A/HRC/RES/48/25
United Nations
General Assembly
Distr.: General
13 October 2021
Original: English
Human Rights Council
Forty-eighth session
13 September–11 October 2021
Agenda item 10
Technical assistance and capacity-building
Resolution adopted by the Human Rights Council
on 11 October 2021
48/25.
Technical assistance and capacity-building to improve human rights in
Libya
The Human Rights Council,
Guided by the purposes and principles of the Charter of the United Nations,
Reaffirming the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and relevant international
human rights treaties,
Confirming the primary responsibility of States to promote and protect human rights,
Reaffirming its strong commitment to the sovereignty, independence, unity, and
territorial integrity of Libya,
Looking forward to a future for Libya based on justice, national reconciliation, respect
for human rights and the rule of law,
Reaffirming its previous resolutions on Libya,
Recognizing the importance of the Libyan political dialogue under the auspices of the
United Nations Support Mission in Libya, including the Libyan Political Agreement of
Skhirat of 2015, which affirmed the importance of protecting and guaranteeing the rights of
the Libyan people during a peaceful transition to a democratic political future,
Recognizing also the role of the United Nations and its shared responsibility in
facilitating a comprehensive reconciliation political process between the Libyan parties, the
essence of which was the consensus to hold presidential and parliamentary elections on 24
December 2021,
Expressing its full support for the outcomes of the first and second Berlin Conferences
on Libya, held on 19 January 2020 and 23 June 2021, which can be used as an action plan to
support the Libyan dialogue led by the United Nations Support Mission in Libya, to facilitate
the achievement of a sustainable, stable, unified, representative and efficient governance
structure,
Commending the comprehensive political process outlined in the three-track –
political, economic and military – action plan led by the United Nations and its tangible
results on the ground, and reiterating the importance of the full, equal and meaningful
participation of young persons and women in the political process, including in the national
conference dialogue,
GE.21-14714(E)