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Guenter Sautter

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  1. “The continued suffering of the civilian population remains alarming. We see a rising death toll of the civilian population due to mines, unexploded ordinance and victim-operated explosive devices left behind in southern Tripoli by General Haftar’s forces. We are horrified by the discovery of multiple mass graves in Tarhouna. The perpetrators must be found and brought to justice. We therefore commend you for providing the technical support to the Libyan Government to conduct its investigation as the United Nations registered an increase in reports of human rights violations. We need to also support the Mission and the Libyan people amid the demonstrations. Libya has witnessed during the past days a call for the full preservation of the civil and political rights of all Libyans.”

    2020-09-02 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2020/879 (2020) · source

  2. “These blatant violations of the arms embargo must end in the Council. We frequently have exchanges about double standards and hypocrisy. We believe that this is a very good example of this, and we are extremely concerned by the fact that members of the Security Council and participants of the Berlin Conference are involved in this. We must therefore continue to increase pressure through targeted sanctions with operations. With the European Union Naval Force Mediterranean Operation IRINI, the European Union has so far been the only actor implementing the mandate. We need more credible international engagement to fight against arms embargo violations and violators. The third gloomy aspect I wish to touch upon is attacks against civilians and violations of international humanitarian law and human rights.”

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  3. “We have noted with serious concern recent internal tensions in Tripoli. And we call on all Government actors to respect the rule of law and to act responsibly for the common good. The second gloomy aspect I wish to stress is the arms embargo and the violations of this embargo. It is foreign interference by a number of countries that keeps reappearing in the reports of the Panel of Experts of the Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 1970 (2011) concerning Libya that is fanning the flames of this conflict. The delivery of guns and bombs, of unmanned aerial vehicles, of missiles and launch systems, of armoured vehicles, of ground and air defence systems, this entire build-up of arms and military material, is obvious, as is the harmful presence of foreign fighters and mercenaries.”

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  4. “We must all support this approach. The country’s wealth is the property of the Libyan people. Therefore, we call for an immediate lifting of the oil blockade by the LNA. We wholeheartedly support Acting Special Representative of the Secretary- General Stephanie Williams in her unwavering dedication. At the same time, we want to strongly underline the need to agree on a successor of Ghassan Salamé swiftly in the Council, with a view to the upcoming mandate renewal. UNSMIL must be enabled to quickly react to provide the necessary support for monitoring a possible ceasefire and for a demilitarized zone. Let me now turn to the gloomy elements. I want to enumerate three. With regard to the first one, Special Representative Williams already referred to the tensions within the Government of National Accord.”

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  5. “Let me start with the glimmers of hope. We welcome the declarations in favour of a ceasefire by Prime Minister Serraj and Speaker of the House of Representatives Saleh. This is a real window of opportunity. This gesture of compromise must now also feed into the 5+5 Joint Military Commission for the resumption of talks. It must be translated into a lasting ceasefire agreement. This is an opportunity we must not miss. The coming days and weeks will be a test of national responsibility, including for Mr. Haftar and the Libyan National Army (LNA). Let me make this clear: protracted rejection of talks is unacceptable. The 5+5 talks must continue constructively. We take note of the optimism expressed by the United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) in the recent report of the Secretary-General (S/2020/832).”

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  6. “The Committee has received six implementation reports since that date. During the reporting period, the Committee also received information from the Panel of Experts on a second individual whom the Panel believes meets additional designation criteria. I would also like to note that the Committee received the interim report of the Panel of Experts on Libya on 20 August. Members of the Committee intend to discuss it in the coming days. In conclusion, I would like to highlight the importance of the full implementation by Member States of all sanctions measures and encourage them to continue supporting the work of the Panel of Experts. With regard to the work of the Panel, I would like to recall the privileges and immunities enjoyed by experts on mission under the 1946 Convention on the Privileges and Immunities of the United Nations.”

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  7. “In connection with the travel ban, the Committee received an exemption notification, invoking paragraph 16 (c) of resolution 1970 (2011), submitted by the Russian Federation regarding the imminent travel of Mr. Abu Zayed Umar Dorda, a listed individual. The Committee was subsequently informed that the travel would not be taking place. The Committee also approved an exemption request, invoking paragraph 16 (a) of resolution 1970 (2011), submitted by Ms. Safia Farkash Al-Barassi. On 15 June, the Committee dispatched a note verbale to all Member States, in follow-up to paragraph 8 of resolution 2509 (2020), which called upon them to report to the Committee on the steps they had taken to effectively implement the travel ban and assets-freeze measures in relation to all individuals on the Libya sanctions list.”

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  8. “In connection with the assets freeze, the Committee received two letters from the Libyan Investment Authority (LIA), a listed entity, pertaining to different aspects of its functioning. It exchanged additional correspondence with the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia on a matter related to the LIA and, in that connection, received a letter from the Panel of Experts. No negative decision was taken by the Committee in relation to three exemption notifications, invoking paragraph 19 (a) of resolution 1970 (2011), submitted by Bahrain, Switzerland and the United Kingdom. The Committee also received a letter from the Panel of Experts on the subject of one of the aforementioned paragraph 19 (a) exemption notifications.”

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  9. “Concerning the measures aimed at preventing illicit exports of petroleum, including crude oil and refined petroleum products, the Committee received notifications from its Libyan focal point pursuant to resolution 2146 (2014), as well as from the Panel of Experts, regarding the activities of a Gabon-flagged tanker, the M/V Jal Laxmi, which had been adrift outside Libyan territorial waters with the alleged aim of loading heavy fuel oil and maritime gas oil outside the umbrella of the Libyan National Oil Company. The Committee dispatched a letter to the flag State. Ultimately, the vessel did not berth at Tobruk port and left the international waters off the coast of Libya.”

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  10. “The Committee received a letter from Turkey that addressed, inter alia, the application of the authorizations contained in resolution 2292 (2016), as most recently extended by resolution 2526 (2020), for the implementation of the arms embargo on the high seas off the coast of Libya. The Committee also received a letter from Tunisia concerning one of the Panel’s updates. The Committee approved an exemption request, invoking paragraph 9 (c) of resolution 1970 (2011), submitted by Malta and is currently considering a request for guidance related to the applicability of the arms embargo from Tunisia.”

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  11. “The purpose of that event, which was a follow-up to the third formal meeting of the Committee, held on 30 August 2019, was to continue to strengthen the dialogue on the effective implementation of the sanctions measures imposed by the Security Council in relation to Libya, with a focus on the implementation of the arms embargo, and to seek information regarding actions taken thereto. I will now report on the activities of the Committee and developments as they relate to the individual sanctions measures. With respect to the arms embargo, the Committee received two written updates from the Panel of Experts focusing on aspects of implementation. This was followed by information on three entities and one individual whom the Panel considered to have met a sanctions designation criterion.”

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  12. “In accordance with paragraph 24 (e) of resolution 1970 (2011), of 26 February 2011, I have the honour to report to the Security Council on the work of the Committee established by the same resolution. The report covers the period from 20 May to 2 September 2020, during which time the Committee conducted its work using the silence procedure. The members of the Committee also met, on 28 July, in the “informal informals” format via closed video-teleconference, with 18 invited Member States, including Libya, and three regional organizations.”

    2020-09-02 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2020/879 (2020) · source