Security Council resolution 2647 (2022) [on extension of the mandate of the UN Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) until 31 Oct. 2022]
Symbol: S/RES/2647 (2022)
Date: 2022-07-28
Status: adopted
Agenda: S/77 [220] UN SUPPORT MISSION IN LIBYA
S/77 [219] LIBYA SITUATION
S/ X The situation in Libya.
Subjects: UN Support Mission in Libya|UN. Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the United Nations Support Mission in Libya|SPECIAL MISSIONS|GOOD OFFICES|CEASEFIRES|ELECTIONS|LIBYA
Votes in favour: 12
Votes against: 0
Abstentions: 3
Voting record:
country: ALBANIA
vote: yes
country: BRAZIL
vote: yes
country: CHINA
vote: yes
country: FRANCE
vote: yes
country: GABON
vote: abstention
country: GHANA
vote: abstention
country: INDIA
vote: yes
country: IRELAND
vote: yes
country: KENYA
vote: abstention
country: MEXICO
vote: yes
country: NORWAY
vote: yes
country: RUSSIAN FEDERATION
vote: yes
country: UNITED ARAB EMIRATES
vote: yes
country: UNITED KINGDOM
vote: yes
country: UNITED STATES
vote: yes

               United Nations                                                                      S/RES/2647 (2022)
               Security Council                                                  Distr.: General
                                                                                 28 July 2022




               Resolution 2647 (2022)
               Adopted by the Security Council at its 9103rd meeting, on
               28 July 2022

                    The Security Council,
                    Recalling its resolution 1970 (2011) and all its subsequent resolutions on Libya,
               including resolutions 2259 (2015), 2510 (2020), 2542 (2020), 2570 (2021), and 2629
               (2022),
                     Reaffirming its strong commitment to a Libyan-led and Libyan-owned political
               process, facilitated by the United Nations, to create a path to hold free, fair and
               inclusive national presidential and parliamentary elections in Libya as soon as
               possible, in this regard, and expressing support for the ongoing facilitation of intra-Libyan consultations to create the conditions and circumstances for elections on a
               constitutional and legal basis,
                    Recognising the important role of neighbouring countries and regional
               organisations in support of the United Nations, recalling resolution 2616 (2021),
               expressing concern over the impact of the conflict on neighbouring countries
               including with regards to threats arising from the illicit transfer, destab ilising
               accumulation and misuse of weapons and the flow of armed groups and mercenaries
               and, encouraging further international support and regional cooperation between
               Libya, neighbouring countries and relevant United Nations bodies, in support of
               peacebuilding and sustaining peace in the country and the region,
                     Urging Libyan institutions and authorities to ensure the full, equal, effective and
               meaningful participation of women at all levels, including in leadership positions, and
               in all activities and decision-making relating to democratic transition, conflict
               resolution and peacebuilding, recognising the need to protect women, women’s rights
               organisations, and women peacebuilders from threats and reprisals, and supporting
               the efforts of UNSMIL to facilitate wider engagement and participation of women
               from across the spectrum of Libyan society in the political process and public
               institutions, recognising that the political process should be inclusive of all Libyans,
                     Underlining the need to plan for the disarmament, demobilisation and
               reintegration of armed groups and all relevant non-state armed actors, including the
               return of their members to their countries of origin, further underlining that this
               should include regional coordination, recognising the need to plan for security sector
               reform and the establishment of an inclusive, unified, accountable, civilian -led
               security architecture for Libya as a whole and calling on the Libyan authorities to
               engage and achieve progress on this issue,



