The situation in Libya - Security Council, 9770th meeting

Security Council Adopts Resolution 2755 (2024), Renewing Libya Mandate until 31 January 2025, with Automatic 9-Month Extension upon Mission Head Appointment

• Categories: Meetings & Events / Security Council
• Video Length: 00:21:35
• Production Date: 31 October 2024
• Asset Language: Arabic; English; French; Russian; Spanish; Chinese; Original
• Personal Subject: PASCALE BAERISWYL
• Corporate Name: SECURITY COUNCIL; UNITED NATIONS SUPPORT MISSION IN LIBYA - UNSMIL
• Subject Topical: INTERIM GOVERNMENTS; ELECTIONS; RULE OF LAW; POLITICAL CONDITIONS; POLITICAL REPRESENTATION; SPECIAL MISSIONS; ARMS EMBARGO; PEACE AND SECURITY
• Geographic Subject: LIBYA
• MAMS Id: 3297945
• Parent Id: 3297089

Description

The Security Council extended the United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) mandate for three months until 31 January 2025, with an automatic nine-month extension if a new Special Representative and Mission Head is appointed by that date. 

Unanimously adopting resolution 2755 (2024) (to be issued as document S/RES/2755), the Council urged the Libyan political institutions and key stakeholders to resolve outstanding politically contentious issues pertaining to elections to progress a Libyan-led and Libyan-owned, UNSMIL-facilitated negotiation and deliver free, fair, transparent and inclusive national, presidential and parliamentary elections as soon as possible. 

Emphasizing that “there can be no military solution in Libya”, it called on all parties to refrain from violence and military actions that could exacerbate conflicts and undermine the political process or the 23 October 2020 ceasefire in Libya. 

Also by the text, the Council underscored the need to refrain from external interference, demanding that all Member States fully comply with the arms embargo by ceasing all support for foreign fighters and mercenaries and withdrawing them. Following the vote, several delegates expressed concern over the prolonged vacancy in the position of Special Representative for Libya, while others debated the mandate renewal’s duration. 

 

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S/RES/2755(2024)