TRIPOLI—During its final plenary meeting in Tripoli, the Structured Dialogue today announced its final recommendations to enable national elections, unify and strengthen state institutions, and help address long-standing drivers of conflict.
Members of the Structured Dialogue's four tracks presented their conclusions to nearly 200 participants including SD members, representatives of the diplomatic community in Libya, and UN support team. The recommendations are available for download on the United Nations Support Mission in Libya website.
“What began as a shared commitment has grown into a dynamic and meaningful process driven by your dedication, your expertise, and your belief in your country’s future,” Special Representative of the Secretary-General Hanna Tetteh said during her opening remarks. “The challenges facing Libya required informed debate, responsible leadership, and constructive engagement.”
Since December 2025, the Dialogue’s four tracks have met consistently in person and virtually, logging hundreds of hours of discussion time with the aim of creating a shared vision for the country’s future.
The SRSG highlighted key takeaways from the process, noting she had observed a strong desire for change, balanced with an abiding determination for Libyan ownership of that change.
“We saw many wrestle with the aspirational objectives we want and the practical realities that we need to face, and search for a middle ground that is pragmatic while still advancing issues forward,” she said. “This often led to sequences and phased approaches aimed at achieving progress in a realistic manner.”
The Dialogue was unprecedented in both its size—more than 120 members—and its inclusiveness. Members hailed from the east, west, and south and included representatives from cultural components, youth, and persons with disabilities. Thirty-five percent of the membership were women.
To engage even more Libyans in the process, the Mission gathered ideas from more than 10,400 people about the issues under discussion using surveys and other mechanisms. A Women’s Caucus was established to advocate for issues of concern for the broader population of women. A digital platform that garnered more than 3,200 members was set up to spark discussion among Libyan youth.
“Despite differences in perspectives and priorities, the Structured Dialogue demonstrated that constructive dialogue across political, geographic, generational, and institutional divides remains, for the most part, possible,” SRSG Tetteh said.
At the plenary, Dialogue members also discussed the role they can play in mobilizing support for the outcomes of its four tracks—governance, security, economy, and national reconciliation and human rights.
“The next phase of Libya’s political process will continue to be built on Libyan-led efforts,” SRSG Tetteh said. “It will be used to push for critical recommendations and reforms, articulated through the Structured Dialogue, by the governing entities now and after elections.”
Along with the Structured Dialogue members, representatives from Italy, the European Union, Qatar, France, the Netherlands, the United Arab Emirates, Germany, the United Kingdom, China and Russia spoke at the event. Representatives of Algeria, Egypt, Spain, Egypt, Turkiye, Morocco, and Tunis.
