Security Council Resolution 2819 (2026) [on Extension of the Authorizations Provided by and the Measures Imposed by Security Council Resolution 2146 (2014) and Extension of the Mandate of the Panel of Experts Concerning Libya Until 15 Aug. 2027]

S/RES/2819(2026)View PDF

Who adopted this document and its mandates?

Under agenda item 219 The situation in Libya, published in 2026.

Who cites this mandate in the budget?

1 entity

Entity	(Sub-)Programme	Title	Total mandates cited	Expenditure
	Programme	Special political missions – Thematic cluster II: sanctions monitoring teams, groups and panels, and other entities and mechanisms	9

Historical expenditure covers the complete programme or subprogramme, not this mandate. For an overview of all UN entities and programmes, see UN entities and programmes.

Who cites this mandate in the budget?

1 entity

Entity	(Sub-)Programme	Title	Total mandates cited	Expenditure
	Programme	Special political missions – Thematic cluster II: sanctions monitoring teams, groups and panels, and other entities and mechanisms	9	—

Historical expenditure covers the complete programme or subprogramme, not this mandate. For an overview of all UN entities and programmes, see UN entities and programmes.

What subjects does this mandate have?

8 subjects

Arms Embargo Export Restraints Frozen Assets Illicit Traffic Libya Petroleum Sanctions Travel Restrictions

What’s in this document?

38 operative paragraphs

Arms Embargo

Expresses grave concern over continued violations of the arms embargo, notes the Panel of Experts reported that the arms embargo remains ineffective where Member States control the logistics flow and supply chains to armed actors in Libya, demands full compliance by all Member States with the arms embargo, calls on all Member States not to intervene in the conflict or take measures that exacerbate the conflict and reiterates that individuals and entities determined by the Committee to have violated the provisions of resolution 1970 (2011), including the arms embargo, or assisted others in doing so, are subject to designation;

Reiterates paragraphs 9 (a), (b) and (c) of resolution 1970 (2011), paragraph 13 of resolution 2009 (2011), paragraphs 9 and 10 of resolution 2095 (2013), and paragraph 8 of resolution 2174 (2014), which decided that the measures imposed by paragraph 9 of resolution 1970 (2011), do not apply to the sale, supply or transfer to Libya of:

protective clothing, including flak jackets and military helmets, temporarily exported to Libya by United Nations personnel, representatives of the media and humanitarian and development works and associated personnel, for their personal use only;

small arms, light weapons and related materiel, temporarily exported to Libya for the sole use of United Nations personnel, representatives of the media and humanitarian and development works and associated personnel, as notified to the Committee in advance and in the absence of a negative decision by the Committee within five working days of such a notification;

non-lethal military equipment intended solely for humanitarian or protective use, and the provision of any related technical assistance or training;

non-lethal military equipment, and the provision of any technical assistance, training or financial assistance, when intended solely for security or disarmament assistance to the Libyan Government;

arms and related materiel of all types, including technical assistance or personnel, training, financial and other assistance, as approved in advance by the Committee;

Expresses concern about the high terrorism risk in Libya, takes note of efforts to reduce the risk of terrorism in Libya, and, in this regard, recalls paragraphs 3 and 7 of resolution 2214 (2015);

Calls on all parties to take further steps to implement the 23 October 2020 ceasefire agreement in full and urges Member States to respect and support the full implementation of the agreement, including through the withdrawal of all foreign forces, foreign fighters and mercenaries from Libya without further delay;

Calls upon the Government of Libya to take further steps to improve the implementation of the arms embargo, including at all entry points, as soon as it exercises oversight and calls upon all Member States to cooperate in such efforts, recalls paragraph 6 of resolution 2278 (2016) and paragraph 6 of resolution 2362 (2017), and requests the Government of Libya, including through its focal point appointed pursuant to paragraph 6 of resolution 2278 (2016), as previously requested by the Committee, to provide updated information, relevant to the Committee’s work, on the structure of the security forces under its control and other relevant information listed in paragraph 6 of resolution 2278 (2016);

