A/HRC/RES/40/27 Reaffirming that those responsible for violations or abuses of human rights and violations of international humanitarian law should be held accountable through effective judicial processes and access to justice, Underlining the need for the coordination of efforts to tackle the root causes of irregular migration to prevent the exploitation of irregular migrants by smugglers, human traffickers and terrorist groups, including but not limited to the so-called Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (Daesh), and to facilitate their voluntary return or repatriation to a third country, in accordance with applicable international law, 1. Welcomes the commitment of the Government of National Accord to improve human rights in Libya, and its continued cooperation with the Human Rights Council and its mechanisms, including the universal periodic review, and emphasizes the pressing need for the implementation of the recommendations accepted by Libya during the second review cycle; 2. Also welcomes the meeting between the Chair of the Presidency Council, Fayez Serraj, and the Commander of the Libyan National Army, Khalifa Haftar, hosted in Abu Dhabi on 27 February 2019 by the Special Representative of the Secretary-General, on the need to end the transitional stage in Libya by holding general elections, and to maintain stability in the country, and to unify its institutions; 3. Takes note of the oral update delivered by the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights to the Human Rights Council at its thirty-ninth session on the situation of human rights in Libya, including the steps taken by the Government of National Accord to ensure accountability for human rights violations and abuses, in accordance with Council resolution 37/41 of 23 March 2018; 4. Also takes note of the report presented by the High Commissioner to the Human Rights Council at its fortieth session on the situation of human rights in Libya, 1 including on the effectiveness of technical assistance and capacity-building measures for the Government of National Accord; 5. Welcomes the commitment of the Special Representative of the SecretaryGeneral for Libya, on behalf of the United Nations country team, to intensify the work on the ground of the United Nations to help to improve the living conditions of all people in Libya, including irregular migrants, and looks forward to an increase in the presence of the United Nations in Libya, to plans for a new round of voluntary funding for 2019 for the Libya Humanitarian Response Plan and the Stabilization Facility for Libya and to recommendations to increase the strategic coordination of the United Nations Support Mission in Libya and United Nations agencies, funds and programmes in Libya; 6. Also welcomes the visit by the Special Rapporteur on the human rights of internally displaced persons to Libya from 25 to 31 January 2018, and calls upon the Government of National Accord to continue to implement the recommendation made by the Special Rapporteur in her report 2 to prioritize the creation of a national road map to establish a common strategy, and to help to guide and to ensure a coordinated response for appropriate and effective responses to internal displacement; 7. Further welcomes the decision of the Government of National Accord to approve the request of the Working Group on Arbitrary Detention to visit Libya, and encourages the Working Group to conduct its visit as soon as possible; 8. Welcomes the renewal of the invitation extended by the Government of National Accord to the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights to visit Libya, and to continue existing cooperation between Libya and the Office of High Commissioner; 9. Also welcomes the constructive cooperation between the Government of National Accord and the International Organization for Migration, including the invitation 1 2 2 A/HRC/40/46. A/HRC/38/39/Add.2.