UNSMIL Recalls for Ceasefire Agreement in Libya

This morning, UNSMIL and the Security Working Group (SWG) for Libya reiterated their call for the full implementation of the ceasefire agreement.

The co-chairs of the Security Working Group (SWG) for Libya held a virtual meeting, represented by the African Union, France, Italy, Turkey, and the United Kingdom and the United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL), in order to discuss the security situation in Libya and ways to support the work of the 5+5 Joint Military Commission (JMC).

The SWG renewed its call on all parties to accelerate the implementation of the ceasefire, particularly the opening of the Coastal Road between Abu Grein and Sirte, as well as the immediate repatriation of all foreign fighters and mercenaries.

On her part, the Acting Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Libya Stephanie Williams hailed the efforts of the 5+5 Joint Military Commission and the progress made so far towards the implementation of the Ceasefire Agreement.

Williams cited the exerted efforts which included the recent exchanges of detainees conducted under the JMC’s supervision, as part of wider confidence-building measures; the resumption of flights to all parts of Libya; the full resumption of oil production and export; in addition to the proposed unification and restructuring of the Petroleum Facilities Guards.

UNSMIL reaffirm its call on all parties to adhere to international humanitarian and human rights law, including the protection of civilians, especially by allowing and facilitating a safe and rapid delivery of humanitarian aid and services to all communities affected by Covid-19.

The Mission reasserts that it foresees the deployment of a limited number of impartial, unarmed, non-uniformed, international monitors, in order to complement the Libyan monitors deployed by the 5+5 JMC.

The Secretary-General proposed in his report to the Security Council on 30 December 2020, ceasefire support arrangements, through the establishment of a monitoring component as part of UNSMIL.

The report stressed that the “implementation of the ceasefire agreement must be Libyan-led and Libyan-owned and complementary to the ongoing efforts of the Libyan 5+5 JMC in the implementation of the ceasefire agreement.”