Notes the importance of international support to enhance security coordination and information-sharing among Libyan security forces throughout the country, to strengthen Libya’s counterterrorism, border security, and maritime security capabilities and help promote security reunification, encourages Member States, at the request of the President of the Presidential Council transmitted to the Security Council to provide support to enhance security coordination in Libya, to consider providing such support, and in order to facilitate such support, decides that on the basis of that request, the measure imposed by paragraph 9 of resolution 1970 (2011) shall not apply to any technical assistance or training by Member States to Libyan security forces intended solely to promote the process of reunification of Libyan military and security institutions, as well as the temporary introduction into Libya of weapons or other military equipment intended solely for use by the non-Libyan providers of such technical assistance and training, for the delivery of such assistance and for their protective use, as notified in advance to the Committee;

Asserts that the arms embargo established by paragraphs 9 and 10 of resolution 1970 (2011), as modified by subsequent resolutions, is not to be applied to military aircraft or naval vessels, temporarily introduced into the territory of Libya by another Member State, solely to deliver items or facilitate activities otherwise exempted or not covered by the arms embargo, including humanitarian assistance, as well as arms and related materiel for defensive purposes that remain at all times aboard the vessel or aircraft whilst temporarily in Libya, or on the person of any non-Libyan personnel temporarily disembarked from such vessel or aircraft;

Expresses its readiness to consider the sale, supply or transfer to Libya of military equipment, for the reunified and joint military units, under the auspices of the 5+5 Joint Military Commission (JMC) and the two Chiefs of Staff, once their formation is complete, as an initial step in the overall reunification of Libya’s military and security institutions;

Travel Ban and Asset Freeze

Calls on Member States, particularly those in which designated individuals and entities are based, as well as those in which their assets frozen under the measures are suspected to be present, to report to the Committee on the actions they have taken to implement effectively the travel ban and asset freeze measures in relation to all individuals on the sanctions list;

Reiterates that all States shall take the necessary measures to prevent entry into or transit through their territories of all persons designated by the Committee, in accordance with paragraphs 15 and 16 of 1970, as modified by paragraphs 11 of resolution 2213 (2015), 11 of resolution 2362 (2017) and 11 of resolution 2441 (2018) and calls upon the Government of Libya to enhance cooperation and information sharing with other States in this regard;

Takes note of requests to de-list a number of designated individuals, underscores the importance of the Committee considering these requests, as appropriate and in line with resolutions 1730 (2006) and 2744 (2024), and encourages, as appropriate, the use of the focal point for de-listing for requests from petitioners, and in addition notes the importance of reviewing, where appropriate, designations adopted by the Committee, in regards to whether the designated person or entity still meets the criteria for designation, and welcomes proposals for de-listing to the Committee;

Recalls resolution 2174 (2014) which decided that the measures set out in resolution 1970 (2011), as modified by subsequent resolutions, shall also apply to individuals and entities determined by the Committee to be engaging in or providing support for other acts that threaten the peace, stability or security of Libya, or obstruct or undermine the successful completion of its political transition and underlines that such acts could include obstructing or undermining elections; as planned for in the Libyan Political Dialogue Forum roadmap;

Emphasises 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, further emphasises that the asset freeze measures are intended to be protective, calls upon all relevant Member States and encourages relevant financial institutions to protect frozen assets for the future benefit of the Libyan people, including by preserving their value, inter alia, by ensuring that interest or other earnings are added to accounts frozen pursuant to paragraph 17 where a Member State has permitted that pursuant to paragraph 20 of resolution 1970 (2011) and by preventing misuse and misappropriation of frozen assets; and notes that salaries to be paid by the LIA for its activities are within scope of paragraph 19(a) of resolution 1970 (2011);

Reiterates paragraph 14 of resolution 2769 (2025), affirms that, for the purposes of implementing paragraph 14, a ‘reinvestment arrangement’ does not require separate notifications for each individual rollover or other technical transaction carried out within an arrangement that has already received approval from the Committee, provided that all operations remain within the parameters approved by the Committee, and encourages relevant financial institutions to engage constructively with the LIA to help facilitate the implementation of the measures outlined in paragraph 14 of 2769 (2025);

