The situation in Libya - Security Council, 9900th meeting

Ongoing military build-up, economic crisis in Libya reignite concern over potential eruption of violence in capital, Special Representative tells Security Council.

• Categories: Meetings & Events / Security Council
• Video Length: 01:28:35
• Production Date: 17 April 2025
• Asset Language: Arabic; English; French; Russian; Spanish; Chinese; Original
• Corporate Name: UNITED NATIONS SUPPORT MISSION IN LIBYA - UNSMIL
• Subject Topical: SOVEREIGNTY; POLITICAL CONDITIONS; HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE; INTERNATIONAL PEACE AND SECURITY; SANCTIONS; ECONOMICS; ELECTIONS; BUDGET; CEASEFIRES; ARMED GROUPS; VIOLENCE
• Geographic Subject: LIBYA
• MAMS Id: 3362249
• Parent Id: 3362065

Description

While Libya’s ceasefire agreement is holding, ongoing military build-up, fierce competition for territorial control among Western armed groups, recent armed mobilizations in and around Tripoli, coupled with a crippling economic crisis, have renewed fears about a potential outbreak of violence in the capital, the UN’s top official in the country told the Security Council today. 

“The situation will remain fragile until there is a political will to unify security and military forces under a shared vision,” Hanna S. Tetteh, Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL), told the 15-member body. 

The Secretary-General’s latest report on UNSMIL (document S/2025/223) covers political, security and economic developments in the country from 5 December 2024 to 4 April 2025.

Related Sites and Documents

UN Press Coverage

S/2025/223

S/PV.9900