[2] UNSMIL's initial mandate, defined by the UN in 2011, mainly focused on supporting Libyan transitional authorities, including the National Transitional Council of Libya, in "post-conflict efforts"[1] to establish institutions supporting the rule of law.
[3] Under United Nations Security Council Resolution 2009 (UNSCR 2009, in 2011), UNSMIL's mandate was more formally defined in that the United Nations: Decides to establish a United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL), under the leadership of a Special Representative of the Secretary-General for an initial period of three months, and decides further that the mandate of UNSMIL shall be to assist and support Libyan national efforts to: In 2016, the mandate was extended to include the provision of mediation in implementing the 2015 Skhirat agreement between the various Libyan transitional institutions that disputed political power.
Other elements of UNSMIL's mandate include supporting key Libyan institutions and monitoring and reporting on human rights.
After departing UNSMIL, Mitri was appointed director of the Issam Fares Institute for Public Policy and International Affairs at the American University of Beirut on 16 October 2014.
[12] In October 2015, Mitri published a book on his time as Special Representative to Libya entitled "Rugged Paths".
Kobler has an advanced law degree and is fluent in English, French, German and Indonesian.
His accusers allege that Kobler sought to appease the Iraqi prime minister in a manner that contributed to significant human rights violations, and caused for many senior UNAMI staff to quit in protest.
In 2003, Salamé was the political advisor to the United Nations Assistance Mission for Iraq (UNAMI).
On 3 March 2020, Salamé announced that he had resigned from his position, citing health reasons and stress as the main factors.
He stated that his mediation efforts had not received the support required from countries involved in arming the Libyan sides of the conflict.
[26] Following Kubis' sudden resignation, Stephanie Williams assumed the functions of acting special adviser to the secretary general until August 2022.
[27] UNSMIL recorded 48 deaths and 22 injuries in clashes between Libya's political factions in the month of September 2018.
[28] In July 2019, the head of UNSMIL, Ghassan Salamé, proposed a 3-point plan (ceasefire, international meeting to implement the existing arms embargo, and intra-Libyan dialogue) as a new phase in the Libyan peace process, with the aim of resolving the Second Libyan Civil War.
[23] In 2022, UNSMIL mediated negotiations that took place in Cairo and eventually in Geneva between the High Counci of State and the House of Representatives that had as their purpose to establish a constitutional basis for elections.