Decides that the asset freeze imposed pursuant to paragraph 17 of resolution 1970 (2011) and subsequent relevant resolutions shall not apply to the transfer of frozen funds, other financial assets or economic resources of the LIA within the same jurisdiction between the custodial bank, or financial institution acting as global custodian (or any sub-custodians acting on their behalf), to another custodial bank, or financial institution (or any sub-custodians acting on their behalf), for the purpose of transferring the role of global custodian to that custodial bank or financial institution, where:

in the view of the Committee, the need for the transfer is unavoidable and such transfer is necessary to give effect to the purposes of resolution 1970 (2011) and subsequent relevant resolutions;

upon completion of the transfer, the assets shall be treated as frozen and subject to measures imposed by resolution 1970 (2011), as well as subsequent relevant resolutions;

the transfer shall be executed in a manner maintaining the form and value of the funds, other financial assets or economic resources being transferred;

the transfer is pursuant to prior approval by the Committee (which is to be considered on a case-by-case basis);

and any request for approval by the Committee shall be submitted by the relevant Member State, as appropriate at the request of the LIA, and shall include, inter alia, the amount and nature of the frozen funds, other financial assets or economic resources to be transferred and the identity of the current and proposed custodial banks, or financial institutions acting in a custodial capacity;

Welcomes the LIA’s efforts to enhance transparency and compliance by working with international accounting and auditing firms to provide accurate audited consolidated financial statements in accordance with international standards, and encourages the LIA to continue these efforts and to further improve the accuracy and comprehensiveness of its investment plan, risk management policy and asset allocation guidelines, clarifying data inaccuracies and inconsistencies and addressing conflict of interest issues;

Urges Member States to minimise the risk of asset diversion, misappropriation and non-compliance with the asset freeze, and to ensure that the asset freeze is complied with, and calls upon Member States and encourages relevant financial institutions to cooperate with the LIA by providing relevant information regarding their frozen assets, as appropriate and applicable, requests Member States and encourages relevant financial institutions to support and engage with a comprehensive audit conducted by the LIA which seeks to verify all frozen assets of the LIA and clarify the aggregate amount, location and jurisdiction of all the LIA’s frozen assets, respecting banking data confidentiality, for the purpose of protecting and preserving the value of the frozen assets and providing an inventory of all the LIA’s frozen assets, encourages the LIA to share, as appropriate, relevant audit findings with the Committee when the audit is finalised, to help facilitate the work of the Committee; and notes that the costs associated with such an audit may constitute basic expenses within the meaning of paragraph 19(a) of resolution 1970 (2011);

Requests the Chair of the Committee to inform the Permanent Mission of the State of Libya on the final outcome of the Committee’s consideration of exemption notifications and requests submitted by Member States related to LIA frozen assets, without setting a precedent, and encourages the notifying Member State to alert the LIA when they submit an exemption request relating to frozen assets of the LIA, and for the LIA to further alert the Government of Libya, as appropriate;

Prevention of Illicit Exports of Petroleum, including Crude Oil and Refined Petroleum Products

Condemns attempts to illicitly export petroleum, including crude oil and refined petroleum products, from Libya, including by parallel institutions which are not acting under the authority of the Government of Libya, and decides that measures specified in paragraphs 15, 16, 17, 19, 20 and 21 of resolution 1970 (2011), as modified by subsequent resolutions, shall also apply to individuals and entities determined by the Committee to have provided support for armed groups or criminal networks through illicit exploitation of crude oil or refined petroleum in Libya and illicit export of crude oil or refined petroleum from Libya, including, in the absence of a credible, comprehensive, and unified fiscal framework, through any payments for crude oil exported from Libya credited outside the account of the National Oil Corporation at the Libyan Foreign Bank, in order to ensure the permanence of the Libyan State and hinder the financing of armed groups;

