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Elmajerbi

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first: 2016-10-06
most recent: 2019-11-06
sittings or episodes: 32
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“This could be done by engaging in continuous coordination with the Special Representative of the Secretary-General, Mr. Ghassan Salame, to achieve peace and security and overcome the current impasse. All Council members must make concerted efforts to reconcile their differences in order to adopt a binding resolution that ends the ongoing hostilities and force those troops that launched the aggression to go back immediately to where they came from. The meeting rose at 4.40 pm.”
2019-05-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8523 (2019) · source
“It has taken all the necessary measures to protect civilians and keep them away from the dangers posed by fighting. My Government even asked the Security Council to dispatch a fact-finding mission to investigate the crimes perpetrated against civilians who were often targeted with rockets by Haftar and his troops during the latest clashes around Tripoli. Those who committed these crimes must be identified. In conclusion, the Government of National Accord stresses its full commitment to resolution 1970 (2011), especially the mandate of the International Criminal Court, as set out therein. The Government of National Accord, which is the only legitimate Government established under the Skhirat Agreement, hopes that the Council will consider the situation in Libya as one of its priorities, without neglecting it.”
2019-05-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8523 (2019) · source
“Those crimes are not subject to the statute of limitations. However, we must take into account the current security situation in Libya, which significantly contributes to the perpetration of crimes against civilians. We emphasize that the Libyan judiciary is monitoring all those violations. The Prosecutor, in her recent report, expressed her concern over the situation of illegal migrants. The Government of National Accord confirms that it has taken swift measures to protect those migrants. In cooperation with the International Organization for Migration, they were relocated and moved away from areas of fighting. The Government of National Accord Wishes to underscore that it is monitoring all violations targeting hospitals, public facilities and civilian infrastructure.”
2019-05-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8523 (2019) · source
“The mandate is not limited to prosecuting certain individuals, but rather includes monitoring the situation since 15 February 2011 as a whole. Legally speaking, the situation was referred by the Council to the ICC, which has the right to work on cases regardless of whether countries are cooperating with the Court or not. From a procedural point of view, the mandate has now been operationalized. The ICC is mandated to present periodic briefings, and the Office of the Prosecutor is ready to consider the cases before it. The memorandum on burden-sharing between the ICC Office of the Prosecutor and the Libyan authorities consolidates the cooperation between bothjurisdictions. From a legal point of View, we stress that the Libyan judiciary is capable of prosecuting those who have committed crimes on Libyan territory since 2011.”
2019-05-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8523 (2019) · source
“That is attributed to the security situation in Libya and the military clashes, which stop and start in a never-ending cycle of violence. We would also like to recall that, among those who are wanted by the national judiciary and the ICC are persons who do not reside on Libyan territory; they live outside of Libya. Also, resolution 1970 (2011) did not oblige the countries where those wanted people live to extradite them to the Libyan authorities or the ICC. Paragraph 5 of resolution 1970 (2011) states: "recognizing that States not party to the Rome Statute have no obligation under the Statute". Some countries have interpreted that paragraph as encouragement to cooperate, but not as an obligation. Resolution 1970 (2011) defines the mandate of the ICC concerning the situation in Libya.”
2019-05-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8523 (2019) · source
“The Security Council acts in accordance with Chapter VII of the Charter of the United Nations, meaning that Member States are committed to implementing Security Council resolutions, according to Article 25 of the Charter. Administering justice in all Libyan territories is a responsibility that falls within Libyan sovereignty and national jurisdiction. That does not mean that we do not cooperate with the ICC. On the contrary, the Libyan judiciary works with the ICC as a partner in a spirit of cooperation and complementarity between the national judiciary and the ICC. The Prosecutor has underscored that cooperation on a number of occasions and in her various reports. My country's Government notes the reference in Ms. Bensouda's recent report to the delay in prosecuting some of the accused.”
2019-05-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8523 (2019) · source
“The resolution referred as well to individuals and entities that participate in acts that threaten peace, stability and security or provide assistance to those responsible for carrying out such acts. Those entities and individuals can be subject to targeted sanctions, according to resolution 2238 (2015), which stresses that all parties in Libya must engage constructively with the United Nations and refrain from any acts that could undermine the United Nations-mediated political dialogue. The resolution also emphasizes that there can be no military solution to the conflict in Libya. My question to all States Members of the United Nations is the following: are they committed to implementing Security Council resolutions on the situation in Libya, which threatens international peace and security?”
