PSC/MIN/COMM.2(CCLXXV)
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11.
Reiterates the AU’s commitment to the respect for resolution 1973 (2011). In this
regard, Council stresses the need for all countries and organizations involved in the
implementation of Security Council resolution 1973 (2011) to act in a manner fully consistent
with international legality and the resolution’s provisions, whose objective is solely to ensure
the protection of the civilian population. Council urges all involved to refrain from actions,
including military operations targeting Libyan Senior Officials and socio‐economic
infrastructure, that would further compound the situation and make it more difficult to achieve
international consensus on the best way forward;
12.
Invites the Chairperson of the Commission to request the African Commission on
International Law to urgently convene a meeting to consider in‐depth the scope and legal
implications of resolutions 1970 and 1973 (2011), in order to submit to it an expert view on the
obligations of UN Member States, including the African countries, under these resolutions, for
the purpose of facilitating follow‐up and implementation at continental level, as well as
interaction with the Security Council and concerned international partners on the evaluation of
the implementation of these two resolutions;
13.
Demands that all parties concerned fully respect International Humanitarian Law and
facilitate the unimpeded access for humanitarian agencies to the needy populations, and also
that the Libyan Government take all necessary steps to ensure the protection of its own
population. Council strongly condemns the attacks and other abuses directed at African
migrant workers, and demands that they cease forthwith. Council requests the Chairperson of
the Commission to establish, with the support of the African Commission on Human and
Peoples’ Rights, a Commission of Inquiry on the situation of the African migrant workers in
Libya, as well as on allegations of recourse to mercenaries in the ongoing hostilities, and to
report to it as early as possible;
14.
Expresses appreciation to all humanitarian agencies providing assistance to the needy
populations and facilitating the evacuation of third‐country‐nationals. Council encourages the
Commission to pursue the efforts initiated to facilitate the mobilization of resources for the
socio‐economic reintegration of the African migrant workers who left Libya;
15.
Reaffirms the legitimacy and seriousness of the concerns of the countries of the
Northern and Sahelo‐Saharan regions with regard to the humanitarian and security implications
of the current situation in Libya, in particular as it relates to the proliferation of arms, terrorism
and transnational crime, and requests the Commission to continue to work closely with the
countries concerned to identify ways to address these challenges;
16.
Decides to remain actively seized of the matter.