US Deputy Permanent Representative to the United Nations Jonathan Cohen described the international conference on Libya scheduled for Tuesday in Palermo as “a decisive opportunity” for the Libyan leaders to break the political paralysis of the country. In his statement to the Security Council on Thursday, Cohen called on all …
Read More »Security Council: The Government of Al-Wefaq Has the Right to Apply for Gun Supply
The UN Security Council resolution, on Tuesday, confirmed that the Al-Wefaq government has the right to apply for the arms supply, sale, or transfer equipment which would be used by its forces to defeat ISIS. On its official website, the council called on the Sanctions Committee to consider these requests …
Read More »The Security Council Extends the Mandate of the Group of Experts and Introduces a New Standard of Sanctions
The Security Council decided to extend the mandate of the Group of Experts to 15 February 2020, introducing a new standard of sanctions in Libya. At a meeting on Monday, the Security Council included sexual violence and gender-based violence in the list of sanctions in Libya. The Security Council renewed …
Read More »Supreme Council of the State member Najat Sharaf Al-Deen: The statement of the Security Council is a message to those who are trying overlook the political agreement
On Saturday, a member of the Supreme Council of the State, Najat Sharaf Al-Deen, said that the Security Council statement is a clear message to all parties trying to provoke chaos and aim to use December 17th as an excuse to sabotage state institutions. In a press statement Arraed LG …
Read More »Supreme Council of the State member Amna Mutair: We welcome the statement of the Security Council and we call on the HOR to pass a law to hold referendum on the constitution
On Saturday, Amna Mutair, a member of the Supreme Council of the State,welcomed the statement of the Security Council, in which they renewed their adherence to the political agreement as the only framework for the solution in Libya. In a statement Arraed LG, Mutair called on the international community to …
Read More »The Supreme Council of the State welcomes the implementation of all articles of the political agreement with no exceptions
The Supreme Council of the State welcomed the implementation of all the articles of the Libyan political agreement without exception, especially the articles relating to the structure and organization of the HOR. On Tuesday the Supreme Council held a meeting at its headquarters in Tripoli, and confirmed its keenness to …
Read More »Briefing in regards to the Refugee crisis in Libya was held at the UN Security Council
On Tuesday a briefing in regards to the Refugee crisis in Libya was held at the UN Security Council The French delegate, François Delattre, stated that France denounces the circumstances of human trafficking that is being witnessed in Libya. He added that human trafficking poses a threat to international peace …
Read More »Libya’s delegate to the Security Council Mahdi Al-Maghrabi: Libyan authorities are exercising the use of their jurisdictional authority does not mean that international criminal decisions are not respected
Libya’s delegate to the Security Council, Mahdi Al-Maghrabi, said that Libyan authorities are responsible for fighting impunity and achieving justice on Libyan soil. During a speech at the Security Council on Wednesday, Al-Maghrabi explained that just because Libyan authorities are exercising their sovereignty and jurisdictional authority to prosecute the accused, …
Read More »Head of Supreme Council of the State Abdulrahman Asswehly calls on #Algeria to hold a meeting of the Security Council
The head of the Supreme Council of the State, Abdulrahman Asswehly, called on the government of Algeria to convene an emergency session of the Security Council to discuss the repercussions of what he described as the “systematic crimes” of Operation Dignity forces in eastern Libya. Asswehly’s call came during a …
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