2019-05-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8523 (2019) · source
“The President of the Presidential Council sent another letter, on 17 April, addressed to the Prosecutor of the ICC. In that letter, he clarified the most recent events in Tripoli resulting from the aggression launched by Haftar and his forces, which is still under way, and the resulting crimes against humanity, as he targeted civilians, schools, hospitals and civilian airports, in addition to recruiting children. All those responsible for those criminal acts must be held accountable without impunity. The perpetrators are defying resolution 2434 (2018) and all the international efforts mentioned in that resolution. They are also disregarding the United Nations road map that was adopted on 20 September 2017 to achieve peace in Libya.”
2019-05-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8523 (2019) · source
“In that regard, the Government of National Accord sent a letter, on 10 April, addressed to the President of the Security Council from the President of the Presidential Council requesting an investigation into the violations and crimes perpetrated against civilians and civilian infrastructure in Tripoli and its suburbs. The President of the Presidential Council stressed the importance of holding the perpetrators of those crimes accountable without impunity. He also stressed the importance of investigating the involvement of certain countries in assisting Haftar in his aggression against the capital. Once again, we call upon the international community, especially the United Nations and its various organs, including the ICC, to hold the countries involved in the aggression accountable.”
2019-05-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8523 (2019) · source
“Mr. Elmajerbi (Libya) (spoke in Arabic): I deliver this statement on behalfoins Excellency Mr. Mohamed Taher Siala, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Libya. At the outset, I would like to congratulate you, Mr. President, on assuming the presidency of the Security Council for this month and to wish you every success. I would also like to thank Ms. Fatou Bensouda, Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC), for her seventeenth report and for her briefing today. We have reviewed the report of the Prosecutor, in which Ms. Bensouda presents some ofthe cases that are before the Court in accordance with the mandate granted to the ICC in resolution 1970 (2011). In paragraph 4 of that resolution, the situation in Libya since 15 February 2011 was referred to the Prosecutor of the ICC.”
2019-05-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8523 (2019) · source
“In conclusion, my country's delegation calls on members of the international community and the Security Council to set aside their differences, take advantage of the current circumstances in Libya and support the strenuous efforts made by Mr. Ghassan Salame, Special Representative of the Secretary- General, as well as the Libyan stakeholders, through the holding of an inclusive national conference aimed at reaching an agreement that would end intra-Libyan discord and begin a new phase of total peace throughout Libya.”
2019-03-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8488 (2019) · source
“At the security level, despite the difficult circumstances plaguing the country, the Government is trying to make changes through programmes carried out by the Ministry of the Interior aimed at unifying and strengthening security institutions throughout the country in order for them to be able to discharge their duties in a professional manner. The Libyan Government has consistently supported all efforts undertaken by the Libyan stakeholders to restore stability and combat terrorist groups. In that regard, we note the importance of cooperation and coordination among all stakeholders throughout the country in order to enable the State to provide the services necessary to ensure security and to put an end to practices of extortion, which are detrimental to vital facilities and have cost the national economy hundreds of millions of dollars.”
2019-03-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8488 (2019) · source
“The Government of National Accord has been making tremendous efforts to bring about economic stability and security, but it is facing myriad difficulties and challenges imposed by certain stakeholders in Libya that do not hesitate to undermine those efforts. They have launched media campaigns in order not to ease the suffering of citizens but to create chaos, forgetting that the Government of National Accord is the Government of all the Libyan people alike and that it aspires to reach a consensus that would lift the country out of the crisis. Despite all these challenges, my country's Government has initiated economic and financial reforms that have yielded positive results.”
2019-03-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8488 (2019) · source
“Those stakeholders have for years been presenting pretexts that can be interpreted only as attempts to maintain the status quo, under which fear and terrorism reign. This is undermining efforts to achieve national reconciliation and build the State so long anticipated by the Libyan people. We believe that free, fair and inclusive elections are the only way to emerge from the crisis. Those who are trying to undermine the efforts under way must understand that power is not a reward but a national mission subject to accountability. Those in power must fight corruption and make tireless efforts to bring about security, stability and prosperity in the country.”
