“Time to act in unity. Time to take responsibility for peace.” Thank you, Mr. President. Mr. President, Distinguished Members of the Council First of all, let me congratulate Angola on taking up the presidency of the Security Council for the month of March. The members of the Council have before…

Madam President, Distinguished Members of the Council I would like to thank you for this opportunity to address today the Council so soon following my appointment as Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Libya. There have been important developments with respect to the Libyan political…

(As Delivered) Mr. President, Distinguished Members of the Council, 1. Since the High Level Meeting on Libya which took place on the margins of the General Assembly on 2 October, UNSMIL convened what should have been a final round of talks in Skhirat, Morocco to facilitate Libyan deliberations on…

Briefing by the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Libya and Head of UNSMIL, Bernardino Leon, to the Security Council Madam President, Distinguished Members of the Council, 1. You have before you the Secretary-General’s latest report on the activities of the United Nations Support…

15 July 2015 - Mr. President, Distinguished Members of the Council, Excellencies, 1. Since my last briefing to the Council, the situation in Libya continued to deteriorate amidst significant political fragmentation and violence. Too many Libyans continue to die in this fight among brothers and far…

4 March 2015 (As delivered) Mr. President, Distinguished Members of the Council, Excellencies 1. By now, you would have received the Secretary-General’s Special Report on the Strategic Assessment of the United Nations presence in Libya, as well as the Secretary-General’s Report on the United Nations…

Mr. President, Distinguished Members of the Council, Excellencies 1. I am grateful for the opportunity to brief the Council today on the situation in Libya at this critical juncture. 2. Let me begin by expressing my condolences and sympathy to all the families of victims of terrorism and extremism…

As delivered Security Council Briefing, 15 September 2014 Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of UNSMIL, Bernardino León The Security Council has before it the Secretary-General’s report (S/2014/653) on the United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL). The report provides…

Security Council Briefing, 27 August 2014 Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of UNSMIL, Tarek Mitri Mr. President, 1. In recent days, armed confrontations, which are both the cause and the result of deep divisions among Libyan political factions, have been unprecedented in…

Security Council Briefing, 17 July 2014, Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of UNSMIL, Tarek Mitri Mr. President, Esteemed Members of the Security Council, 1. When I last briefed the Council six weeks ago, I referred to the growing fear among Libyans about the prospect of a…