Security Council Resolution 2238 (2015) [on Extension of the Mandate of the Un Support Mission in Libya (Unsmil) Until 15 Mar. 2016]

S/RES/2238 (2015)View PDF

Who adopted this document and its mandates?

A Resolution of the Security Council, under agenda item 220 The situation in Libya, published in 2015.

What other versions does this mandate have?

3 versions · 2011–2015

Year	Symbol	Title	Word length	Text similarity
2015	S/RES/2238 (2015)	Security Council resolution 2238 (2015) [on extension of the mandate of the UN Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) until 15 Mar. 2016]	—	—
2015	S/RES/2208 (2015)	Security Council resolution 2208 (2015) [on extension of the mandate of the UN Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) until 31 Mar. 2015]	—	—
2011	S/RES/2022(2011)	Security Council resolution 2022 (2011) [on extension of the mandate of the UN Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) until 16 Mar. 2012]	400	–

Which reports were submitted under this mandate?

3 reports · 2012–2016

Year	Symbol	Title	Mandate resolution
2016	S/2016/182	Report of the Secretary-General on the United Nations Support Mission in Libya	S/RES/2238 (2015)
2012	S/2012/675	Report of the Secretary-General on the United Nations Support Mission in Libya	S/RES/2022(2011)
2012	S/2012/129	Report of the Secretary-General on the United Nations Support Mission in Libya	S/RES/2022(2011)

What subjects does this mandate have?

5 subjects

Ceasefires Internal Security Libya Sanctions Special Missions

What’s in this document?

22 operative paragraphs

Calls for an immediate and unconditional ceasefire, underscores that there can be no military solution to the ongoing political crisis, and urges all parties in Libya to engage constructively with the efforts of UNSMIL and the Special Representative of the Secretary-General to finalise the Libyan Political Agreement;

Calls for the immediate formation of a Government of National Accord, and agreement on interim security arrangements necessary for stabilising Libya through the UN-facilitated Libyan Political Dialogue;

Calls upon all Member States to fully support the efforts of the Special Representative of the Secretary-General;

Encourages Member States, particularly in the region, to continue to urge all parties in Libya to engage constructively in the UN-facilitated dialogue and work quickly towards a successful outcome;

Condemns the use of violence against civilians and civilian institutions and continuing escalation of conflict, including attacks on airports, State institutions, and other vital national infrastructure and natural assets, and calls for those responsible to be held accountable;

Expresses its deep concern over the increased tensions and displacement of civilians resulting from violence between armed groups, including in the South of Libya, and urges all groups to exercise restraint and work towards local and national reconciliation initiatives;

Calls upon the Libyan government to promote and protect human rights, including those of women, children and people belonging to vulnerable groups, and to comply with its obligations under international law, and calls for those responsible for violations of international humanitarian law and violations and abuses of human rights, including sexual violence, to be held accountable;

Condemns cases of torture and mistreatment, and deaths by torture, in detention centres in Libya, calls upon the Libyan government to take all steps necessary to accelerate the judicial process, transfer detainees to State authority and prevent and investigate violations and abuses of human rights, calls for all Libyan parties to cooperate with Libyan government efforts in this regard, calls for the immediate release of all individuals arbitrarily arrested or detained in Libya, including foreign nationals, and underscores the Libyan government’s primary responsibility for promoting and protecting the human rights of all persons in Libya, including those of African migrants and other foreign nationals;

Expresses concern that the situation in Libya is exacerbated by the smuggling of migrants and trafficking in persons from and through Libyan territory, and expresses grave concern at the recent proliferation of, and endangerment of lives by, the smuggling of migrants in the Mediterranean Sea, in particular off the coast of Libya;

Calls upon the Libyan government to cooperate fully with and provide any necessary assistance to the International Criminal Court and the Prosecutor as required by resolution 1970 (2011);

Encourages Libya and regional States to promote regional cooperation aimed at stabilization of the situation in Libya, to prevent former Libyan regime elements and violent extremist groups or terrorists from using the territory of Libya or such States to plan, fund or carry out violent or other illicit or terrorist acts to destabilize Libya or States in the region, and notes that such cooperation would benefit regional stability;

United Nations mandate

Extends the mandate of the United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) until 15 March 2016 under the leadership of the Special Representative of the Secretary-General, and further mandates UNSMIL as an integrated special political mission, in full accordance with the principles of national ownership, shall focus, as an immediate priority, through mediation and good offices, on support to the Libyan political process towards the formation of a Government of National Accord and security arrangements, through the security track of the UN-facilitated Libyan Political Dialogue, and further, within operational and security constraints, shall undertake:

human rights monitoring and reporting;

support for securing uncontrolled arms and related materiel and countering its proliferation;

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support to key Libyan institutions;

support, on request, for the provision of essential services, and delivery of humanitarian assistance and in accordance with humanitarian principles;

co-ordination of international assistance;

Requests that the Secretary-General continue to maintain the necessary flexibility and mobility to adjust UNSMIL staffing and operations at short notice in order to support, as appropriate and in accordance with its mandate, implementation by the Libyans of agreements and confidence-building measures or in response to their expressed needs, and further requests the Secretary-General keep the Security Council informed prior to such changes to UNSMIL in his reports pursuant to paragraph 15 of this resolution;

Sanctions measures

Calls upon all Member States to fully and effectively implement the aforementioned Measures, and urges the Libyan government to implement those Measures accordingly, in accordance with their obligations under the relevant resolutions and the Charter of the United Nations;

Reporting and review

Requests the Secretary-General to report to the Security Council on the implementation of this resolution at least every 60 days;

Affirms its readiness to review the appropriateness of the Measures contained in this resolution, including the strengthening, modification, suspension or lifting of the Measures, and its readiness to review the mandate of UNSMIL, as may be needed at any time in light of developments in Libya, particularly outcomes of the UN-facilitated dialogue;

Decides to remain actively seized of the matter.