2019-03-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8488 (2019) · source
“The Libyan people have pinned their hopes on the inclusive national conference, overseen by the United Nations, to break the impasse that has marred the political process in Libya and to put an end to the power struggle among the various Libyan stakeholders, who must stop ignoring the sacrifices made by the Libyans in order to establish a State that places the supreme interest of its citizens at its very heart and rejects policies of exclusion. These differences have had a negative, even destructive impact on the process of achieving stability and peace in Libya. Those stakeholders are striving to advance their parochial interests, forgetting the sacrifices made by the Libyan people, who are seeking to live in peace in a civil and democratic State, like other peoples of the world who enjoy progress and prosperity.”
2019-03-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8488 (2019) · source
“In that regard, I note the commitment of the Government of National Accord to the democratic process, whose aim is to establish the unification of State institutions and to pave the way towards a civil, democratic and modern State and ensure that there is separation of powers. The President of the Presidency Council of the Government of National Accord met recently with Libyan stakeholders to discuss ways of extricating the country from the current crisis as well as to propose consensual solutions that could be built upon during the inclusive National Conference. In that regard, I wish to stress that the solution is not owned by one stakeholder; all Libyan stakeholders must be involved in order to achieve the desired stability and hold presidential and parliamentary elections by the end of the year on a solid constitutional basis.”
2019-03-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8488 (2019) · source
“Mr. Elmajerbi (Libya) (Spoke in Arabic): At the outset, I would like to congratulate you, Mr. President, on the Franco-German co-presidency of the Council's work this month and to wish you every success. I also thank Mr. Ghassan Salame, Special Representative of the Secretary-General, for his briefing on the activities of the United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL). I thank as well Ambassador Juergen Schulz, Chair of the Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 1970 (2011) concerning Libya, for his briefing on the work and the activities of the Committee. My delegation appreciates all the efforts undertaken by Mr. Salame' and certain sisterly and friendly countries to urge stakeholders with influence in Libya to participate in a political peaceful dialogue that is free from violence.”
2019-03-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8488 (2019) · source
“The Libyan National Army is working to impose State authority across the entire Libyan territory to achieve security and stability in the border areas with neighbouring countries and in the Sahel region as a whole.”
2019-02-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8473 (2019) · source
“We also call on the international community to contribute effectively to the elimination of outlaw groups, organized crime networks and terrorist groups, especially in border areas. We stress the importance of implementing security agreements with neighbouring countries, particularly with regard to the Libya quartet border control and protection force. In that context, the efforts of the Libyan National Army in the south of the country will contribute immensely to implementing those security agreements with neighbouring countries and putting an end to the spread of transnational organized crime, such as trafficking in human beings and weapons, as well as to activities of terrorist groups.”
2019-02-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8473 (2019) · source
“In addition, it is necessary to eliminate the phenomenon of corruption, promote good governance and achieve political and economic reform. In conclusion, we would like to emphasize that the topic of today's debate, silencing the guns in Africa, touches on the situation in Libya. We underscore the importance of the partnership between the United Nations and the African Union to coordinate efforts in many areas, especially with regard to peace, security and stability. The African declaration to achieve the noble objective of a conflict-free Africa and make peace and security a reality, rather than an aspiration, is a step in that direction. We call on the international community to sincerely help without any hidden or overt agendas to find real solutions that tackle the root causes of conflicts before they escalate.”
2019-02-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8473 (2019) · source
“In that regard, civil society's capacities must also be strengthened, which is key to creating conditions that are conducive to reconciliation. The economic downturn and climate change are also considered to be main causes of the outbreak of conflicts. Real development in Africa must take into account the specific features and characteristics of each country, leading to economic integration among the countries ofthe continent. It is also important to simplify bureaucratic complexities and provide administrative services throughout the African States with a view to achieving horizontal development, including the development of cities and villages, while supporting their capacities to achieve fair development. We also need to provide job opportunities dignified lives to the people for them to contribute to the development process.”
