alone, they will also threaten international and regional peace and security. Despite the attacks on the capital and its neighbourhoods, GNA forces continue to combat the terrorist groups and track down their members. A case in point is our strategic cooperation with a number of countries, in particular the United States of America.”
2019-07-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8588 (2019) · source
“That comes at a time when Haftar claims that he is maintaining security and providing safety, but in fact he is silencing voices and attacking what should be inviolable. That blatant violation against the rights and freedom of women in particular calls for a firm stance to bring pressure to bear on the kidnappers and determine her fate. Regrettably, the Security Council stands idle in the face of the serious situation in my country. We wonder why the Council has not taken an unambiguous position or called things by their names. Why has it not taken a decision to stop the aggression, condemn the attack and end the negative interventions by some countries? In addition to the litany of the already mentioned violations, we note the activities of terrorist groups in some parts of Libya who are exploiting the ongoing conflict.”
2019-07-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8588 (2019) · source
“That humanitarian tragedy has been recently exacerbated by the deliberate aerial bombardment on a migrant detention centre in Tajoura on 2 and 3 July, which caused dozens of casualties. The GNA condemned the bombardment and considered it a war crime that should be investigated and those responsible should be held to account. It requested the Security Council to set up a fact-finding mission to determine the perpetrators of that crime, hold them to account and punish them. However, the Council did not take a decisive measure to that end, which could lead to similar tragedies. Benghazi also witnessed an unprecedented incident, on 17 July. An armed militia attacked the house of member of Parliament Siham Sergewa, shot her husband and kidnapped her. Her fate is still unknown.”
2019-07-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8588 (2019) · source
“However, such hopes diminished with the commencement of the attack on Tripoli, which continues to seeks to return the country back to despotic military rule. In view of that, the Government of National Accord (GNA) had no choice but to stand up against that aggression and defend the capital, its neighbourhoods and its people. Now, four months after this attack, Libyans have lost about 2,000 of their children, thousands have been injured and more than 500,000 people displaced, in addition to damage to infrastructure, public facilities, field hospitals, ambulances and medical personnel. The latest of such incidents was the attack against the field hospital in one of the capital's neighbourhoods two days ago, killing three doctors and wounding many others.”
2019-07-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8588 (2019) · source
“Mr. Elmajerbi (Libya) (spoke in Arabic): At the outset I congratulate you, Sir, on your assumption of the presidency of the Security Council for this month and I wish you every success. I also thank Mr. Ghassan Salame, Special Representative of the Secretary- General, for his briefing on the latest developments in my country. I also thank Ambassador Juergen Schulz, Chair of the Committee established pursuant to resolution 1970 (2011), concerning Libya. In the run-up to 4 April, we were waiting for the inclusive national conference, on which Libyans pinned great hopes to end the difficult transition in our country and move ahead towards fair and transparent elections that would bring about a democratic Government that respects democracy and the peaceful transfer of power, protects human rights and promotes the rule of law.”
2019-07-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8588 (2019) · source
“In conclusion, we have always called for peace and reconciliation, but have been obliged to wage war to defend our people, our capital and the hope of Libyans for a civil and democratic State. The aggression against Tripoli is nothing but a coup against legitimacy, which undermines the political process and aims to bring back a totalitarian regime and the rule of one individual. We ask the Council to support the efforts of Special Representative Salame to begin a political process that can be successful and take into account the new realities so that the United Nations Mission can find new mechanism to achieve dialogue with all Libyans without any exclusions and without associating that process with any particular person. The rules of negotiation have changed after such treason and aggression. Libya is greater than everybody.”
2019-05-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8530 (2019) · source
“The Government of National Accord believes that it is incumbent upon the Security Council today to shoulder its historic responsibility to correct the situation. The Council should, more than ever, do more than just express its concern. It should implement its resolutions and name and condemn the aggressor, while also forcing his forces to stand down. There is no sense in treating the aggressor and the person who is attacked equally. There is no sense in telling people who are being attacked to put down their weapons, when the aggressor force does not retreat to where it came from. Haftar responded to the call made by Mr. Salame for a truce during the holy month of Ramadan by rejecting that call. He declared jihad and continued fighting. He reaffirmed that attitude during his meetings with a number of international mediators.”
2019-05-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8530 (2019) · source
“We believe that Haftar's forces aroused tribal conflicts and tensions that we have tried for years to calm through various measures and a national campaign that included security, services and social assistance. Unfortunately, this war is a flagrant failure of the United Nations to meet its commitments to Libya, a country that occupies an important place on the Organization's agenda. The Security Council's mandate is to maintain international peace and security, but the Council has not been able to do that. It has not been able to end this aggression or to ensure that its resolutions are respected. They have been violated by many countries in the form of negative intervention in Libya and not safeguarding civilians from violations and acts of aggression.”
2019-05-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8530 (2019) · source
“The Government of National Accord has a sovereign right to defend its citizens, and we emphasize that we are going to continue to fight terrorism wherever it exists on Libyan soil. Unfortunately, aggression and the security situation have allowed for the return of Da'esh, which we had fought and expelled from Sirte and other Libyan cities. There have been nearly 800 martyrs and thousands of people injured. Some say that this aggression on Tripoli is aimed at fighting terrorism, even though the forces that are defending the city are the ones that liberated Sirte from Da'esh. Recently, there was a series of terrorist attacks by Da'esh in the south on the cities of Sabha, Ghodwa and Zalla, among others, which were a consequence of the aggression against Tripoli. Where are Haftar's forces - those forces that claim they liberated those cities?”
