Security Council Resolution 2701 (2023) [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 Feb. 2025]

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A Resolution of the Security Council, under agenda item 219The situation in Libya, published in 2023.

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2 versions · 2018–2023

2023S/RES/2701 (2023)Security Council resolution 2701 (2023) [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 Feb. 2025]LatestCompare with previous version
2018S/RES/2441 (2018)Security Council resolution 2441 (2018) [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 Feb. 2020]

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What subjects does this mandate have?

8 topics

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

What does this mandate say?

27 operative paragraphs

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;

Decides to extend until 1 February 2025 the authorisations and the measures in resolution 2146 (2014), as amended by paragraph 2 of resolutions 2441 (2018) and 2509 (2020);

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;

Calls on the Government of Libya, on the basis of any information regarding such exports or attempted exports, 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;

Arms Embargo

Expresses serious concern over continued violations of the arms embargo, 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), no longer applied 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, 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 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 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);

Expresses its readiness to consider the sale, supply or transfer to Libya of military equipment, and the provision of technical assistance, training or financial assistance by Member States, 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 and underscores the importance of the Committee considering these requests, as appropriate and in line with resolution 1730 (2006);

Reaffirms its intention to ensure 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, and calls upon all relevant Member States to protect frozen assets for the future benefit of the Libyan people, including by preventing misuse and misappropriation of frozen assets;

Takes note of the letter circulated as document S/2016/275, and the recent request from the Chairman of the LIA Board of Directors regarding the preservation of frozen LIA assets, acknowledges the intention of the LIA to develop an investment plan, affirms the Security Council’s readiness to consider changes, when appropriate, to the asset freeze at the request of the Government of Libya, including allowing the LIA, which is under a specific asset freeze measure, to reinvest frozen liquid assets for the purpose of preserving their value and benefiting the Libyan people at a later stage, taking into consideration the LIA’s investment plan, reporting and recommendations by the Panel of Experts, and meaningful progress made through an inclusive Libyan-led and Libyan-owned political process, and requests the Panel of Experts to provide recommendations in their final report, requested in paragraph 18 of this resolution, on possible actions that could enable the reinvestment of the LIA’s frozen assets for the purpose of preserving their value and benefiting the Libyan people at a later stage;

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;

Panel of Experts

Decides to extend until 15 February 2025 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) and 2644 (2022), 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 January 2025;

Decides that the Panel shall provide to the Council an interim report on its work no later than 15 June 2024, and a final report to the Council, after discussion with the Committee, no later than 15 December 2024 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), and 2644 (2022), 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.

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