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Khalifa

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2021-09-10
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  1. “Libya’s future might seem complicated to some and uncertain to others but there are some common sense and simple pillars that solutions should be built on: a legitimate Government connected to the people’s desires, real security sector reform leading to the sector being free from foreign backed militias, and a truth and reconciliation process that centres on victims. I thank the Security Council for its support as we strive towards a peaceful, democratic and prosperous future for my homeland.”

    2021-09-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8855 (2021) · source

  2. “I urge Council members to consider supporting Libya’s democratic journey through support in bringing in local and international legal experts to define the electoral process and the constitutional basis so that it is linked to the current process; establishing an independent body to monitor, evaluate and ensure transparency and to hold the Government accountable to due democratic processes in order to minimize corruption and abuses of power; ensuring the withdrawal of foreign fighters, international militias and mercenaries, which is another key priority for efforts aimed at building stability in Libya; making the ceasefire monitoring mission under UNSMIL independent of UNSMIL, ensuring that its mandate is made relevant to today’s problems, rather than the problems that existed prior to its inception, and taking into account not only power vacuums but also indirect consequences and conflict- induced vulnerabilities; supporting accountability and justice for historic and current grievances through a truth and reconciliation process; and prioritizing the protection of civil society activists and human rights defenders, while ensuring broad representation, in all future programmes.”

    2021-09-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8855 (2021) · source

  3. “The current road map put forward by UNSMIL has the question of human rights defenders and civil society activists as a pillar, but nothing has been done about it. In five days, it will be the United Nations International Day of Democracy.”

    2021-09-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8855 (2021) · source

  4. “Women are tokenized, and their work and visions for peace in Libya are not taken seriously. They have been disproportionately affected by the conflict. They make up half of the displaced population and lead more households owing to the loss of male family members and their livelihoods. Furthermore, women in Libya face the systematic violence of governmental bodies, which treats them as second-class citizens. The space for civil society has been shrinking over the years — so much so that any work in relation to conflict and politics is life-threatening. Women human rights defenders and activists work every day in Libya at great risk not only for themselves but for their families and loved ones.”

    2021-09-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8855 (2021) · source

  5. “There is a current perception among Libyans that the Mission is being complicit in allowing corrupt political elites and spoilers to set the agenda for peace in Libya. This has to be checked to stop further disruptions and repair the damage that has been done to people’s trust in the Mission. The best way to do this is to be more inclusive and to ensure that space is also given to the diverse groups representing civil and civilian society striving for a peaceful future for Libya. All actors have repeatedly failed women in Libya over the past decade. Women are punished through exclusion for being non-violent actors in this conflict. There is a lack of political will to implement agreements and policies to integrate women meaningfully and properly across the various processes.”

    2021-09-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8855 (2021) · source

  6. “Support for efforts has to be given to Libyan- led initiatives, guided by conflict sensitivity and giving due consideration to inclusion of Libya’s diverse ethnic groups. Accountability and justice are of the utmost importance for peace. For the future of reconciliation in Libya, the truth-seeking mission mandate should be extended and supported if it is to function properly, and it should reach to all parts of the country. This mission must take into account both recent and historic grievances. UNSMIL’s mandate must be more clearly defined, and its role must be effectively communicated. This role must be centred on mediating a brokered military unification, be set on a constitutional basis with a broad range of respondents and involve a truth and reconciliation process based on international best practices.”

    2021-09-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8855 (2021) · source

  7. “The current constitutional basis, namely, the temporary Constitutional Declaration and what has been agreed upon by the process facilitated by the United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL), is not conflict-sensitive and is already proving very divisive. The current legal documents are also based on the systematic exclusion and division of indigenous people in the electoral system, using a division of Libya into three regions that does not reflect the demographic realities, and that leads me to highlight another process that needs to happen in parallel with the constitutional process: reconciliation. A truth and reconciliation process is greatly needed, and it has to be depoliticized, to allow for greater ownership and acceptance by the people of Libya.”

    2021-09-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8855 (2021) · source

  8. “Such a legal foundation must be rooted in a real constitutional process that is truly inclusive of all the peoples of Libya, including full recognition and protection of the rights of Libya’s indigenous peoples. Without that we are set up for failure, as an election would hinge on the protection of the future elected body from disputes and divisions that inevitably will lead to further violence. The planned presidential election is at best a flawed attempt at instating democracy, at worst it leaves Libya to another despotic dictatorship. Without the foundation of strong and separate institutions, without dividing powers and ensuring checks and balances among the legislative, judicial and executive branches of Government, Libya is left to corruption and abuses of power that will be detrimental to human rights, peace and true democracy.”

    2021-09-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8855 (2021) · source

  9. “There is uncertainty about the preparations and too many conflicting processes involving competing entities. People are therefore uncertain if the elections will even take place. There is an urgency for it to happen because Libyans are yearning for stability, but directing that yearning towards imminent ill-prepared elections without a firm democratic foundation and due process is dangerous. If the elections do not happen, or if the results are disputed in a similar scenario to what we saw in 2014, it would mean a more fractured society and a violent armed conflict that could destroy whatever is left of the country. A prerequisite for avoiding that is a solid, and currently missing, legal and constitutional foundation for the election.”

    2021-09-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8855 (2021) · source

  10. “Ms. Khalifa: I would like thank the Irish delegation and presidency for this opportunity to brief the Security Council on Libya. I am a Libyan woman, an Amazigh and a human rights activist and researcher. I am speaking to the Security Council today while millions of Libyans struggle with basic necessities of life. Not only is there not enough proper testing and monitoring of the coronavirus disease, but power cuts occur up to 18 hours a day, if not more, with temperatures in the vicinity of 40°C. The armed conflicts over the past decade have ravaged what little infrastructure existed. People are looking towards the elections in December, projected to take place in three months, for solutions. However, as of today there is no agreement about the legal and constitutional basis.”

    2021-09-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8855 (2021) · source