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A working paper towards a working country.

By Caitlin Ung
Amidst the debate of arms provision and the recognition of authority, the Security
Council have come up with a working paper, its goal being to achieve political stability in Libya.
It has outlined the direction that the council is working towards, however vague and idealist
certain clauses are, its still a good base for us to move forward on as stated by the delegate of
Angola. Points made such as encouraging negotiations and cooperation between the GNA and
the Council or Deputies/ GNC, redundant in nature, but important all the same, as pointed out by
the delegate of UK, and many actions suggested by active delegates in council towards this goal.
However, certain concerns have to be brought up here, particularly the use of UN peacekeepers
to ensure peace, safety, and the regulation of arms trade.
Within this clause itself two issues arise, one being that the arms trade is a source of
touchy matter for certain members concerned by the risk of contributing to the black market
trade, which already hits Libya close to home. However, the majority of the very little number of
delegates voicing their
opinion in this council
seem to lean more towards
the implementation of this
move. As voiced by the
delegate of Russia, the
careful regulation of this
trade will help in
establishing the power and
legitimacy of the GNA,
while also encouraging
economic ties which Russia
have been so willing to do
so.
Additionally, the peacekeeping forces that exist in Libya itself through UNSMIL should,
rather than providing more fuel to a politically precarious fire, be altered in mandate and
organization to ensure an efficient involvement their presence there be put to good use. If such
reformation, in a sense, would help this council to proceed to solutions and actions needed to

actually move forward. In doing so, maybe the pleas of France to focus on humanitarian aid can
be met and discussed as well, bringing to light another important and urgent aspect in with
Libyas citizens and their demise amidst this continuing war with ISIS and itself.
Redundancy is one thing that this council would want to avoid, as time should not be
wasted on repeating generalized statements of what we should do and instead remember to look
back at the things that have been done by the UN and UNSMIL. The issue on hand is a huge one;
one with many different factors in play such as the civil cooperation of governments that the SC
are working to achieve, and without the involvement of some of the most Libya- involved
countries in the council, such as the USA and its booming presence in the war itself, strikes and
all, where would the power in the future resolution come from?
The shifts in debate are now resting in the hands of only a fraction of the delegates; the
presence of more voices is needed to ensure of a wholesome, practical, realistic resolution in the
near future. The circle in which the council have been going around on is slowly getting smaller,
and hopes are high for the issues at hand to be given solutions to end what is now a six year
struggle in Libya today.