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fair legislative and presidential national elections as soon as the national security situation
has stabilized, in support of the United Nations-led process;
16.
Recognizes the need for greater efforts by States to trace, freeze and preserve
hidden and stolen Libyan assets, and the importance of effective cooperation between the
international community and the Government of National Accord for their recovery, taking
into account the important contribution of these assets to improving security and development
and the promotion and protection of human rights in Libya;
17.
Welcomes the decision of the Presidency Council of the Government of
National Accord to reconstitute a national committee on international humanitarian law,
headed by the Ministry of Justice and with the membership of relevant ministries, to raise
awareness of human rights in security and military circles;
18.
Highlights the efforts of the Presidency Council of the Government of National
Accord to establish a joint committee to monitor the situation of human rights and to improve
conditions in detention centres, prisons and all related institutions, and in this regard calls
upon States to provide the assistance and capacity-building required;
19.
Commends the decision of the Presidency Council of the Government of
National Accord on 19 April 2018 to establish a high-level committee to follow up on the
affairs of Libyans displaced in and outside of the country;
20.
Also commends all international and regional efforts made to reach a
comprehensive solution, through dialogue, that paves the way to restoring stability in Libya,
and the important role of the African Union and its High-level Committee on Libya, the
League of Arab States, the European Union and the Algiers meeting of ministers for foreign
affairs of neighbouring States;
21.
Welcomes the conclusions of the international conference on Libya held on 19
January 2020 in Berlin, and urges those States that are unilaterally intervening in the internal
affairs of Libya that may be held responsible to refrain from such interference in accordance
with relevant Security Council resolutions, including the arms embargo;
22.
Also welcomes in that regard Security Council resolution 2510 (2020) of 12
February 2020, in which the Council endorsed the Berlin conference conclusions, 5 and calls
upon all States concerned to comply with its provisions, especially with regard to the
consolidation of the ceasefire and the arms embargo, which will have a direct positive impact
on the situation of human rights in Libya;
23.
Calls upon the international community to fully support the plan for Libya on
“silencing the guns by 2020”, and the working group established to oversee its
implementation, announced by President Al-Sarraj on the sidelines of the forty-third session
of the Human Rights Council, aligned with the African Union campaign, Silencing the Guns
in Africa by 2020, and Sustainable Development Goal 16 with regard to reducing the inflow
of arms and illicit trafficking;
24.
Welcomes the decision of the Presidency Council of the Government of
National Accord to establish a committee responsible for security arrangements to secure the
capital and its outskirts, and all Libyan territory, also welcomes the initiative of the Ministry
of the Interior of Libya of establishing a joint security room, coordinated by the Government
and the international community, and calls upon the United Nations and the international
community to provide the technical support and capacity-building required for such a
cooperative mechanism to achieve peace in Libya;
25.
Reaffirms the condemnation by the United Nations of the airstrikes conducted
throughout Libya, particularly those that targeted civilians, schools, medical facilities and
civilian airports in a manner incompatible with international humanitarian law, and migrant
detention centres and other facilities located in highly populated areas, killing and injuring
civilians, including the most vulnerable, namely women, children and migrants, and causing
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See S/2020/63, annex I.
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