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STORY: UN / LIBYA SANCTIONS
TRT: 01:31
SOURCE: UNIFEED
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LANGUAGES: ENGLISH / ARABIC / NATS
DATELINE: 14 APRIL 2026, NEW YORK CITY / FILE
FILE - NEW YORK CITY
1. Wide shot, exterior, United Nations Headquarters
4 APRIL 2026, NEW YORK CITY
2. Wide shot, Security Council
3. Various shots, Council vote
4. UPSOUND (English) Jamal Al Rowaiei, Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Bahrain:
“Please raise their hands.”
“The draft resolution has been adopted unanimously as resolution 2819 for 2026.”
5. Wide shot, Council
6. SOUNDBITE (English) James Kariuki, Deputy Permanent Representative to the United Nations, United Kingdom:
“Today's resolution underscores this Council's commitment to peace and security in Libya and to protecting the interests of the Libyan people. It strengthens measures to counter illicit oil exports, ensuring concerted international action against oil smuggling in Libya. The UK looks forward to further engagement with Council Members to consider how measures might also be applied to regional organisations. This resolution also enables Libyan Investment Authority to transfer the role of global custodian under committee oversight, while maintaining the asset freeze and safeguarding these assets for the future benefits of the Libyan people. It also supports a comprehensive audit of the Libyan Investment Authority's frozen assets, including through cooperation with member states and financial institutions.”
7. Wide shot, end of Council meeting
The Security Council today (14 Apr) unanimously adopted a resolution reauthorising measures related to the illicit export of petroleum from Libya.
The draft text, which was authored by the UK (the penholder on Libya), also renews the mandate of the Panel of Experts (PoE) of the 1970 Libya Sanctions Committee.
British Ambassador James Kariuki told the Council that today's resolution “underscores this Council's commitment to peace and security in Libya and to protecting the interests of the Libyan people” as it “strengthens measures to counter illicit oil exports, ensuring concerted international action against oil smuggling in Libya.”
Kariuki said the resolution “enables Libyan Investment Authority to transfer the role of global custodian under committee oversight, while maintaining the asset freeze and safeguarding these assets for the future benefits of the Libyan people,” and also “supports a comprehensive audit of the Libyan Investment Authority's frozen assets, including through cooperation with member states and financial institutions.”
Through resolution 2146, the Council authorised member states to inspect on the high seas’ vessels designated by the 1970 Libya Sanctions Committee for facilitating the illicit export of petroleum from Libya.
