NEW YORK – The Security Council today extended the mandate of the United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) for one year until 31 October 2027, reiterating its full support for the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Libya and Head of the Mission, Hanna Tetteh, in her efforts to further an inclusive political process.
The 15-member organ adopted resolution 2835 (2026) by a vote of 13 in favour to none against, with 2 abstentions (Greece, Russian Federation).
By its terms, the Council noted the Mission’s steps to implement the recommendations of the Strategic Review (contained in document S/2025/611) and encouraged it to continue: placing support to a political solution to the Libyan conflict at the core of UNSMIL’s mandate; establishing a more consistent presence across Libya, including targeted expansions in Benghazi, Sabha and Sirte while maintaining a cost-neutral realignment and within existing resources; and increasing engagement in eastern and southern Libya with key stakeholders to support reunification efforts.
By other terms, the Council requested the Mission, in its implementation of the Strategic Review’s recommendations, to explore all avenues to increase efficiency and redeploy existing resources, including by prioritizing and reconfiguring tasks and resources, as needed.
Also, by the text, the Council called on Libyan political institutions and key stakeholders to engage fully, transparently and in good faith, without preconditions and without delay, and make the compromises necessary to progress a Libyan-led and Libyan-owned, UNSMIL-facilitated negotiation to deliver free and fair, transparent and inclusive national presidential and parliamentary elections.
Recalling the measures specified in paragraph 4 of Council resolution 2174 (2014), the Council urged all Libyan stakeholders to take steps to reunify all institutions and support the formation of a unified Libyan Government, and it urged all Member States to fully respect Libya’s sovereignty, independence, territorial integrity and national unity, and refrain from external interference. The Council called upon all parties to take further steps to implement the 23 October 2020 ceasefire agreement in full, including the action plan for the withdrawal of mercenaries, foreign fighters and foreign forces agreed upon by the 5+5 Joint Military Commission in Geneva on 8 October 2021.
