The situation in Libya - Security Council, 10107th meeting

Libya will ‘explode again’ without progress, Security Council told.

• Categories: Meetings & Events / Security Council
• Video Length: 01:45:56
• Production Date: 18 February 2026
• Asset Language: Arabic; English; French; Russian; Spanish; Chinese; Original
• Corporate Name: UNITED NATIONS SUPPORT MISSION IN LIBYA - UNSMIL
• Subject Topical: ELECTIONS; GOVERNANCE; PEACE AND SECURITY; CEASEFIRES; RECONCILIATION; POLITICAL CONDITIONS; ECONOMICS; PROTEST MOVEMENTS; LIBYA SITUATION
• Geographic Subject: LIBYA
• MAMS Id: 3536943
• Parent Id: 3536036
• Alternate Title: MTG SC 10107 UNSMIL 18 FEB 2026 AM

Description

With Libya’s political process still at a “deadlock” and pressures mounting nationwide, the Security Council met today amid renewed calls for nationally driven efforts to advance unity, stability and elections.

Since the 2011 uprising that ended the longtime rule of Muammar Gadhafi, subsequent efforts to establish unified governance in Libya have been undermined by institutional fragmentation and competing authorities. Despite a 2020 ceasefire that reduced large-scale hostilities, divisions between rival administrations persist, while UN-led mediation through the United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) continues to seek agreement on a constitutional basis and electoral framework via the Political Roadmap. It has three main goals: agree on election rules so Libya can hold presidential and parliamentary elections, form one unified Government, and hold an inclusive national dialogue to tackle key issues, such as governance, the economy, security, and reconciliation.

• Briefer: Hanna Serwaa Tetteh, Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Libya and Head of UNSMIL

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