2019-02-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8473 (2019) · source
“Fourthly, as to development and its political effects, Africa has an important global stature and history. It is rich in natural resources, people and heritage. However, many of its countries are facing conflicts, civil wars and acute divisions. That demonstrates the agency of historical, political and human flaws, in addition to the old and new versions of colonialism, which is also playing a role in that dynamic. We would like to stress the following. We must recognize that Africa is not immature. It is not possessed by foreign Powers that dictate African policies. There should be a genuine will to stop conflicts and wars in Africa by enhancing the human, historic and legal responsibility of parties to a conflict.”
2019-02-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8473 (2019) · source
“Thirdly, with regard to foreign interference, guns will not be silenced by foreign intervention and we will never be able to silence guns if there is foreign intervention in domestic conflicts. Any kind of foreign intervention only complicates matters further. Foreign Powers often usurp and exploit the complexities of the social fabric, exacerbate domestic conflicts and aggravate historical disputes between various religious or ethnic groups within a specific nation. The outcome is therefore a conflation of priorities and a prolongation of conflicts. External players, including non-State actors, have always played a negative role in the escalation of conflicts and their evolution into international conflicts, rather than promoting the quest for solutions, due to competition among the various foreign players with diverging interests.”
2019-02-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8473 (2019) · source
“Those who call for the fragmentation of nation States will reap what they sow. My second point concerns national reconciliation. Individuals and groups can achieve reconciliation within a nation State. Reconciliation requires compromise and mutual concessions to tackle the root causes of a specific conflict or dispute. It is certainly important to achieve national compromise through a clear road map based on national interests, rather than foreign intervention. Reconciliation should take place at the social level first, and then move to the political level. Reconciliation rejects intolerance and hatred and calls for tolerance and peaceful coexistence in the interest of future generations based on fair foundations. It is not enough to have peace and security; the groundwork must be laid for the modern State.”
2019-02-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8473 (2019) · source
“A nation State is based on transparent and robust administration, with independent accountability mechanisms, an active security and military architecture, a strong army subject to strict military law and a strong economy. Those are all conditions for the peaceful coexistence of nations around the world. The nation State is the basis for stability and could put an end to all the root causes of conflicts and civil wars. The lack of a nation State poses a threat to stability and peace, even more than international conflicts themselves. The alternative to the nation State is fragmented ethnic or religious factions that strive to survive through distorted economies based on conflict and ambiguous goals. There are numerous examples of the fact that States and nations cannot be built that way.”
2019-02-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8473 (2019) · source
“Mr. Elmajerbi (Libya) (spoke in Arabic): I would like at the outset to congratulate you, Mr. President, on your assumption of the presidency of the Security Council this month, and to thank you for all the meetings that you have organized, especially those pertaining to Africa. We meet once again here in this Chamber to discuss an African topic, which is how to silence the guns and put an end to conflicts and civil wars in Africa? I would like to touch upon a number of points. The first pertains to the nation State. All social, ethnic and religious groups merge in a nation State to become a single nation of citizens with equal rights and responsibilities.”
2019-02-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8473 (2019) · source
“The occupying Power should not believe that what is happening in Syria today will persuade the Arab peoples to accept its occupation of the Syrian Golan, no matter what illegal measures it takes to alter the identity of the Syrian citizens in the Golan and detach them from their motherland Syria, as it sought to do by imposing municipal elections in the occupied Syrian Golan, in gross violation of international law.”
2019-01-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8449 (2019) · source
“We must offer the Palestinian people a glimmer of hope. We have only described their plight, as Mr. Mladenov stated in his briefing. However, we must work to preserve the peace process in accordance with relevant international resolutions, the Arab Peace Initiative and the terms of reference recognized by the United Nations. Moreover, everything I have said also applies to the occupied Syrian Golan. In that regard, we stress the importance of the unity and territorial integrity of the Syrian Arab territories and their freedom from occupation of all kinds, which is to be condemned.”
