UN Security Council Voices Support for Libya Peace Envoy
In a formal statement, the 15-member body voiced unambiguous backing for Hanna Tetteh, the UN Secretary-General's Special Representative for Libya, endorsing both her diplomatic mandate and the roadmap she introduced in late August.
"The members of the Security Council reiterated their full support for the Special Representative of the Secretary-General (SRSG) for Libya, Hanna Tetteh, including her mediation and good offices role to further an inclusive political process in Libya, and her roadmap announced on 21 August 2025," the Council said in a statement.
Council members pressed Libyan political figures to demonstrate concrete commitment rather than rhetorical gestures, emphasizing that meaningful progress would require genuine concessions on all sides.
"They therefore urged all Libyan stakeholders to engage fully, seriously and without delay with the SRSG's political roadmap," the statement added.
The body also zeroed in on one of the conflict's most entrenched fault lines — the fragmentation of state institutions — demanding movement toward a unified national structure across civilian, military, and legal frameworks.
"They noted the importance of progress towards the unification of all institutions, including military and security institutions, and underscored the importance of safeguarding the unity and independence of the judicial system," the statement said.
Reaffirming New York's central role in steering any resolution, the Council declared: "They reaffirmed their strong commitment to the central role of the United Nations in facilitating an inclusive Libyan-led and Libyan-owned political process."
Libya's political landscape remains deeply fractured. The internationally recognized Government of National Unity (GNU), headquartered in Tripoli and led by Abdul Hamid Dbeibah, continues to govern in the west, while a rival eastern administration — appointed by the House of Representatives and headed by Osama Hammad — holds sway from Benghazi. The two governments have operated in open competition for years, stalling elections that were intended to reunify the country's shattered institutions under a single sovereign authority.
The UN's repeated bids to bridge that divide have yet to yield a lasting breakthrough, though Tetteh's roadmap represents the organization's most structured recent attempt to break the deadlock.
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