A/HRC/RES/40/27 recently extended by the Government to the newly elected Director General of the Organization to address the situation of irregular migrants held in detention centres in Libya, giving priority to children and women, and the positive results achieved in coordination with the Government and with the support of Member States, including neighbouring States, and regional organizations; 10. Underlines the importance of an inclusive response for irregular migrants in Libya and strengthened international cooperation with the Government of National Accord; 11. Also underlines the need for the coordination of efforts to tackle the root causes of irregular migration, and to prevent the exploitation of irregular migrants by smugglers, human traffickers and terrorist groups; 12. Takes note with appreciation of the report on the meeting of the African Union High-level Committee on Libya, held in Addis Ababa on 10 February 2019; 13. Encourages the Government of National Accord to cooperate with the United Nations Support Mission in Libya, the African Union and relevant stakeholders to facilitate the holding of the national conference in 2019, and subsequent electoral processes; 14. Requests the Government of National Accord to cooperate with the United Nations Support Mission in Libya and African Union-related entities to organize and facilitate the holding of an inclusive Libyan national peace and reconciliation forum in 2019; 15. Requests the Government of National Accord and relevant United Nations and African Union bodies to take the measures necessary for the organization of free and fair presidential and legislative elections before the end of 2019, in support of the United Nations-led process; 16. Stresses the importance of respecting the principles of international law concerning the development of friendly relations and cooperation among States in accordance with the Charter of the United Nations, including the principle of nonintervention in internal affairs and respect for the independence and sovereignty of States; 17. Recognizes the efforts made by States to trace and freeze stolen 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; 18. Welcomes the joint statement issued in Cairo on 30 April 2018 on the meeting of the quartet on Libya, comprising the United Nations, the League of Arab States, the African Union and the European Union, reaffirming the commitment to the sovereignty and independence of Libya and its territorial integrity and affirming support for the political process and the efforts of the Presidency Council of the Government of National Accord and all international and local actors for the establishment of security and institutionbuilding; 19. Also welcomes the decision of the Presidency Council of the Government of National Accord of 22 November 2018 to establish a preparatory committee for the comprehensive national reconciliation in Libya; 20. Commends the decision of the Presidency Council of the Government of National Accord on 19 April 2018 to establish a high committee to follow up on the affairs of Libyans displaced in and outside of the country; 21. Welcomes the signing of a peace agreement by the cities of Misrata and Tawergha on 4 June 2018; 22. Also welcomes the decision of the Presidency Council of the Government of National Accord to establish a committee responsible for security arrangements to secure Tripoli and its outskirts, and calls upon the United Nations and the international community to provide the Presidential Guard of the Presidency Council with the technical support and capacity-building required to achieve its tasks; 3