Encourages relevant financial institutions to ensure that payments for crude oil exported from Libya are routed exclusively through accounts or banking channels of the National Oil Corporation at the Libyan Foreign Bank, and to notify the Member State in whose jurisdiction the financial institution is located of any attempts to circumvent these accounts and banking channels, and calls upon the Member State to take appropriate action on such notifications;

Decides to extend until 1 August 2027 the authorisations and the measures in resolution 2146 (2014), as amended by paragraph 2 of resolutions 2441 (2018) and 2509 (2020);

Calls on the Government of Libya, on the basis of any information regarding the illicit export or attempted export of petroleum, including crude oil and refined petroleum products, from Libya, to expeditiously contact the concerned vessel’s flag State, in the first instance, to resolve the issue, and directs the Committee to immediately inform all relevant Member States about notifications to the Committee from the Government of Libya’s focal point regarding vessels transporting petroleum, including crude oil and refined petroleum products, illicitly exported from Libya;

Requests the Government of Libya’s focal point responsible for communication with the Committee with respect to the measures in resolution 2146 (2014) to inform the Committee of any vessels transporting petroleum, including crude oil and refined petroleum products, illicitly exported from Libya, urges the Government of Libya to work closely with the National Oil Corporation in that regard, and to provide the Committee with regular updates on ports, oil fields, and installations that are under its control, and to inform the Committee about the mechanism used to certify legal exports of petroleum, including crude oil and refined petroleum products, and requests that the Panel of Experts closely follow and report to the Committee any information relating to the illicit export from or illicit import to Libya of petroleum, including crude oil and refined petroleum products;

Panel of Experts

Decides to extend until 15 August 2027 the mandate of the Panel of Experts (the Panel), established by paragraph 24 of resolution 1973 (2011) and modified by resolutions 2040 (2012), 2146 (2014), 2174 (2014), 2213 (2015), 2441 (2018), 2509 (2020), 2571 (2021), 2644 (2022) 2701 (2023), and 2769 (2025) and decides that the Panel’s mandated tasks shall remain as defined in resolution 2213 (2015) and shall also apply with respect to the measures updated in this resolution, and expresses its intent to review the mandate and take appropriate action regarding further extension no later than 15 July 2027;

Decides that the Panel shall provide to the Council an interim report on its work no later than 15 December 2026, and a final report to the Council, after discussion with the Committee, no later than 15 June 2027 with its findings and recommendations;

Urges all States, relevant United Nations bodies, including the United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL), and other interested parties, to cooperate fully with the Committee and the Panel, in particular by supplying any information at their disposal on the implementation of the measures decided in resolutions 1970 (2011), 1973 (2011), 2146 (2014) and 2174 (2014), and modified in resolutions 2009 (2011), 2040 (2012), 2095 (2013), 2144 (2014), 2213 (2015), 2278 (2016), 2292 (2016), 2357 (2017), 2362 (2017), 2420 (2018), 2441 (2018), 2473 (2019), 2509 (2020), 2526 (2020), 2571 (2021), 2644 (2022), 2701 (2023) and 2769 (2025), in particular incidents of non-compliance, and calls on UNSMIL and the Government of Libya to support Panel investigatory work inside Libya, including by sharing information, facilitating transit and granting access to weapons storage facilities, as appropriate;

Calls upon all parties and all States to ensure the safety of the Panel’s members, and further calls upon all parties and all States, including Libya and countries of the region, to provide unhindered and immediate access, in particular to persons, documents and sites the Panel deems relevant to the execution of its mandate;

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 the Panel, as may be needed at any time in light of developments in Libya;

Decides to remain actively seized of the matter.

Who adopted this document and its mandates?

Who cites this mandate in the budget?

Who cites this mandate in the budget?

What subjects does this mandate have?

What’s in this document?

Arms Embargo

Travel Ban and Asset Freeze

Prevention of Illicit Exports of Petroleum, including Crude Oil and Refined Petroleum Products

Panel of Experts

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