2019-01-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8449 (2019) · source
“We call on the Security Council to implement resolution 2334 (2016), which reaffirms that the Israeli settlements constitute a flagrant violation under international law and a major obstacle to achieving peace. We also call on the international community to respect the legal status of the holy city of Jerusalem and not to recognize any unilateral policy that would alter the legal status of Jerusalem, since such unilateral measures violate international law and relevant United Nations resolutions. We urge the United Nations to also work on finding a sustainable solution to the financial deficit faced by the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East through predictable and sustainable mechanisms in order to avoid exacerbating the status of Palestinian refugees.”
2019-01-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8449 (2019) · source
“The most important step that the Security Council and the United Nations can take is to implement General Assembly resolution ES-10/20, on the protection ofPalestinian civilians, as mentioned in the report ofthe Secretary-General contained in document ES-10/794. We urge all States and civil society organizations to ensure the protection of Palestinian civilians and to establish a practical and effective mechanism to implement the General Assembly resolution and the Secretary-General's report. We also call on the Secretary-General to step up his efforts to facilitate the accession of the State of Palestine to full membership of the United Nations in order to preserve the two-State solution, which is currently in genuine jeopardy.”
2019-01-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8449 (2019) · source
“However, that resolution is deliberately and blatantly violated every day by the Israelis, particularly in East Jerusalem, Regrettably, today's briefing lacked any glimmer of hope. All such reports lead only to further frustration and disappointment among us as States Members of the United Nations. What about the Palestinian citizens who remain under the oppression of occupation on a daily basis and enduring the repressive blockade in Gaza? In the light of all those violations of international legitimacy and Security Council resolutions, the situation in Palestine today makes it incumbent upon the Council to be more effective in order to preserve its credibility, which is jeopardized by the Palestinian question.”
2019-01-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8449 (2019) · source
“Mladenov in which he described alarming facts, the horror of which he has reiterated today (see S/PV.8429). Those facts reflect developments in occupied Palestine, including the continued Israeli military occupation of Palestinian territories; the confiscation of land; the demolition of Palestinian homes in the West Bank, including East Jerusalem; and the expansion of settlements, which has become a genuine threat to the two-State solution. Those facts also reflect the dangerous escalation of violence against Palestinian protesters and demonstrators, the increased threat of war and the lack of any progress in implementing resolution 2334 (2016), which calls for an end to all settlement activities.”
2019-01-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8449 (2019) · source
“Mr. Elmajerbi (Libya) (spoke in Arabic): I deliver this statement on behalf of the Group of Arab States. At the outset, I would like to congratulate you, Mr. President, on your assumption of the presidency of the Security Council for this month. We highly appreciate the efforts of your predecessor in his excellent conduct of the work of the Council last month. I also thank Mr. Nickolay Mladenov, Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process, for his valuable briefing. I also take this opportunity to congratulate the State of Palestine on its election to the chairmanship of the Group of 77 and China and to wish it every success. We have confidence in the ability of the Palestinian delegation to fully undertake that task. Last month, we heard a briefing by Mr.”
2019-01-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8449 (2019) · source
“We hope that the Council will step up efforts to reach the necessary solutions to the crisis in Libya by adopting practical and decisive initiatives, while taking into consideration national ownership and State sovereignty in Libya, as well as putting an end to the actions of all who stand against stability in Libya and obstruct the ambitions of its people towards achieving progress and prosperity.”
2019-01-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8448 (2019) · source
“The issue ofillegal migrants is used as a political tool and is being exploited by international gangs in countries of origin, transit and destination. The issue should therefore be addressed in coordination with the Libyan Government. In conclusion, my country's delegation stresses the importance of Council unity to achieve the fundamental objective entrusted to it by the Charter of the United Nations, that is, to maintain international peace and security. As the Council is aware, the Libyan crisis has been an important item on its agenda since 2011.”
2019-01-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8448 (2019) · source
“We would like to recall that many of those who entered Libya illegally have been involved in terrorist and criminal activities on Libyan territory. Regrettably, some parties in Libya have also used foreign fighters, who have become mercenaries fighting for money and committing acts of looting, vandalism and kidnapping, while threatening stability in southern Libya as well as throughout the country. Pertaining to the issue of migration and the statement made by the representative of Equatorial Guinea with respect to providing international protection for migrants, we made our position clear. We have condemned the migration issue and reiterate that it requires a completely different approach than the current one.”