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                     Recalling that Libya’s oil resources are for the benefit of all Libyans and need
               to remain under the exclusive control of the National Oil Corporation, calling on all
               parties to allow the National Oil Corporation to undertake its work without disruption
               interference, or politicisation, and recalling the importance of Libyan oversight over
               Libya’s economic and financial institutions, which includes the responsibility to
               ensure the transparent, equitable and accountable management of revenue across the
               whole country,
                    Reaffirming the importance of establishing a Libyan-led mechanism bringing
               together stakeholders from across the country to set spending priorities and ensure oil
               and gas revenues are managed in a transparent, equitable and accountable manner
               with effective Libyan oversight, and reiterating UNSMIL’s role in helping to
               consolidate the economic arrangements of Libyan institutions,
                     Reaffirming its intention to ensure that assets frozen pursuant to paragraph 17
               of resolution 1970 (2011) shall at a later stage be made available to and for the benefit
               of the Libyan people,
                      Expressing grave concern at the humanitarian situation in Libya, including
               inadequate living standards and insufficient provision of basic services, the
               smuggling of migrants and refugees and human trafficking through Libya, and at the
               situation faced by migrants, refugees and internally displaced people (IDPs),
               including arbitrary detention, ill treatment, their exposure to sexual and gend er-based
               violence, and the inability of IDPs to return to their homes due to the presence of
               explosive hazards and threats of retaliation, underlining the importance of tackling
               the root causes of the smuggling of migrants and human trafficking, welcoming the
               work of UNSMIL in coordinating and supporting the provision of humanitarian
               assistance for refugees and migrants, calling on the Libyan authorities to take steps
               towards the closing of migrant detention centres and to alleviate urgently the suffering
               of all people in Libya by speeding up the delivery of public services to all parts of the
               country and urging all parties to allow and facilitate full, safe and unhindered
               humanitarian access,
                     Recalling resolution 2510 (2020), which demanded that all parties to the conflict
               comply with their obligations under international law including international
               humanitarian law, and emphasising that those responsible for violations of
               international humanitarian law and violations and abuses of human rights must be
               held accountable,
                    Recalling its determination in its resolution 2213 (2015) that the situation in
               Libya continues to constitute a threat to international peace and security,
                     1.   Decides to extend until 31 October 2022 the mandate of the United Nations
               Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL), as an integrated special political mission t o
               carry out its mandate, as set out in resolution 2542 (2020) and paragraph 16 of
               resolution 2570 (2021);
                    2.    Reiterates its decision that UNSMIL should be led by a Special
               Representative of the Secretary-General (SRSG), in Tripoli, supported by two Deputy
               Special Representatives of the Secretary-General, and calls upon the Secretary-General to appoint a SRSG promptly;
                     3.    Recalls the Libyan Political Dialogue Forum (LPDF) Roadmap, regrets
               that a number of its deliverables have yet to be achieved, underlines that the
               objectives and governing principles as set out in articles 1 and 2 of the LPDF
               Roadmap are still relevant to the political process, rejects actions that could lead to
               violence or greater divisions in Libya, recognises the desire of the Libyan people to
               have their say in who governs them through elections, and urges the Libyan political
               institutions and key stakeholders to agree a pathway to deliver these elections as soon

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           as possible across the country through dialogue, compromise and constructive
           engagement, in a transparent and inclusive manner;
                 4.    Underlines the importance of an inclusive, comprehensive national
           dialogue and reconciliation process, welcomes the support of the African Union in
           that regard, recognises the important role of other regional organisations, including
           the League of Arab States and the European Union, and calls upon the relevant Libyan
           institutions and authorities to implement confidence-building measures to create an
           environment conducive for successful national presidential and parliamentary
           elections, including by ensuring the full, equal, effective and meaningful participation
           of women, and inclusion of youth and civil society representatives, in all activities
           and decision-making relating to democratic transition and reconciliation efforts;
                 5.   Calls upon all parties to refrain from any actions that could undermine the
           political process or the 23 October 2020 ceasefire in Libya, which should be
           implemented in full, and recalls that the measures set out in resolution 1970 (2011),
           as modified by subsequent resolutions, shall apply to individuals and entitie s
           determined by the United Nations Sanctions Committee to be engaging in or
           providing support for acts that threaten the peace, stability or security of Libya or
           obstruct or undermine the successful completion of its political transition, including
           by obstructing or undermining the elections;
                 6.   Emphasises that there can be no military solution in Libya, and demands
           full compliance by all Member States with the arms embargo imposed under
           resolution 1970 (2011), as modified by subsequent resolutions;
                 7.     Urges all member states to respect fully the sovereignty, independence,
           territorial integrity and national unity of Libya;
                 8.    Calls on all parties to implement the 23 October 2020 ceasefire agreement
           in full, including the Action Plan agreed by the 5+5 Joint Military Commission in
           Geneva on 8 October 2021, which is to be implemented in a synchronised, phased,
           gradual and balanced manner, and urges Member States to respect and support its full
           implementation, including through the withdrawal of all foreign forces, foreign
           fighters, and mercenaries from Libya without further delay;
                9.  Requests the Secretary-General to report to the Security Council on the
           implementation of this resolution every 30 days;
                10.   Decides to remain actively seized of the matter.




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