2019-05-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8530 (2019) · source
“It is clear to everybody that some countries have been providing the aggressors with weapons of all kinds for years - planes, missiles and modern equipment - in flagrant violation of the Security Council resolutions. That has also been documented in the reports of the Panel of Experts established pursuant to resolution 1973 (2011). How long are the violations going to continue without any response, although everybody knows who is involved? They are preventing Libyans from finding a solution. Their actions fly in the face of international laws and resolutions. The support given to the aggressors is prolonging the war, killing more civilians and destroying infrastructure, while also undermining the social fabric and worsening the future of our country and our relations with other countries.”
2019-05-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8530 (2019) · source
“For example, two journalists, Mohamed Al-Qurj and Mohamed Al-Shibani, were kidnapped two weeks ago. We hope to ascertain their fate as soon as possible. The list of violations is very long, to which must be added an unprecedented crime, namely, that water supplies to the capital from the south of Tripoli, where Haftar's forces are based, have been cut off. The toll of the violations has been heavy and well-documented. We sent a letter to the Security Council calling for a fact-finding commission to verify those abuses and violations. We have also asked that the countries backing the aggression be identified. According to confessions by aggressors, it appears that those countries are providing military support. The military arsenal being used in the aggression is evident.”
2019-05-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8530 (2019) · source
“As Libyans began to see the first signs of a better future, following Mr. Salame's announcement of the upcoming national conference and the Secretary- General's visit to Libya, Haftar launched his traitorous aggression against Tripoli, where one third of the Libyan population lives. His forces continue to commit violations that constitute war crimes and crimes against humanity. They have arbitrarily bombed civilian areas, including schools, warehouses and civil airports. That has led to more than 500 persons killed to date and nearly 3,000 injured, as well as more than 100,000 persons displaced. Those violations also include the recruitment of children, the torture and murder of detainees in cold blood and the kidnapping of journalists covering the war.”
2019-05-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8530 (2019) · source
“I would also like to mention the economy, which in turn has also seen noteworthy progress thanks to areform programme that aimed to decrease spending, increase State revenue and support the national oil company. My country's Government was able to increase oil production, reduce our deficit and lower inflation rates, while also responding to the basic needs of citizens, in particular their need for food and medicines, while working towards future economic reform. Those are some of the efforts that have been made. The Presidency Council of the Government of National Accord showed great flexibility in the meetings held in Paris, Palermo and Abu Dhabi. We continued dialogue with those we thought are our partners in the political process, in cooperation with the United Nations.”
2019-05-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8530 (2019) · source
“There has also been strategic cooperation with the United States, and we joined the international counter- terrorism coalition. My country has also honoured its international commitments under the Government of National Accord, in particular with respect to chemical weapons, as was certified by the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons in January 2018. We saw the elimination of tons of chemical weapons, thanks to international support. We also made achievements in terms of human rights and migration, including efforts made by the Libyan Coast Guard, with its meagre resources, to save thousands of migrants off the Libyan coast - again, working with international organizations on a daily basis.”
2019-05-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8530 (2019) · source
“There has been notable progress in the country with the establishment of security arrangements, in close cooperation with the international community, in terms of eliminating weapons, re-establishing public order and ensuring the gradual return of State institutions. Among the first goals set by the institutions was the fight against terrorism, in line with their prerogatives and consistent with the United Nations Global Counter- terrorism Strategy. National security forces - unified and enhanced forces exclusively under the under the authority of the Government of National Accord - were set up. The terrorist group Da'esh was eradicated in Sirte and other areas of the country, thanks to the sacrifice of our young people who paid the ultimate price in removing that cancer from Libya.”
2019-05-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8530 (2019) · source
“The Council has adopted a number of resolutions and presidential statements calling for establishing peace and security in my country. The Council has sent a full political Mission, led by Special Representative Salame, to provide support to the Libyan people and end their ordeal. The Mission has made tremendous efforts, which culminated in the signing of Skhirat Political Agreement in 2015. Following the signing of this Agreement, the Presidency Council was formed in Tripoli and recognized by the international community. Since then, the Government of my country has spared no effort to establish stability throughout Libya by addressing with four main topics, namely, security, the economy, the situation in the south of the country and the preparations for the elections.”
2019-05-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8530 (2019) · source
“Mr. Elmajerbi (Libya) (spoke in Arabic): I would like to begin by thanking you, Mr. President, for organizing today's meeting. I would also like to thank Mr. Ghassan Salame', Special Representative of the Secretary-General, for his briefing on the serious developments in Tripoli for more than 50 days now. I also thank Mr. Sma'il Chergui, African Union Commissioner for Peace and Security, for his briefing, as well as Ambassador Juergen Schulz for the summary he presented on the activities of the Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 1970 (2011). Eight years have passed since the Security Council took up an agenda item entitled "The situation in Libya". Serious events have taken place during that time.”
2019-05-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8530 (2019) · source