2019-01-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8448 (2019) · source
“We are also dismayed about the campaign launched by certain reports against the Libyan coast guard, which has greatly contributed to saving many migrants, as the European Union can attest. We seek to restructure the Libyan coast guard, while providing it with the necessary equipment. That is why we have submitted several requests to the Sanctions Committee established pursuant to Security Council resolution 1970 (2011) in order to acquire the necessary equipment for the coast guard so as to allow it fully to assume its responsibilities towards addressing a phenomenon that we understand to be rooted in developmental reasons in the countries of origin. But we must also take into consideration their negative and destructive effects on countries like Libya, especially in the current circumstances that we are living.”
2019-01-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8448 (2019) · source
“Such violations were committed by outlawed armed groups affiliated with transnational criminal groups that have taken advantage of a divided Libya and State institutions in order to perpetrate their crimes. However, we condemn and deny those crimes. In addition, we reject statements made against the Government of National Accord and the Libyan judiciary accusing them of failing to prevent such violations. The United Nations and the Council are well aware of the circumstances under which the Libyan State institutions work, and of Libya's tireless efforts to ensure the resumption of State institutions in a consensual manner so as to avoid further conflict and settle disputes among Libyans.”
2019-01-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8448 (2019) · source
“The issue of migration and the reports issued by certain United Nations bodies are source of concern for my Government. The reports refer to violations that migrants are subjected to on their way to Europe wherein Libya is considered a country of transit and not a country of destination. Those reports are often unfair and accuse Libyans of slavery and xenophobia. Some of those reports even misinterpret colloquial Libyan terms. We believe that there is a widespread campaign aimed at tarnishing the reputation of the Libyan people rather than to protect human rights. In that context, we do not deny that violations were committed against migrants who illegally entered Libyan territory.”
2019-01-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8448 (2019) · source
“The Security Council must also take all the necessary measures to support the security agencies in my country, including by easing the arms embargo imposed pursuant to Security Council resolution 1970 (2011). That would allow Libyan security institutions to acquire the necessary equipment to address the challenges facing our country, including the proliferation of crime, armed groups and terrorist groups. We hope that the Council will stand firmly against those countries that, illegally and in violation of Security Council resolutions, are supplying weapons to internal parties not affiliated with the Government of National Accord. We warn that such actions will exacerbate the situation in the country and undermine the efforts of Libyans and the United Nations to ensure stability in Libya.”
2019-01-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8448 (2019) · source
“Without those arrangements, we will not be able to stabilize the work of State institutions and rid them ofthe pressures exerted by armed groups. The armed groups have acted in a way that prevented State institutions from carrying out their tasks, as they have refused to follow the orders of officials from the Ministry of the Interior and other ministries. In that context, we commend the efforts of UNSMIL and the Special Representative of the Secretary-General to ensure the implementation of the security arrangements, despite the difficulties. My country's delegation stresses the need to stand firmly against any party that might try to block those arrangements.”
2019-01-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8448 (2019) · source
“In order to combat those groups, the international community must support Libya, including by providing intelligence support and providing Libyan security agencies with the needed military equipment to eliminate that scourge. Libyans have fended off that scourge on numerous occasions and sacrificed thousands of martyrs. The battles fought against those terrorist organizations in the cities of Sirte, Benghazi and other Libyan cities prove that Libyans, despite their differences, agree on the need to combat those organizations, which threaten everyone and are completely rejected by Libyan society. Security arrangements in Tripoli and across Libya are urgently needed to ensure stability in the country.”
2019-01-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8448 (2019) · source
“We also hope that the Council will be able to put an end to any negative foreign interference in Libya, which has contributed to prolonging the Libyan crisis, by influencing certain parties in the country, thereby preventing Libyans from reaching the necessary solutions. Terrorist organizations operating in Libya are a threat to the country and the world. On 25 December 2018, terrorists launched an attack on the Foreign Ministry in Tripoli that resulted in a number of deaths, injuries and the destruction of one of the buildings of the Ministry. Those barbaric and cowardly terrorist groups wreak havoc everywhere, regardless of human losses, while flouting all human, religious and moral values.”
2019-01-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8448 (2019) · source
“The Libyan people hope that the first half of this year will bring about positive developments leading to achieving security in the country and fulfilling their aspirations to establish a democratic, civil State based on the rule of law. My country's Government hopes that the efforts of Mr. Salame' will be successful in establishing a unified framework based on the consensus of all Libyans without exception by organizing an inclusive national conference, which we hope will bring the crisis in Libya to an end. At the same time, we stress the need for all parties to respect the outcomes of the conference, especially the prominent political parties in Libya. We also stress the need to commit in writing to implementing any agreement while referring all cases of non-compliance to the Security Council.”
2019-01-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8448 (2019) · source
“Mr. Elmajerbi (Libya) (spoke in Arabic): At the outset, I would like to congratulate you, Mr. President, on assuming the presidency of the Council for this month and to wish you every success. I also thank the Secretary-General for his report (S/2019/19) on the United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL). I thank, as well, Mr. Ghassan Salame, Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Libya, for his briefing on the activities of UNSMIL and the most recent developments in my country. I would also like to congratulate Ambassador Juergen Schulz on assuming the Chair of the Committee established pursuant to Security Council resolution 1970 (2011), concerning Libya, and to thank him for his briefing on the Committee's activities.”
2019-01-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8448 (2019) · source
“We are convinced that the Security Council could find a way to resolve those unjustified problems and differences in my country if it were to speak as one voice and in one language to deal with all internal and external parties. It must not focus on the narrow interests of one party, because serving the short-term interests of any one party would result in a disaster for everyone in the long term, especially given that the vast majority of the Libyan people has grown tired of the situation, which in and of itself is a fabricated and illogical one reflecting local and international agendas and lacks popular support. The situation calls for the restoration of the State and its bodies so that they can function effectively as institutions governed by the spirit of law, order and justice.”
2018-11-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8394 (2018) · source
“Their continued freeze, the passage of time and international economic fluctuations have significantly diminished the market value of those assets, as they have not been well managed. My delegation reaffirms the need for the Security Council to establish a fair mechanism that would meet the goals ofthe relevant Security Council resolutions while at the same time enabling the management and investment of Libyan assets by the relevant Libyan institutions, given that they belong to the Libyan State and that they are investment-related. In conclusion, my delegation would like to we stress the need to find a solution to the problems facing Libya.”
2018-11-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8394 (2018) · source
“We must seek and develop a unified and comprehensive strategy to deal with this phenomenon, and avoid blaming one single country. The Government of my country understands that Libyan assets were frozen by the relevant 2011 Security Council resolutions in order to preserve the wealth of the Libyan people. However, we fail to understand how those assets can be maintained without the involvement ofthe relevant Libyan institutions. On several occasions, and in letters to the Security Council and in meetings with the sanctions Committee established pursuant to resolution 1970 (2011), concerning Libya, those Libyan institutions have warned of the massive depreciation of those assets. Moreover, we point out that the 1970 Committee does not understand the nature of those assets, which are the property and earnings of official Libyan institutions.”
2018-11-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8394 (2018) · source
“The scope ofhuman trafficking in all its apparent and non-apparent forms and manifestations makes us wonder about the nature and extent of such a trafficking because it involves more than simply transporting people from one side of the Mediterranean to the other. Although Libya may be a transit State, the incentives for trafficking in migrants and what makes it lucrative originate outside of the Libyan State. The international community must trace the various steps of such trafficking, starting with the countries of origin, then with the transit countries and eventually with the receiving countries, so as to determine the responsible parties, as the responsibility for addressing illegal migration is a collective one, which does not befall a single country.”
2018-11-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8394 (2018) · source
“We also hope that the Security Council will urge those States to abide by the relevant Security Council resolutions and find a way to stop the illegal entry of those elements that are opposed to the Government. That would prevent them from being exploited by armed groups already in Libya and used as mercenaries to carry out hostile acts, which have contributed to significantly escalating and further worsening the situation. Irregular migration and its impact affect us in every area. Although we deeply regret and condemn what irregular migrants are subjected to by trafficking networks and gangs, we stress that we have also fallen victim to that abominable phenomenon, which is foreign to our society.”
2018-11-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8394 (2018) · source